A Central Kansas Oi) Fielc THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF KANSAS By Raymonp C. Moore, Stare Groioaist MINERAL RESOURCES BY COUNTIES Hien 2 Fee ba ] PHicues | SMITH TJewete PUBLIC [WASHINGTON [MARSHALL —TNemana | BROWN tape ts eee Vier “Peswricswxs i@cso Ines*# | csey | |@BEOc iscse gers oe ; = > ' oe L : . {7 | | i; | \S¢ cs { ~ ol say ! ; i rei are ie ATCHISON, eee — L fe : =a 5 Fhe $ OF ' Oe Sea a! = Woe THOMAS _~/ Rainer (Cra Poors “OSBORNE MITCHELL ‘On sxe “T RILEY nome ORSON OOS ,csw | cew Seer inns “_~eswt |cSsws swKTCOSX —() BCORR iebeclea @BBeos, mcsok ie Bo | : io fompen ]AH) wee Lae es OXe St A allege 4 ab ______ {LINCOLN CSch [SHAWnEE Oy ee) TREGO RUSSELL lngesxr cao wr ae Bere NS ey @) “SSynt @COSWR , OCOSWR WR) @coswk |Beo Mca as | se) nO DOUGLAS | JOHNSON | 5 ; | rey) ; SALIN L-— ae (ee | I@exe 3 [SWORTH _ MORRIS ' OSAGE | | ELLSWORTH | eds | \jOwWer om ; Nee -|® ae ioe © cons PANE Wi ' ray [Resear ~ TRUSH BARTON ' | a j | | Hite ee QOOSW I@cswo|Gasco eee lc PHERSON ' I S = 1 RICE |OcsGt ae aa RE ' INN ae eer, : \SOc# ANDERSON | L HAMILTON: ee ete | PAWNEE | ~ | | | KEARNEY, of FINNEY THOOGEMAN Low ayy AA STAFFORS CSCW) csew|cscwro lesow x 6\2 | Ocsewyreno ~ | Harvey ‘ Pa TBUTLE | j omy | eee ai \OCO¢ |@Oocse pe ' | | | wo FORD C(t SW Pie — -—- (QF SO Bored ae eS SS '(M bs) | STANTON | GRANT ee oa NWOcxho EDW ARES PRAT Tisai | a MSHOC ! ze HASKELL | | KIOWA @ocs "KINGMAN sEEWICK [ CRAWFORD ,|CSwW+ | CSwd) cswo, l@cscw ine ' (ey) oy | sae seb 15@s | | MORTON 52 Sy 1 COWLEY \S I Bh ~ RaeeTTe. | | CRWHOLESWO pessw ABRRMR ' aan bade SS en OS ANNUAL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN KANSAS @® Petroleum 35,446,000 bbls. $115,000,000 ® Gypsum 54,958 bbls. 343,000 Bi Coal 7,561,947 tons 22,028,142 S Sand and G@ Gravel 761,110 tons 264,073 x Natural Gas 27,824,641 M. cu.ft. 6,640,781 M Mineral Water 403,862 gals. 75,353 > Cement 3,083,000 bbls. 4,825,000 Natural Gas Gasoline 5,500,000 gals. 800,000 © Salt 873,576 bbls. 4,497,247 P Mineral Paints and Pumice B Zinc 20,249 tons 4,130,796 Asphalt, sulphuric acid, lime, ete. 2,285,603 Cc Clays 2,064,520 Artesian or other important -—_—_— 4a Limestone and 4 Sandstone 561,382 Underground water Total $164,035,997 O Lead 3,025 tons 520,300 *« Refineries A cirele indicates important co mmercial possibilities or operating plants. GEOLOGICAL MAP OF KANSAS s HOMAS Pane laa WALUARR fiocan ~~ Jaove > BOI? i999 ala geet gy, mma saa TRIN | ; latent —— - Lt. . MILTON | KEARNEY ae oe ——— <= © ame | - x . -— —~ 1 M FINNEY HE surface rocks of Kansas belong essentially to five main geological divisions, the Mississippian, Pennsylvanian, Permian, Cretaceous, and Tertiary, as shown in this map. {/The first, exposed in extreme southeastern Kansas, contains world famous lead and zine deposits, and it has recently been shown to contain great quantities of oil beneath Kansas. 4/The Pennsyl- vanian contains the coal of southeastern Kansas and most of the known oil and gas deposits of the State. Excellent cement is made from its limestone and shales, brick from its clays, and it affords an inexhaustible supply of road materials. {/The Permian also has brick, cement, and road materials, but its chief mineral resources are salt, and gypsum. Although Butler | WASHING;ONN{ MARSHAL NGS N ‘ ~ \7 1 | v7 ' 4 ZSh 7 ERAWEORO’, | PW hid 4 ¢ ¢ and Marion counties lie within the outcrop area of Permian rocks, the oil in these fields is obtained from the underlying Pennsylvanian and Mississippian divisions. {[In the Cretaceous area thick brown sandstone and light colored chalk are charac- teristic rocks. Here have been found deposits of very high grade clays, inexhaustible supplies of artesian water, and beds of brown coal and lignite. §/The Tertiary consists of sand gravel, and clay, which in places are consolidated to form a hard “mortar bed.” Sheet water in the Tertiary gravels is the most important underground resource in western Kansas. {The geology of Kansas is described in detail in Bulletin 6, Part II, which