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 526 FEFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1069. 1888. Geologicalsurvey. UNITED STATES eEoLoG1oAL SURVEY. P4? <>f ¤¤*¤¤¤¤¢ M Fon SALARIES on THE SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL me SURVEY; For five geologists, at four thousand dollars each; For two geologists. at three thousand dollars each; For one geologist, two thousand seven hundred dollars; For two geologists, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; For two geologists, at two thousand dollars each; For one paleontologist, four thousand dollars; For one paleontologist, two thousand dollars; For one chemist, three thousand dollars; For one chemist, two thousand dollars; For one chief geo rapher, two thousand seven hundred dollars; For three geograydiers, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; For one general assistant, three thousand dollars; For three to ographers, at two thousand dollars each; in all, sixty· seven thousand seven hundred dollars. E¤v¤¤¤¤¤· Fon GENERAL EXPENSES or THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: For the Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands, and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and the products of the national omain, and to continue the preparation of a geological map of the United States, including the pay of temporary employees in the field and office, and all other necessary expenses, to e exgended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, namely: or pa of skilled laborers and various temporary employees, nfteen thousand dollars; ropogropmo om- For topo raphic surveys in various portions of the United States, '°’“· includin the pay of temporary employees in field and in office, the cost of ad] instruments, apparatus, an materials, and all other neceisary epppxpies connecte therewith, one hundred and ninety-nine thousand dollars; eooiogaouwrvcys. For geological surveys in the various portions of the United States, including the pay of temporary employees in field and office, the cost of all instruments, apparatus, and materials, and all other necessary ex enses connected therewith, one hundred thousand dollars. Paleontological re ger paleontologic researches relating to the geology of the United ”°‘“'°h°"‘ States, including the pay of temporary employees in iield and in office, the cost of all materials and instruments, and all other necessary expenses connected therewith, forty thousand dollars; cuomaoonaou pays:. For chemical and physical researches relating to the geolog of W *”***¤*“'*”· the United States, including the a of temporary employees in deld and in office. the maintenance otpthe laboratory, the cost of instruments, apparatus. and materials. and all other necessary expenses connected therewith. seventeen thousand dollars; mvsu·¤¢i¤¤a For the preparation of the illustrations of the Geological Survey, including he pay of temporary employees. the cost of apparatus, instruments, ant materials, and all ot ier necessary expenses connected therewith, sixteen thousand dollars; ag5<¤;_¤;g¤O¤¤*¤¢¤¤*¤*¤ For the purpose of investigating the extent to which the arid region Investigation of the United States can be redeemed by irrigation, and the segregation of the irrigable lands in such arid region, and for the selection storage and utilization of water for irrigation and the prevention of Hoods and overflows, and to make the necessary maps, Including the pay of employees in field and in office, the cost of all instruments, apparatus, and materials, and all other necessary expenses connected t erewith, the work to be performed by the Geological Surve, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary. And the Revm Director of the Geological Survey under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior shall make a report to Congress on the first Monday m December of each year, showing in detail how the said
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