Report Of The Progress Of The Geological Survey Of North Carolina

Excerpt from Report of the Progress of the Geological Survey of North Carolina, 1867 Before resuming the Geological Survey of the State, it was, of course. Necessary for me to ascertain precisely the progress which had been made, and the point which had been reached by my predecessor; i. 6. It was necessary to know what had been done in order to know what remained to be done. This investigation brought to my knowledge many facts in the history of the Survey, which seem to me to have an interest for others besides myself. A few of these will therefore be given in brief. 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.

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