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48 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 6
of the general reports was published, dealing with the
clay deposits of the State. As a result of this, num-
erous inquiries have been received regarding the clays
and clay industries of Maryland, and our clay re-
sources are much better known than heretfore.
Reports have lately been issued on Cecil and Gar-
rett counties. The report on Garrett county is in
much demand on account of the description of large
are of coal still undeveloped. Both of these county
reports are accompanied by large folios of maps, show-
ing on a largescale the distribution of the geological
formations and agricultural soils of the counties.
The folios of maps for Calvert and St. Mary's coun-
ties have also been issued, aud the accompanying re-
port's are now in preparation.
Progress has also been made in the preparation of
reports on Harford, Baltimore, Kent and Prince
George's counties, and preliminary work has been
started on Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico coun-
ties.
A general report is nearly prepared dealing with the
coal seams of the State, attention being directed to the
numerous undeveloped coal lands.
An increasing demand has developed for the reports
and maps of the State Survey, and numerous reviews
and articles in scientific and technical journals show
the high opinion entertained of this department.
After receiving the only gold medal awarded at the
Buffalo Eposition to any State for the exhibit of its
mineral recources, the collection prepared by the sur-
vey were sent in enlarged form to the Charleston Ex-
position, where they again received a larger number of
awards than those of and other State.
Preparations are now being made to still further
alignment the collection and exhibt the same at St.
Louis at the approaching exposition.
MASON AND DIXON LIKE RESURVEY.
Provision was made by the General Assembly of
1900 for the resurvey and remarking of the boundary
line between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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