has been issued by the Survey. PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS KANSAS OlL. PRODUCTION 3RAHAM ga es 20 a of Dollars of Barrels RUSH | BARTON tMeatapectetet.) Millions 3 Million L-—~ sorts se a VENS ee ees oe I Gi Oi! producing territory ANSAS entered the oil and gas business in 1860. Production ¥ reached the apparently large total of 4 million barrels in 1904, but the production of the last five years is several times greater than that of the entire first fifty years put together. {Two main producing areas have been developed. The first and geographically the larger, occupies the belt extending from Chautauqua and Montgomery counties northeastward toward Kansas City. This is the shallow field territory in which the wells range in average depth from 300 to 1500 feet. However, the discovery of production at greater depths in part of the shallow field indicates that there will be much deep drilling. Toeweur pare Tsmit —~ T ak | ---——- ——- “hai most OF KANSAS ne. POSSIBLE) Oe FALL. | NEMAHA | BROWN “ miocust Py 24 SON aa arin 1 Q carrer ba ANGERSON TGNN Gas producing territory (/The second producing district includes Butler and Marion counties chiefly. Here the depth to the main oil zone is con- siderably greater than in the shallow fields. {[It has been found that there is a prominent buried ridge or range of granite mountains beneath Butler and Marion counties, and extending clear across the State. Over this the rock strata are flexed in a very elongate anticline. The oil occurs mainly in rocks just above and on the flanks of the ridge. Conditions along the ridge and throughout the State are described in a bulletin now being issude by the Kansas Geological Survey. - THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OS OX? xh 1) “Uns xs RSS - LZ tL FIELD EXAMINATION O,IHARVEY COUNTY. LA ee LZ. , LA Af rea ns x S504 <2 Nil, ea Q os PRO EN © G j Y EOF j Uj SX j Yj Y DETAILED ~ CES, VA REPORTS Y FIELD REPORTS IN PRESS IK COMPLETED Yl, INVESTIGATION > ao SS nee: XS i? PSURVEY OF STATE. LANDS} AND IN PREPARATION AT WINFIELD, PARSONS, __OSAWATOMIE, INVESTIGATIONS OF OIL AND GAS DIVISION— REPORTS PUBLISHED AND IN PREPARATION Issued: tauqua Counties, 1921. [Bulletin 7, Geology of the Eldorado Bulletin 3, Oil and Gas Resources of Kansas, by Raymond C. Field, about 271 pages( numerous plates and maps. (In co- Moore, and Winthrop P. Haynes, 391 pages, 1918, owt of print. operation with the U. S. Geological Survey). Bulletin 5, The Elk City Gas Field, by C. W. Boughton, 31 pp. 1920 In preparation: Bulletin 6, Oil and Gas Resources of Kansas, by Raymond C. Bull. 6, Pt. III, The Oil and Gas Industry of Kansas. Moore, published in parts, 1920-1921. Bull. 6, Pt. IV, Relation of Buried Crystalline Rocks in Bull. 6, Pt. I, General Geology of Oil and Gas, 83 pages, 1920. Kansas to Oil and Gas Production. Bull. 6, Pt. II, Geology of Kansas, 98 pages, 1920. Bull. 6, Pt. VIII, Oil and Gas Resources of Labette, Chero- Bull. 6, Pt. V, Oil and Gas Resources of Allen and Neosho kee, Crawford, Bourbon, Anderson, Linn, Franklin and Miami Counties, 22 pages, 1920. Counties. Bull. 6, Pt. VI, Oil and Gas Resources of Wilson and Mont- Bull. 6, Pt. IX, Oiland Gas Resources of Northwestern Kan. gomery Counties, 32 pages, 1921. Bull. 6, Pt. X, Oil and Gas Resources of Butler County. In press: Bull. 6, Pt. XI, Oil and Gas Resources of Central Kansas. Bull. 6, Pt. VII, Oil and Gas Resources of Elk and Chau- Bull. 6, Pt. XII, Oil and Gas Resources of Western Kansas. COAL, LEAD AND ZINC [ CHEYENNE” TRAWLINS ~~ ' | iv} PAWNEE HODGEMAN | | -—- —_ -— HASKELL} MQQ BITUMINOUS COAL {woRKABLE) [XY BITUMINOUS COAL N terms of total value the coal production of Kansas _ is second only to that of petroleum. The chief deposits are lo- cated in Cherokee and Crawford counties where there are very many mines and strip pits. The mines vary in depth from less than 100 feet to 600 or 700 feet and employ the “room and pillar” method of mining. In the strip pits, the coal is so near the surface that it is