Excerpt from Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Vol. 6: Part I. January-June 1889 The general purposes of the survey appear to have been, on the part Of Professor Olmsted (who proposed it) and Professor Mitchell, the opportunity to become acquainted with the geology and mineralogy of the State, and to procure specimens of rocks and minerals illustrative of the same, and, on the part Of the State, the discovery Of mineral deposits Of value within the State, and the publication of reports, in which these deposits should be described and the value and uses of the minerals made known to the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.