CONTENTS.

• REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST.
  • Letter of Transmittal xv
  • Introductory xvii
  • Work of the second year xvii
    • Topography xvii
    • Geology xxii
    • Paleontology xxix
    • Chemical Laboratory xxx
    • Library xxxi
    • Museum xxxi
    • Office work xxxii
    • Publications xxxiii
    • Co-operation with the public schools xxxiii
  • Mineral resources of Texas xxxv
    • Introductory xxxv
    • Fuels and oils xxxvi
    • Fertilizers xlvi
    • Fictile materials xlix
    • Building material li
      • Building stone li
      • Clays for brick lvi
      • Lime lvi
      • Cement material lvi
      • Plaster Paris lvii
      • Sand for mortar lvii
    • Metals and Ores lvii
      • Iron lvii
      • Copper lxii
      • Lead and zinc lxv
      • Gold and silver lxvii
      • Tin xix
      • Mercury lxix
      • Manganese lxx
      • Bismuth lxx
    • Abrasives lxx
    • Ornamental stones and gems lxxi
    • Refractory materials lxxiii
    • Road materials lxxv
    • Materials for paints lxxvi
    • Other economic materials lxxvi
  • The artesian water conditions of Texas lxxxviii
  • Acknowledgements lxxxviii