Show 30 states hunt minerals in 1925 more than million spent in quest for oil gas and various ores urbana dl surveys of the available supplies of oil and gas coal iron structural material and other natural resources useful in future industrial development called for the atton by the several states during 1925 of more than 1000 according to information compiled by dr M M leighton secretary of the association of american state geologists more than thirty states in 1925 made surveys of mineral deposits and geology cal formations ithan their these surveys provide information of basic value to the industrial growth of the state they often result in the discovery of unsuspected mineral wealth leading to the development of new industries and in a greater recovery or conservation of resources already known fundamental und studies of the structure and constitution of the earths crust details for the most part hidden from the layman but deciphered with painstaking care by the geologist have been carried on in twenty states through the agency of their state geological surveys such studies in elude the determination of the extent thickness and character of rock forma alons and the mapping of known aln eral deposits matters of fundamental importance in locating and developing mines wells for oil and gas and water supplies sites for power dams and reservoirs and other enterprises oil and gas inquiries special investigations of oil and gas possibilities were conducted during the past year in illinois kentucky new mexico oklahoma tennessee and wyoming speculation in areas of little or no promise Is being diore and more effectively ged and in some instances wells of murual productivity have been struck as a result of following the recommend rations rat lons made in these reports coal deposits were studied in 1111 kentucky ohio and pennsyl vanla iron ore in georgia north carolina and wisconsin lead and in oklahoma gold in tennessee mer cury in arizona and various ores in idaho kentucky pennsylvania and wyoming cement making materials were in in arizona and kentucky clays for ceramic products in pennsyl vanla and south carolina building stone in arizona oklahoma pennsyl vanla and south carolina road making materials were noted in idaho south dakota and wisconsin water bovyer studied water resources were in seven states from the standing ol 01 potable supplies and agricultural and industrial needs as well as water power south dakota started a cam palan for the conservation of its ar heslan water while kentucky new jersey north carolina pennsylvania tennessee and virgin made meas ure ments of stream flow usually in operation cooperation co with the united states geological suney studies of the soils designed to aid in conserving and increasing their fer latfy were carried on in mississippi 1 new jersey tennessee west and wisconsin in addition to these surveys of nat ural resources twenty states have cooperated with the united states geological survey in the making of au base maps from which j most of the features of all other maps i are taken |