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Third annual report of the Geological Survey of Texas

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

CONTENTS.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TEXAS.
REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST
FOR
1891.

THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TEXAS.

WORK OF THE THIRD, YEAR.

CO-OPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS.

OFFICE WORK.

PUBLICATIONS.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TEXAS.
REPORTS OF GEOLOGISTS
1891.

REPORT OF MR. W. H. VON STREERUWITZ.

INTRODUCTION.

REPORT OF MR. THEO. B. COMSTOCK.

REPORT OF MR. W. F. CUMMINS.

REPORT OF MR. W. KENNEDY.

REPORT OF MR. J. A. TAFF.

CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT.

REPORT OF MR. L. E. MAGNENAT.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INSURANCE, STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
PAPERS ACCOMPANYING THE ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TEXAS,
FOR
1891.

HOUSTON COUNTY,
BY
W. KENNEDY.
HOUSTON COUNTY,
BY W. KENNEDY.

INTRODUCTORY.

GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY.

GENERAL GEOLOGY.

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY.

A SECTION
FROM
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY,
TO
SABINE PASS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO.
BY
WM. KENNEDY.

A SECTION
FROM
TERRELL, KAUFMAN COUNTY,
TO
SABINE PASS ON THE GULF OF MEXICO.
BY WM. KENNEDY.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

DETAILS OF SECTION.

1. FROM TERRELL TO MINEOLA, ALONG THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC
RAILWAY.

2. SECTION FROM MINEOLA TO TYLER ALONG THE LINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

3. SECTION FROM TYLER SOUTHWARD, ALONG THE LINE OF THE TYLER SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY TO LUFKIN.

4. SECTION FROM THE ANGELINA RIVER, IN ANGELINA COUNTY,
SOUTH. TO CORRIGAN STATION, IN POLK COUNTY, ALONG THE
LINE OF THE HOUSTON EAST AND WEST TEXAS RAILWAY.

5. SECTION FROM CORRIGAN EASTWARD TO COLMESNEIL ALONG
THE LINE OF THE TRINITY AND SABINE RAILWAY.

6. SECTION ALONG THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY, FROM
ROCKLAND TO SABINE PASS

REPORT
ON THE
GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGY
OF THE
LLANO ESTACADO OR STAKED PLAINS
WITH NOTES ON THE
GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE PLAINS
BY
W. F. CUMMINS.

REPORT
ON THE
GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGY
OF THE
LLANO ESTACADO OR STAKED PLAINS
WITH NOTES ON THE
GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRY WEST OF THE PLAINS
BY W. F. CUMMINS.

WORK OF THE PAST SEASON.

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CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT.

REPORT OF MR. L. E. MAGNENAT.

AUSTIN TEXAS, February 8, 1892
.

Hon. E. T. Dumble, State Geologist:

DEAR SIR—I have the honor to transmit herewith a brief report of the work done in the Chemical Laboratory of the Geological Survey during the period embraced between December 13, 1890, and January 1, 1892. During that time five hundred and fifty-five analyses have been made by Messrs. J. H. Herndon, G. H. Wooten and myself.

Below is a table showing the amount and character of the work performed, not including a large number of qualitative analyses and determinations of minerals of which no official record has been kept:

Assays for gold and silver ...... ..... . . . Assays for copper .. . . . ...... ..... Assays for lead .. .. .... . .. ....... Assays for zinc .............. . Assays for platinum . .......... Assays for bismuth . .. . .... . ..... Assays for cobalt .......... Assays for uranium ....... . .......... Assays for tin ........... .......... Iron ores, unclassified, complete . ...... Iron ores, unclassified, partial ............... Hematites, complete ................... Iron ores, concretionary, complete ............. Iron ores, concretionary, partial ............. Iron ores, conglomerates, complete ............ Iron ores, conglomerates, partial ............. Iron ores, magnetites, complete .............. Iron ores, ochreous, complete ............... Ochres, complete . ................... Maganese ores, complete ................. Granites, complete .................. . Porphyries, complete ................... Porphyries, partial ...... ............. Clays, complete .. ................. . Clays, partial ..... .. ............... Soils. complete . .......... Soils, partial ..................... Greensands, complete ........ Greensands, partial .... ................ Lignites ........................ Coals ............. Mineral waters complete . . . .. .. ...... Miscellaneous analyses, complete .. ...... .. Miscellaneous analyses, partial ... ........ . .. . 210 .........17 . . . ... . . . 26 4 . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . 4 ..... 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . .. . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . 1 ... . . . . . .19 ... . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . 2 . .. . . . 8 . . . . . 2 . . . . 8 . . . . . 4 . . . . . 7 . . . I. . . .. . . . . .. . . . 3 2 6 .. . . .. . 16 2 . .. . .. .. 2 .. . . . . . . ..16 4 ... . . . . . 4 . . . . .. .. .25 5 ....-. .. 5 10 .... . . .. . . . 10 . . . . . . . .. .28 . .. . . . .. .23 9 . . .. . . . . .12 . .. .. . . .. .49 . . . . . .555 Total ........

Very respectfully,

L. E. Magnenat,
Chemist in Charge.

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