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was kindly loaned us from the library of the University of Texas), and preparing a statement of this in connection with the lignites of Texas. Upon the completion of this work he began the preparation of a preliminary statement of the history, present conditions, and probable future of irrigation in Texas.

Mr. W. S. Hunt was appointed to the position formerly filled by Mr. J. L. Jones, and began work November 10.

PUBLICATIONS.

The First Annual Report was the only volume issued by the Survey during the year 1890. The edition was not large enough to meet the demand for it, and after the required number was reserved by law and a few for exchanges, those remaining were distributed to the best advantage over the State and United States. I have, however, furnished the daily newspapers with a series of papers on the mineral resources of the State, and have also issued some of these in circular form, as there were numerous requests for them from different portions of Texas.

CO-OPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

There having been several inquiries for collections of minerals of Texas for use in the public High Schools of the State, in connection with the study of Mineralogy and Geology, I began the arrangement of sets for such a purpose, which should consist of a fairly representative collection of the various minerals and rocks found in Texas and described or mentioned in the elementary works on Geology. Having gotten together enough materials for about twenty collections, I notified Hon. O. H. Cooper, Superintendent of Public Instruction, of my readiness to supply the collections, in the following letter:

AUSTIN, TEXAS , February 10, 1890.

Hon. 0. H. Cooper, State Superintent of Public Instruction, Austin, Texas:

DEAR SIR—As numerous requests have been received during the past six months for collections of the rocks and minerals of Texas for the purpose of illustrating the study of Geology in the various High Schools of the State, 1 have made up a collection of specimens of suitable size, which are numbered and labeled plainly and ready for use in the way desired. These specimens, besides the ordinary educational value of such material, have the additional advantage of being all from the State, and therefore just such forms as the student will meet with in his field studies.

These collections will be furnished to any High School in Texas on application