possible to strip off the thin covering, 10 to 85 feet of overlying soil and shale, and mine the coal in an open pit. The coal is of excellent quality. [Other important coal producing areas where mines have been operated for many years, are found in northeastern Kansas and in Osage County. The coal mine at the State Penitentiary at Lansing has sup- plied State institutions for more than four decades. Altogether, some twenty workable coals, ranging in thickness up to 5 feet, [STAFFORD | | [aan eB) te Was 0 oft Wb oye ele a a forcisony L EARY pwns i ; Yes | | 4 | L Sos ie ~THarvey st ' tower, 1A oe | EDGWICK | play RSS | SUMNER 5, “460 LEY i | | AR RN : (> epee io to loescncsesth taxon ees See aE I ae Sys MM LEAD ¢ zinc ZA ~ BROWN COAL (LIGNITE) are known in Kansas. {|/Deposits of brown coal or lignite, 1 to 3 feet thick, occur in the Cretaceous in north central Kansas. This coal is high in moisture and ash and not as satisfactory as bituminous coals of the State. [Lead and zine are found in Cherokee County, Kansas, and in the adjoining parts of south- western Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma. The known mineral bearing area in this tri-State district constitutes the largest zine producing field in the world. Very rich deposits have recently been developed in Kansas and it appears certain that the area in Kansas will become one of the most important parts of the lead and zine district in future development. Large mines and mills are now located in the Waco-Lawton, Crestline, Badger-Peacock, and Baxter-Treece districts, Cherokee County, Kansas. THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY V7 AREA SURVEYED Rey PROBABLE AREA OF PRODUCTION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPPING IN LEAD AND ZINC DISTRICT The areas in Missouri and Oklahoma have been mapped by the Geological Survey of those states. [ cooperation with the county commissioners of Cherokee County, and with the very cordial support of operators and citizens, the Kansas Geological Survey has initiated a detailed investigation of the lead and zinc district of southeast Kansas. An experienced and able topographic engineer from the U. 8S. Geological Survey has been engaged under arrangements with Missouri and Oklahoma which permit work, part time in each of the three States in proportion to funds available in each. Much of this mapping has been completed in Missouri and Oklahoma, but Kansas has not finished the important lead and zinc ter- ritory which should be mapped. {]However, much proress has been made in Kansas in the geological investigation of possible ® COAL MINES * LEAD € ZINC MILLS RSILEAD ZINC COAL, LEAD AND ZINC MINES IN CHEROKEE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES developments within the State. Mr. A. C. Terrill, mining geolog- ist, former head of the Department of Mining Engineering at the University of Kansas, has been for nearly two years resident in the district and has aided materially by his studies further development of lead and zinc in Kansas. The present annual value of Kansas lead and zine production is about $4,500,000 but will probably be much larger as new areas in Cherokee County fields are developed. {Maps of the Waco- Lawton and Blue Mound areas are available for distribution. A new survey of the Galena district is nearly completed and a preliminary report on the lead and zine deposits of Kansas is in preparation. CEMENT SC. .NEMAHA | BROWN | ; | DONIPHAN Sah et ATCHISON [ CHEVENNE” —TrawLins ~~~ ~T oecktur ~~ TON ee ean Cn | SHERMAN seit é "I JACKSON | rf -FERSONIG | | SHAWNEE. Racha acy | Gy Sa aT a : LSWORTH MOER bp ' OSAGE | cee. ear Tce GREELEY [wichita Isco = a sith “= - . ‘ £ . | : ; i a Hane “sapheon Tannin | nay | pelle a , PAWNEE 7. | | ane HODGEMAN- [STAFFORD | | j RENO : | FORD e TeTANTO: + i | EDWARDY. Frvence = ee | STANTON | GRANT ' ' j fKIOwA | KINGMAN f\seoewick - | 1 Mee | HLaRO Stak H SUMNER Teomancne” Coa ! | ; | | PI sy ee LE] PRINCIPAL LIMESTONES @ CEMENT PLANTS special survey of cement materials but at