I 2 BIBLIOGRAPHY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BIBLIOGRAPHIES Thus, in NOTE: Dashes at the beginning of an item indicate repetition of words in the preceding author entry. item 6, the dashes indicate U. S. Geological survey. Prime, Frederick. Catalogue of official reports upon geological surveys of the United States and territories and of British North America. (In American institute of mining engineers. Transactions. May, 1878 to Feb. 1879. Easton, Pa., 1879. v. 7, 1879. p. 455-525) [Classified by states and provinces] Schmeckebier, Laurence F. Catalogue and index of the publications of the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler surveys: namely, Geological and geographical survey of the territories, Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel, Geographical and geological surveys of the Rocky Mountain region, Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1904. 208 p. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 222) Issued also as House doc. no. 606, 58th Cong., 2d sess. 3 U. S. Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian. List of reports and maps of the United States Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian. 2d ed. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1881. 74 p. 4 Geological and geographical survey of the territories. Catalogue of the publications of the U. S. Geological and geographical survey of the territories. F. V. Hayden, United States geologist. 3d ed., rev. to December 31, 1878. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1879. 54 p. 5 U. S. Geological survey. 6 7 8 9 The publications of the United States Geological survey (not including topographic maps) December, 1916. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1916. 168 p. Technologic publications of the United States Geological survey. [Washington, 1910] 3 p. Topographic maps and folios and geologic folios published by the United States Geological survey. Washington, U. S. Geological survey, 1914. 131 p. Superintendent of documents. Publications of the United States Geological survey, for sale by the superintendent of documents, Washington, D. C. [9th ed.] [Washington, Govt. print. off.] 1916. 60 p. (Price list 15-9th ed.) Reports of explorations printed in the documents of the United States government. [A contribution toward a bibliography] Comp. by Adelaide R. Hasse. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1899. 90 p. [Includes references concerning the early surveys which preceded the Geological survey] 10 Warman, Philip C. Bibliography and index of the publications of the United States Geological survey with the laws governing their printing and distribution. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1893. 495 p. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 100) II 12 Catalogue and index of the publications of the United States Geological survey, 1880 to 1901. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1901. 858 p. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 177) Catalogue and index of the publications of the United States Geological survey 1901 to 1903. Wash ington, Govt. print. off., 1903. 234 p. (U. S. Geological survey. Bulletin no. 215) Supplemental to the "Catalogue and index" pub. in 1901, as Bulletin no. 177. OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO EARLY SURVEYS 13 Featherstonhaugh, George W. Geological report of an examination made in 1834 of the elevated country between the Missouri and Red rivers. Washington, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1835. 97 p. (23d Cong., 2d sess. House. Doc. 151) Serial no. 269. Report addressed to Lieut. Col. J. J. Abert, U. S. topographical engineers. 14 Merrill, George P. The era of national surveys. 1870-1879. (In U. S. National museum. Report, 1904. Washington, 1906. p. 551-624) [A chapter from "Contributions to the history of American geology" by George P. Merrill. Contains portraits of the noted geologists of that decade. Excellent account of the various geological and geographical surveys which were afterward consolidated under the U. S. Geological survey] 15 U. S. Congress. House. Committee on public lands. Geographical and geological surveys west of the Mississippi. Report . . . May 26, 1874. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1874. 91 p. (43d Cong., Ist sess. House. Rept. no. 612) Serial no. 1626 16 17 11, 1878. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1878. 46 p. [Major Powell, Professor Hayden and Lieut. Wheeler were Dept. of the interior. Cost of geographical surveys. Letter from [J. W. Powell] relating to the cost of geographical surveys. [Washington, Govt. print. off., 1879] 6 p. (45th Cong., 3d sess. House. Ex. doc. no. 72) Serial no. 1858 18 U. S. Dept. of the interior. Geological and geographical surveys report of Professor Hayden upon geological and geographical surveys. April 19, 1878. [Washington Govt. print. off., 1878] 22 p. fold. map. (45th Cong., 2d sess. House. Ex. doc. no. 81) 19 20 21 22 23 Serial no. 1809 Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region. Geological and geographical surveys. A report of Professor Powell in regard to surveys, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives Washington, Govt. print. off., 1878. 19 p. fold. map. (45th Cong., 2d sess. House. Ex. Doc. no. 80) Serial no. 1809 Report on the methods of surveying the public domain . . . at the request of the National academy of sciences. By J. W. Powell, 1878. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1878. 16 p. Report on the Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region, by J. W. Powell. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1877. 19 p. Geographical surveys west of the 100th meridian. Annual report report... [1873-1884] by George M. Wheeler, captain corps of engineers, U. S. A. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1873-1884. 12 v. Reports are from Appendices to the Annual reports of the U. S. Chief of engineers for 1873-1884. Report upon United States Geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian, in charge of First Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler . . . under the direction of the Chief of engineers, U. S. army. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1875-1889. 7 v. in 8. 24 U. S. Geological and geographical survey of the territories. [1st]-12th annual report of the United States Geological and geographical survey of the territories... By F. V. Hayden, United States geolo Washington, Govt. print. off., 1867-1883. gist. Atlas accompanies v. 12. No more published. Survey was discontinued by act of Congress of March 3, 1879, and the U. S. Geological survey established in its stead. 25 U. S. Geological and geographical survey of the territories. Sketch of the origin and progress of the United States Geological and geographical survey of the territories. F. V. Hayden, U. S. geologist-incharge. Washington, D. C., Darby & Duvall, printers, 1877. 15 P. 26 27 28 29 30 Geological exploration of the fortieth parallel. Report . . . made by order of the secretary of war under the direction of . . . A. A. Humphreys, chief of engineers, by Clarence King . . . Washington, Govt. print. off., 1870-1880. 7 v. and atlas. Treasury dept. Cost of certain surveys. Letter transmitting a communication from the . . Coast and geodetic survey relative to the cost of certain classes of work of the Survey. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1879. 4 p. (45th Cong., 3d sess. House. Ex. doc. no. 29) Serial no. 1852 ... War dept. Duplication of surveys of the Mississippi river. Letter . . . concerning duplication of the surveys of the Mississippi river by the Coast survey. Washington, Govt. print. off., 1879. 3 p. (45th Cong., 3d sess. House. Ex. doc. no. 19) Serial no. 1852 Geographical and geological surveys west of the Mississippi . . . report . . . May 2, 1874. [Washington, Govt. print. off., 1874] 15 p. (43d Cong., Ist sess. House. Ex. doc. no. 240) Serial no. 1614 Letter communicating information in relation to the surveys of the territories . . . and transmitting the views of the Chief of engineers concerning a |