,ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT. i

A distinctly educational function of the Survey is indicated by Section 4 Of the law, which makes it the duty of the State Geologist to make collections of specimens illustrating the geological and mineral features of the State, duplicate sets of which shall be deposited with each of the State colleges. The publication of annual reports is provided for as a means of disseminating the information obtained in the progress of the Survey.
The Survey is thus intended to serve on the one hand an economic, and on the other an educational purpose.
in its economic relations, a State Survey touches on very va Iried interests of the State's development. In its 'results it may be expected, judging from the experience of similar surveys in otherStates, to contribute not so much to, sensational or sudden development of great mineral deposits as to an intelligent development of the State's natural resources. Its educational value is of no less immediate concern to the State, both to the citizens within the State and-to prospective citizens without.
A knowledge of the soil and of the'available water supply is very necessary to successful agriculture, and the'Survey's investigations along these lines are of value to all landowners. A knowledge of the mineral deposits which may lie beneath the surface is likewise necessary to a correct valuation of land. The relation of the State Survey to the ownership of mineral lands is specifically defined. The Survey law provides that it shall be the duty of the State Geologist and his assistants, when they discover any mineral deposits or substances of value, to notify the owners of the land upon, which such deposits occur before disclosing their location to any other person or persons. Failure to do so is punishable by fine and imprisonment. It is not intended- by the law, however, that the State Geologist's time shall be devoted to examinations and reports upon the value of private mineral lands. Reports of this character are properly the province of commercial geologists, who may be employed by owner s of land for that purpose. To accomplish the best results, the work of the Survey must. be in accordance with definite plans by which the State' s resources are investigated in an orderly manner. Only such examinations of private lands can be made as constitute a part of the regularly planned operations of the Survey.
RELATION OF THE STATE SURVEY TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

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