the request of State officials has made an examination of the possiblity of making : | | EMENT is one of the important mineral resources of Kansas, only exceeded in value of total annual production by oil, coal and gas. Not only in road building but in the in- creasing amount of construction work which will be carried on, cement is one of the most valuable structural materials. The supply of cement materials in Kansas is inexhaustible. With an abundance of fuel and ready means of transportation it should be possible at very reasonable cost to supply all parts of the State. {/The Kansas Geological Survey has not yet made a cement from materials on the State lands at Lansing. The limestone and shale are the same strata now being used for manufacture of cement at Bonner Springs, and there is an un- limited supply of materials here with which the State might make its own cement for construction work in buildings and for hard surfaced roads. P tg SALT AND GYPSUM Smived —— Pieweu ~~TREBLIC— [washanatow (waRGnALe “TNEWANA”” T@ROWN : | | As | | | | pONIPHIAN ; Uy | Vi NG A Sines coma hie ie ATCHISON eafkee td ee Sa al ee Se “TJACKSON | | OSBORNE MITCHELL =| | Clay | RILEY / oT TAWATOMIE: | ‘ | | | jvERFERSONTSA ' Cy a | 2, | I as a2 NOT CAWA ‘lo Z ae | ¥ ine Tee ase : SHAWNEE : 5, WA wSsei——} [DICKINSON | wos x] | (ape = —~ H es ‘ ' WABAUNSEE | SON | ea ee eee =e ; | ft _[poustas | JOH vORTH TORRIS “OSAGE | | TE f : eee pe OTT) amet a an @ FRANKLIN — x 1 | | | a u . | "RICE gait { i Se RA OC TE” SPDT VOOFFEY I aRoeRsoN TLINN ’ — pel ENE | , ' l | ¥ Trmney 7. — -TnooGpMan——— STAFF ORD | Ve anpemnas oe ae ee oe pe a — = | Pag CLL ee ee b | J eisai Pose Ps IN TR PLT Us Oa me =| ' | SraaTow ama a Vaan cu eee en d | rv Ay al « eA eee PRseeT —— ° [cRAwroro H eee ZN Soles L : ; cole | rire \ am | | MEADE WX fff | [ MORTON” 7] sevens — | Sewann aaa yy As LS ES tia t : ' =— | CHEROKEE) ! peor 5 bere 1 Yi AS (280k SY ETE Rs PA CR EA, ——— Rigg eee RMSE Sei 5 em SB -e RARE DEE ELT ee ars are SALT DEPOSITS _ GYPSUM DEPOSITS %& = SALT PLANTS @ GYPSUM PLANTS ANSAS ranks fourth among the States of the Union in production of salt, the value of the annual production now amounting to more than four million dollars. The salt, which occurs in beds having a total thickness of 400 feet in some parts of the State, is obtained both by mining and from brine wells. The area of the salt deposits and the location of salt plants, one of which is reported to be the largest in the United States, are shown on the map. Information gathered by the Kansas Geological Survey shows that the salt deposits underlie a much larger area than was first known and a considerable portion of southwestern Kansas is thus shown to have resources of salt. The supply is inexhaustible. Not only are the deposits used for production of many types of prepared salt, but other industrial materials dependent on salt as a base are now manufactured in the State. An extensive bulletin describing the salt resources of Kansas is now in preparation. {[Gypsum deposits are widely distributed in the Permian rocks of Kansas. Inexhaustible sup- plies are found in Comanche and Barber counties and com- mercial gypsum is manufactured here and in Marshall County. The gypsum deposits of Kansas are described in Volume 5 of the Survey reports. ROAD MATERIALS NYS sie ~~~ 4, 4 y Lips eae Ayaetad b % LO 7e9 MN : ied LYLE Wy & E Yl SL Lip 4 Z Ge Reap materials of varying quality are found in almost all parts of Kansas. In the east are many beds of hard lime- stone, many of them available for base course in concrete road construction or various types of macadam roads. There are fewer beds which are sufficiently hard and tough for use in the upper course of concrete roads. Sand and gravel, available either for use in making concrete roads or for various types of gravel and sand-clay roads, are widely distributed. Clays for the manufacture of paving brick are present in Kansas, {[Since the largest element in the cost of road-building and the most im- portant element