FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
-OF THE-
STATE GEOLOGIST,

To His Excellency Richard Coke,

Governor of Texas

The following report of the geological and agricultural survey of the State is respectfully submitted to your consideration. Here permit me to tender you my sincere thanks for the aid and encouragement you have given me in the prosecution of the work.

I have the honor to be, with great respect,

Your obedient servant.

S. B. BUCKLEY, State Geologist.

PREFACE.

Before my arrival at Austin this fall from the field work of the survey, I supposed this report would not be wanted until the meeting of the Legislature in January; but on the contrary, it has to be rutted before that time. The time for writing the report being so short--little more than four weeks--I determined to condense as much as possible, by merely grouping together the most useful information and leave the details for a future time.

I have studied to make it useful for the people, and hence avoided scientific terms as much as possible. I have endeavored to describe things as they really are, and I certainly represent them just as I think them to be. At my request, Prof. Burleson, my First Assistant, has prepared a