To His EXCELLENCY,

J. W. THROCKMORTON,
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS

Sir: The following report of what was done by Dr. Francis Moore and myself in the Geological Survey of the State is respectfully submitted to your consideration.

I have the honor to be, with great respect, your ob't serv't,

S. B. BUCKLEY.

The Legislature of Texas, in April, 1861, resolved that the Geological Survey of the State be suspended and that Dr. Moore should prepare a report of what had been done under his supervision in said survey. The death of the Doctor caused me, who had been his assistant and companion in the survey, to write a report. As I was also an assistant of Dr. B. F. Shumard in the Geological Survey, my explorations over the State were more extensive than those of Dr. Moore and all the knowledge thus obtained which promises to have any public value is embodied in the following pages,