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The gazetteer of Virginia

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Henry Gannett

The geology and ore deposits of the Bisbee quadrangle, Arizona

The Bisbee quadrangle lies in Cochise County, in the southeastern part of Arizona, within what has been called in a previous paper the mountain region of the Territory. It is inclosed between meridians 109 ° 45' and 110 ° 00' and parallels 31° 30' and 31 ° 20', the latter being locally the Mexican boundary line. The area of the quadrangle is about 170 square miles, and includes the southeastern ha
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Frederick Leslie Ransome

The Menominee iron-bearing district of Michigan

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William Shirley Bayley

The natural features and economic development of the Sandusky, Maumee, Muskingum, and Miami drainage areas in Ohio

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Benjamin H. Flynn, Margaret S. Flynn

The Passaic flood of 1903

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Marshall O. Leighton

The Porcupine placer district, Alaska

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Charles Will Wright

The superior analyses of igneous rocks from Roth's Tabellen, 1869 to 1884, arranged according to the quantitative system of classification

In Professional Paper No. 14 there were collected the chemical analyses of igneous rocks published from 1884 to 1900, inclusive, arranged according to the quantitative system of classification recently proposed by Cross, Iddings, Pirsson, and Washington. In order to supplement this work it has appeared advisable to select the more reliable and complete of the earlier analyses collected by Justus R
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H.S. Washington

The tin deposits of the York region, Alaska

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Arthur James Collier

The tourmaline localities of southern California

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W. T. Schaller

The underground waters of Gila Valley, Arizona

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Willis Thomas Lee

The United States Geological Survey, its origin, development, organization, and operations

The United States Geological Survey, in the Department of the Interior, was created by act of Congress approved March 3, 1879, so that March 3, 1904, marks the completion of the twenty-fifth year of its existence. The quarter-century anniversary happens to fall near the date set for the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, at which the Survey will make an exhibit. It is hoped
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The water powers of Texas

No abstract available.
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T.U. Taylor
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Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center