West Virginia Geological Survey Vol 2

Excerpt from West Virginia Geological Survey, Vol. 2: Supplementary Coal Report The Survey is indebted to so many people who have con tributed valuable data for this volume that it is impossible to mention all of them here, but proper credit has been given to all in the body of the work. The coal operators of the State, without exception, have assisted the Survey in every way possi' ble, many of them placing at our disposal, without reservation of any kind, data which has cost them many thousands of dollars to secure. Among those who have contributed so greatly to the work of the Survey, especial acknowledgments are due to the following persons and companies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from West Virginia Geological Survey, Vol. 2: Level Above Tide, True Meridians, Report on Coal It is the intention of the Survey to begin the preparation and publication of _vol. III on Clays and Ores, and vol.-iv on Lime stones, Building Stones, etc., as soon as its resources will permit. The Legislature, at its 1903 session, provided funds for carrying on the topographic map work of the Survey, in cooperation with the U. S. G. Survey for 1903 and 1904. With these appropria tions 000 per year) it is hoped that all of the remaining area of the State not yet mapped on any scale, can be completed, and that then the detailed geological work and mapping of the several counties can be undertaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.