in the permanency of the road is the road ma- terial, it is very important in the building of good roads that the right materials be used and that they be secured from the ee TREPUBLIC [WASHINGTON DamRsHaLL, we ania 7 TBROWN 7] ae I Neetiey PLSD PEEL Kee VILA OU TE ~ sol KZ 77 A A : Z Fes ee aa RLATCHISON, FS TAWATOMIE: orig su G EP aie: aa eT i Paes are) ea ee ee ue saya TOE — ane OSAGE. ! x (ihe j : CSNDERSON—T LINN Rs 1 ye TEL ORV EAT SE €2 "ee a i CoRR Te aed Tarn rams LEN — BU ae ‘ nearest available source. In localities where one kind of road material is found but where another is lacking and therefore very expensive, it may be best to construct a different type of road than would be done otherwise. {/The function of the Kansas Geological Survey in conjunction with the road materials testing laboratory, is to determine in each part of the State the kind of road materials present, their quality and quantity. The High- way Commission and those charged with the construction of the State’s roads will thus have accurate information on which to base plans and, as in other States, it may be possible to save many millions of dollars in the final cost of road making in the State. THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LL I, Me Le LL, CRAY ORD 4 Be SA INVESTIGATIONS OF ROAD MATERIALS DIVISION eribing in detail the road materials in the counties ommission, State Road Materials Testing Laboratory at Manhattan and vestigations have been conducted up to the present time and the officials of various counties, the Kansas Geological Survey has begun the detailed investigation of the quality and quantity CLAYS mn Pe [CHEVENNE” ~TRAWLINS o | ve 3 we ak {ioe : ‘Twichita Tscot HIGH GRADE WAD AND i SAGGER CLAY FOR | é POTTERY INDUSTRY rn Kos AEN NS STAFFORD | oA | I } REPORTS oN Wry ties te eee { x ee \" [KEARNEY Tee DAKOTA CLAYS Me | WESTERN PoRTION OF THE state] |! aa SX | |UNSURVEYED. POSSIBLE AREA FOR S S | BUILDING BRICK CLAYS. IR Va j #& LOCATION oF TESTED CLAYS. 6G) PAVING BRICK, BUILDING BRICK, HOLLOW TILE AND ROOFING TILE CLAYS SHALE FOR PAVING BRICK AND PORTLAND CEMENT S6 iAngHAL’ J NEMAHA | GROWN nt BUILDING BRICK, TILE, AND ba x iy . FIRE PROOFING CLAYS. | Bs. yp wre : N) y i ~TsAacKSON | (pei yaeae Na TS SCOFFEYN N SS Ne Doe SIAN AS YON \ENY SANS as woooso CLEN NIGSSI RAS: \\\ NAYS X 9, i] fh | A, a A f RED BUILDING 1G ( s ‘ NESS MANA? BRICK CLAYS / eae PAVING BRICK, BUILDING BRICK, SEWER PIPE, HOLLOW TILE CLAYS, STONE WARE, ART WARE CLAYS. POSSIBLE AREA FOR ARCHITECTURAL TERRA COTTA, CHEMICAL STONE WARE AND ENAMELED BRICK CLAYS. INVESTIGATIONS OF CLAY DIVISION NOTHER important and inexhaustible mineral resource of Kansas is its clay. Though less spectacular than great deposits of petroleum or metal, clay is no less useful in modern industry, The clays of eastern and central Kansas are now used at a number of places in the manufacture of building brick, tile, and paving brick. {/The Kansas Geological Survey now has available a very well equipped testing laboratory for the investigation of the clay resources of the State. It is avail- able for the study and testing of the clay resources of any county or city in the State and has conducted many investiga- tions at the request of various parts of Kansas. By assistance to operators of Kansas plants it aims also to aid in the develop- ment of the Kansas clay industry. {[Investigations of clays in the north central part of the State have shown the existence of excellent deposits of undeveloped clays of great value in pottery manufacture. A report on these clays is in preparation. Clays in eastern Kansas suitable for the manufacture of paving brick have been tested and a report on them is being prepared. De- tailed tests of clay on State lands at Lansing, conducted by the Kansas Geological Survey, show that very good paving brick may be manufactured here. TOPOGRAPHY | 7a ecamatel ce ey ie, | Swern ° aha ShemigaN | POR ete : | bees, Ibs | Gao Sea Tae La , Trp ' ) WALLACE | rd iGove’ ~~ “Tite me oo : ' . a) i‘ . SG Va