Summary Information on the State Geological Surveys & the United States Geological Survey Bulletin of the National Research Council (1932) / Chapter Skim
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West Virginia
West Virginia
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Its rooms for offices, laboratories, and library include 5278 square feet of floor space in a fire-proof building, and it has certain additional basement fire-proof space in the Chemistry Building, also space in the University Library basement which is fire-resisting. Its telegraphic and shipping address is 219 Chemistry Building, State University, and its mail address is Box 879, Horgantown, West Virginia.
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The principal activities of the Survey have been, issuing comprehensive county reports dealing with the various phases of geology structural, stratigraphic, and economic geology. Additions to these reports include discussion of transportation, waterways, stream gaging, and soil survey.
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5 Geologic work, not including printing 27 Geographic work, not including printing Other items, such as mine inspection, oil and gas well inspection, review of mineral land values, water investigations, soil surveys, museum work, chemical work, etc 12 Printing 16 General once expenditures, postage, express, freight, janitor service, ice, water, telephone, telegraph, moving, painting, etc 8 The entire State is topographically mapped on the scale of 1: 62,500. Additional topographic map revision is being done as funds permit.
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The County Reports describe the geology, mineral resources, etc., of each county, together with topographic and areal geologic maps. PRINCIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE 1911 Since the publication of United States Geological Survey Bulletin 46b, in 1911, the Survey in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey has completed its topographic maps and in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture has largely completed its soil survey.
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