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Excerpt from Final Report, 1917, Vol. 2: Description of Surveying Marks and Monuments Used Nearly all the marks and monuments herein described have been set by the engineers of the United States Geological Survey, and the officials of that organization have rendered every assistance in publishing the volume, includ ing reading the proof, and engraving and printing the three maps it contains. Also the officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army; of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; and of cities and railroads within the State, have supplied all available data in their possession, that was perti nent. The U. 5. Coast and Geodetic Survey has kindly furnished the electro plates for the table inserted in pocket on the back cover of this volume. The State employees who have assisted in the work are Mr. Gabriel Weber, who, assisted by Mr. G. J. Militante, prepared Maps 1 and 2 in pocket for en graving; Prof. W. D. Tumbull, who lent assistance at various stages of the work; and Miss Hazel Harris, who assisted in the preparation of the material for publication, and assisted Mr. Weber in proof-reading the entire work. I desire here to acknowledge the faithful and efficient service of all. Altho this volume includes all the information relative to the surveying marks and monuments used in completing the field work, two more volumes will be needed to present the remaining material made available by the survey. Provision was made for these two volumes in the Sundry Appropriation bill by the General Assembly finance committees, but unfortunately on the last day of the session, last Tuesday, the entire bill was defeated. It is to be hoped that the Emergency Board will make provision for the publication of the two remaining volumes while the material may yet be most easily prepared and presented. 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.