COMPLETED SURVEY - Seat el iN Ne OES fie HE topographic map of the United States which con- stitutes the only final and satisfactory map of the country, showing in addition to the usual features of maps the character, elevation, and configuration of the land, is being prepared by the Federal Government in cooperation with the States. These maps are essential for almost all kinds of engineering work, in railroad and road construction, drainage projects, underground water surveys and as a base for the final geological maps of Kansas. [Some of the eastern States, on account of appropriations by the State governments, have com- LLL LL PROGRESS OF TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY (\ aS Gur Y / eaawnte AY) CALLS Hage a aie VL is choxke| q RWQUS : a } GY COMPLETED SURVEY M&édlé J SAS MiLB SAY et pleted their maps, In Kansas, though much preliminary mapping has been completed, the final map has hardly been commenced. Since the map is specially necessary at this time, and since the funds for this mapping from the Federal government are now expended in the States which cooperate in the work, Kansas should provide for the gradual completion of its topographic map. The preliminary work which has been done will enable ready completion of the map and is of great value to the State. THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORTS AND MAPS Fest Annual Report on the Geology of Kansas for 1864, B. F. Mudge, 56 pages, 1866.} Preliminary Report on the Geological Survey of Kansas, G. C. Swallow, 122 pages, 1866.7 Volume 1.—Reconnaissance Report on General Stratigraphy of Eastern Kansas, E. Haworth and others, 319 pages, 1896.7 Volume 2.—General Geology of Western Kansas, C, S. Prosser, W. N. Logan and others, 318 pages, 1897.7 Volume 3.—Special Report on Coal, E. Haworth and W. R. Crane, 347 pages, 1898.7 Volume 4—Paleontology of the Cretaceous, S. W. Williston and W. N. Logan, 594 pages, 1898.+ Volume 5,—Special Report on Gypsum and Gypsum Cement Plasters, G. P. Grimsley and E. H. S. Bailey, 184 pages, 1899. Volume 6—Paleontology—Carboniferous Invertebrates and Cretaceous Fishes, J. W. Beede, S. W. Williston and Alban Stewart, 516 pages, 1900. Volume 7—Special Report on Mineral Waters, E. H. S, Bailey, 343 pages, 1902. Volume 8.—Special Report on Lead and Zine, W. R. Crane and A. F. Rogers, 548 pages, 1904, Volume 9.—Special Report on Oil and Gas, E. Haworth, 586 pages, 1908.7 Annual Reports, Mineral Resources of Kansas, 1897-1903. Bulletin 1—Special Report on Well Waters in Kansas, E. Haworth, 110 pages, 1913. Bulletin 2.—On Crystalline Rocks in Kansas, E. Haworth, 33 pages, 1915.7 Bulletin 3.—Oil and Gas Resources of Kansas, R. C. Moore and W. P. Haynes, 391 pages, 1918.7 Bulletin 4—The Environment of Camp Funston, -R. C. Moore, 81 pages, 1918. Bulletin 5—Elk City Gas Field, C. W. Boughton, 31 pages, 1920. Bulletin 6.—Part 1—General Geology of Oil and Gas, R. C, Moore, 88 pages, 1920. Bulletin 6, Part I].—Geology of Kansas, R. C. Moore, 98 pages, 1920. Bulletin 6, Part V—Oil and Gas Resources of Allen and Neosho Counties, R. C. Moore and E, E. Elledge, 22 pages, 1920, Bulletin 6, Part VI—Oil and Gas Resources of Wilson and Montgomery Counties, R. C. Moore and C. W. Boughton, 32 pages, 1921. 7+ Out of print. In Press Oil and Gas Resources of Elk and Chautauqua Counties, R. C. Moore and C. W. Boughton, about 30 pp. (Bull. 6, Part VII). Geology of the Eldorado District, A. E. Fath (1n cooperation with the U. 8S. Geological Survey), about 200 pp., (Bull. 7.) In Preparation Relation of Buried Crystalline Rocks in Kansas to Oil and Gas Production. (Bull. 6, Part III). The Oil and Gas Industry of Kansas, (Bull. 6, Part IV). Oil and Gas Resources of Kansas by Counties (Bull. 6, Parts VIII to XII). F The Clay Resources of Kansas, P. Teetor (Bull. 8). Road Materials of Kansas, in cooperation with State Testing Laboratory, (Bull. 9). Economic Geology of the Arkansas City District, E. R. Elledge (Bull. 10). MAPS Geological map of Kansas. Geological map of eastern