Our country and its resources; . ACCURATE MEASUREMENT WORK IN THE FIELD.—GEODETIC SURVEY Spending $1,620,520 in the lastfiscal year for which a report isavailable (to June 30, 1915 I theGeological Surveys work can hardlybe summed up in a sentence. Dur-ing the year geological investiga-tions were made in 47 States andAlaska ; topographic surveys weremade in 30 States. Alaska anil Ha-waii, and stream measurements weremade in 41 States and Hawaii. Thetotal area covered by geologists inreconnaissance and detailed surveyswas more than square miles production the Geological Survey co-operated
Our country and its resources; . ACCURATE MEASUREMENT WORK IN THE FIELD.—GEODETIC SURVEY Spending $1,620,520 in the lastfiscal year for which a report isavailable (to June 30, 1915 I theGeological Surveys work can hardlybe summed up in a sentence. Dur-ing the year geological investiga-tions were made in 47 States andAlaska ; topographic surveys weremade in 30 States. Alaska anil Ha-waii, and stream measurements weremade in 41 States and Hawaii. Thetotal area covered by geologists inreconnaissance and detailed surveyswas more than square miles production the Geological Survey co-operated with the State geologists ofII. States and carried on correspondence with 90,000 producers, as wellas answering over 50,000 letters ofinquiry. The bureau divides its activitiesinto the Geologic. Topographic,Water Resources, Land Classifica-tion, Publication and Administrativebrandies. Geological Branch The original duties of the geologic Copyright by Munii & Co., THE THREE GREAT GOVERNMENT SI II VETS 121 branch were the classification of thepublic lands and the examination ofthe geological structure, mineral re-sources and products of the nationaldomain. These duties were at firstconstrued to apply only to the publicland States. Later, however, inorder that all parts of the countrymight share alike in the benefits ofits work, the survey was specificallyauthorized to continue the prepara-tion of a geological map of theUnited States, the scope of its the earths crust and its mineralconstituents. The survey is a sourceof geologic information regardingnot only the geology of the UnitedStales and its possessions, but alsothat of Mexico, Central America andeven South America. By corre-spondence it is asked for data re-garding the geology and mineral de-posits of all parts of the geologic branch has the doubletask of geologic surveying, includ-ing the investigation, description
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