Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1899 — State Geologist’s Report. [ARTICLE]

State Geologist’s Report.

Work on the report of the State Geologist is practically finished The report this year will be the largest ever issued by this depart ment. It will contain 1,700 pages. The last report contained 1,200 pages. The report is not expected to appear before Sept 1. It will deal largely with the coal recourses of Indiana, showing maps of coal field and the thickness of the various coal veins. Work on this feature of the report has been going on for three years. Mr. B latch ley has been assisted by George Ashley, Ph. D., who is a specialist in geology of coal. Mr. Ashley wat of the party that conducted the goverment survey of Arkansas. He then went to Leland Stanford University, where he obtained his ductor’s degree. He formerly lived in New York