Kansas. Geological maps of counties: Allen, Anderson, Barber*, Bourbon, Cherokee, Clark*, Cloud*, Coffey, Comanche*, Cowley, Dickinson, Douglas, Elk, Gove, Greenwood, Labette, Leaven- worth, Linn, Lyon, Marshall*, Meade*, Miami, Mitchell*, Montgomery, Osage, Ottawa*, Sedgwick*, Shawnee, Washing- ton*, Wabaunsee, Wilson, Woodson. Oil and Gas maps—Production counties: Anderson, Chau- tauqua, Coffey, Cowley, Butler, Dickinson, Douglas, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Johnson, Labette, Leavenworth, Linn Lyon, Miami, Montgomery, Osage, Wilson, Woodson. Produc- tion, fields: Augusta field, Eldorado field. Structure: Arkan- sas City area, Butler County, western, subsurface contour map of buried granite, Elk City gas field (Montgomery and Elk counties), Florence field, Greenwood County (western), Pea- body-Elbing field. Base maps (Road materials series, scale 1 meh to 1 mile), counties: Cheyenne*, Cloud*, Dickinson, Finney*, Ford, Har- vey, Mitchell*, Sedgwick*, Washington*. ; Lead and zine maps: Blue Mound district topography, etc.; Galena district, topography, etc.; Treece district, underground workings*; Waco-Lawton district, topography, etc.; Township 84 S., R. 24 E., topography, etc.*; Numerous geological sec- tions*. * In preparation. THE KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE 4 Pete: Kansas Geological Survey is the official depart- ment of the State for gathering of information concerning the mineral resources and geology of Kan- sas and for the distribution of authentic facts which will advance knowledge of them and aid in their de- velopment. The character and application of its re- search are of great variety and of utmost importance to the State. [It tests an unnoticed clay of central Kansas and finds a material suitable for use in high grade pottery manufacture. {It examines the under- ground conditions in a Butler County oil field and finds where and how the oil occurs so that larger roduction may be obtained here and that drilling in other areas may be guided. {It discovers the controlling geologic conditions which have produced the great oil fields of central Kansas and, gathering information from each drilling test, indicates for the benefit of operators and the public, facts which have been learned and their application in the search for more oil and gas. {It examines all materials in the vicinity of a road build- ing project to ascertain what quality and quantity of local stone, sand and gravel may be available, thereby contributing largely to saving in costs of construction. {It makes a detailed survey of producing and prospec- tive lead and zinc territory, gathers records of drill tests, and indicates the probability of undeveloped ore deposits. {It prepares maps showing the character of the topography, surface rocks, underground mineral resources, water supplies, etc. {It supplies to other State departments reliable data for use in taxation, prevention of fresh water pollution, appraisal of oil properties for incorporations of companies and for per- mission to sell stocks in the State, and in developing wisely and conserving the State mineral wealth. {It investigates the possibility of finding natural gas on State lands for the purpose of fuel in State institutions, finds favorable structure and recommends a test by drilling. Gas is found. {It tests clay and limestone deposits on State lands at Lansing and finds materials suitable for the manufacture of paving brick and cement, materials needed by the State in construction of good roads and building. {/The Federal Government and almost every State, maintain efficient Geological Surveys. In some States the mineral resources are relatively small. Kansas, although commonly re- garded as a farming State, is one of the States with very important mineral resources. It is not only de- sirable but necessary to have in Kansas a “Natural Resources Department” fully equal to those maintained by neighboring States. WAIL CA ‘ ; ee 2 a ; eh red X 4 > ICAL SURVEY X Df OLOC + 4 A KANSAS GI 4 4 4 THI