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January 1, 1889

Descriptions of fourteen new species and one new genus of North American mammals

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Clinton Hart Merriam

January 1, 1889

Eighth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1886-1887: Part 1

The Geological Survey was organized, with Mr. Clarence King as Director, in March, 1879. In March, 1881, Mr. King resigned and the present Director was appointed. From its organization to the present time the Survey has steadily grown as Congress has enlarged its functions and increased its appropriations. During this time the scientific organization has gradually developed to the condition set fo

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J. W. Powell

January 1, 1889

Eighth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1886-1887: Part 2

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J. W. Powell

January 1, 1889

Formulas and tables to facilitate the construction and use of maps

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Robert Simpson Woodward

January 1, 1889

Fossil wood and lignite of the Potomac formation

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Frank Hall Knowlton

January 1, 1889

I.-Subaerial Deposits of the Arid Region of North America

The subaërial deposits now accumulating in the arid portion of the United States may be divided into four classes: 1, Eolian Sands; 2, Talus Slopes; 3, Alluvial Cones; and 4, Calcareous Clays to which no specific name has been applied, but which, for reasons stated below, will be called “adobe” in this paper.

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Israel C. Russell

January 1, 1889

Instructions to rain-fall observers of U.S. Geological Survey

In the prosecution of the general "survey of the arid lands for purposes of irrigation," authorized by Congress to be undertaken by the U. S. Geological Survey, a determination of the amount of water supplied by the natural rain and snow fall in different localities is of fundamental importance. To obtain this knowledge the Geological Survey must depend in large measure upon the residents, to whom

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Water Resources Mission Area

January 1, 1889