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Show UTAH'S NATURAL RESOURCES ARE BEINUTUDIED The invest gations of tho United States Geological Survey In Utah aro so closely rotated to tho developommt of the principal industries of tho stato that theso Investigations aro of special spec-ial interest to all citizens. Tho fact that tho geological Survey, as a result re-sult of Its widosproad activities throughout tho country, oven extending extend-ing Into Alaska hnd Hawaii, distributes distri-butes every year over a million reports re-ports and maps and oinswers over 150, 000 letters Indicates tho oxtent to which its conclusions are sought along the lines of dovclopement of natural resources. Mineral Investigations. The metal mining districts of tho eastern portion of Utah will bo visited visit-ed during tho present season by B. fS. Butler, who later will prepare a general report on tho ore deposit! In Utah. G. P. Loughlln will cooperato with Mr. Butler In the investigations of some of tho districts, especially In tho Wasatch range. Reconnaissance examinations of the vanadllm hnd uranium deposits In eastern Utah will bo made by F. I,. Hess, who will give consderablo attention to tho mining of carnotlte for the production of .adlum, in which there Is widespread public interest, tho great ore supplies from which the radium of tho world la made being located in this region. Tho geolog'cal mapping of the areas known as tho Sunnysldo and Welling, ton quadrangles, in Carbon county, which contain tho most Important reserves re-serves of high-grade coal in the Stato, will be completed by F. H. Clark, who will classify tho lands. Similar examinations and nitipplng In tbo Vernal region will bo given by Mr. Woodruff to certain deposits of bituminous bit-uminous shales which aro capable of yielding oil and gas In considerable quantities on distillation. Special examinations ex-aminations and tests of theso shales in tho field will bo made at a number num-ber of points In order to dotermlno whether they aro sufficiently rich In hydrocarbons to qualify them as a reserve storehouse for the futuro production pro-duction of o.l and gas by distillation on a commercial scale. Topographic Mapping In Progress. Tho topographic branch of tho Sur-very Sur-very Is hard at work In mapping two 30-mInute and two 15-mlnuto quadrangles, quad-rangles, with tho respective approximate approx-imate areas each of 900 square miles and 230 spuaro miles. The f.rst two aro tho Logan quadrangle, in Cache and Box Elder counties and In tho Cacho National Forest; and tho Vernal Ver-nal quadrangle In Uinta County. Tho Logan quadranglo Is being surveyed by Topographers H. H. Hodgeson hnd Howard Clark; tho Vernal by Oscar Os-car Jones, C. Schurr and E. C. Burt; tho Sunnysldo by E. P. Davis; and tho Wellington by E. R. Bartlett. This work will include the detailed detail-ed surveys necessary to proparo a map wh'ch will show all rivers, towns roads, and rnllroads, as well hs tho surface relief of tho country by means of CO and 100 foot contour lines. Tho completed maps will bo engraved on tho scales of 1 and 2 miles to tbo Inch and will probably not bo ready for distribution until two years after tho completion of tho field work. Water Resources Investigations. Tho water resources of tho stato of Utah with part cular reference to tho l flow 'of surface waters, aro being In- vestlgated by tho United States Goo- , logical survey lit cooperation with the State hnd others. For this purpose 70 gaging stations nro maintained In Utah, 18 of which aro on streams of tho Colorado R vor Basin nnd 58 on streams of tho Great Basin; 24 stat-tions stat-tions aro located on cannls or ditches, All tho vlco cooperates on threo stations; sta-tions; tho United States Weather Bureau Bu-reau on ono, municipalities on six nnd private porsons on 32. At thoso gaging gag-ing stations tho height or automatic gages, and measurments of tho d s-chargo s-chargo of tho streams aro modo by engineers en-gineers of tho Survey whon feasible. Prom these data tho quantity of water wat-er flowing paBt tho stations Is determined. deter-mined. Stroam-flow data aro of particular vfJltio in Utah in the design construction construc-tion and operation of power plants and Irrlgat on projects, and In Carey Act examinations and Investigations for tho proper classification of public lands. In addition much uso Is found tor tho records In all problems where 'ho quant ty of water Is Involved, such as thoso rolhtlng to river regulation, regu-lation, stream pollution, water stor-ago, stor-ago, scepago, flood control, and uunl-clpal uunl-clpal wator supplies. Tho Investigations of surface water by tho United States Geological Survey Sur-vey In Utah axo carried on by E. A. I Porter, dlstr ct engineer and Lynn Crandall, Junior engineer, with offices in tbo Federal Building, Salt Lako City. Tho cooperating Stato officials aro W. D. Beers, Stato engineer and the Board of land commissioners, Salt Lslko C ty Examinations and repoits needed 1 by tho land-classlflcatlon board of too I'nitcd States Geological Survey In pass ng on right of way appl.oa-tlons appl.oa-tlons involving tbo uso of water In Utah are mado under tho direction of N. C. Grover, chief hydraulic engineer, engin-eer, by E C. Laltuo, hydraulic cngln-eer, cngln-eer, Federal building, Salt Lako City, and E. C. 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