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laced in the hands of Professor B. C. Jillson, our whole attention hasbeen devoted to the Survey. Including excursions made during several years previous to ourelection, the results of which are freely given to the State, we havevisited every county, and some of them two or three times. Our objecthas been to make out first a satisfactory reconnoissance. The following Report is but an outline of the facts collected andthe work accomplished. Our limits have compelled us to postponefor a final report many things which we desired to introduce. We offer no apology for any defects that may be deteeted. Ourtask has been an arduous one, and the means plaeed at our disposalfor pi'osecuting it very limited. We have been compelled to workwithout assistance, except where it has been gratuitously afforded us. We take this occasion to add, with reference to the future, that it isvery desirable that at least a small appropriation should be made, toenable us to employ some one to assist and accompany us in our ex-cursions. It would greatly facilitate and hasten the work. We shall,however, in any event, though it may be under difficulties^ faithfullycarry Ofi the Survey as far as the means given us will justify. The map which accompanies the Beport has cost us much labor.We trust that it wiU be found both useful and, under the eireum-stances, satisfactory. Its general features will be found to be correct,though we by no means present it as a perfect or final Geological Mapof Tennessee ; this would imply the completion of the Smrvey. Here-after, in other editions, we shall aim to add to it, make such changesas may be found necessary, and in every Way render it more completeand worthy of the rich geological and mineralogical field we occupy. We are under especial obligations to Dr. G. A. Proctor, StateAssayer, for data used in the construction of the Map of the Co}q>erMines. Mr. T. H. Callaway assisted us also in making out the pro-bable continuity and range of the veins ; the courses, etc., given, musthowever, for the present, be taken as approximations. Our thanks are due to Professors B. G. Jillson and A. H. Buchanan,of Cumberland University, as well as to Mr. D. Cook, Jr., of Lebanon, PREFACB. 5 for assistance rendered in the construction of the map. To Prof. Jill-son we are, in addition, under great obligations for kindly accompany-ing and assisting ns during a long excursion through East Tennessee. Thq wood-cuts in the Report were executed by H. Bosse, a skilfulartist of Nashville. In conclusion, it affords us much pleasure to acknowledge thehospitality that we have universally met with, and often the valuableassistance that we have received from our fellow-citizens throughoutthe State. We hesitate to mention names, for fear we may omit somewhose kind attentions we have experienced. We must be permitted,however, to acknowledge the kindness of the following gentlemen, inaddition to those of whom we have spoken in the body of the Report ;for especial favors our thanks are due to Mr. William Allen, of Smith,Col. Wheeler and Mr. Robert Morrow, of Campbell, many gentle-men of Knox, Gen. Sam Millegsn, of Greene, Dr. John P. Chester,Hon. John Blair, Messrs. A. J. and B. L. Blair, Br. A. N* Harris,Mr. C. Meek, and Mr. I. Murray, of Washington, C. W. Nelson, Esq.,the Messrs. Carter, Messrs. L. W. Hampton and Elijah Simerley, ofCarter, Mr. G. Moore, of Taylorsville, several gentlemen of Sevier-ville. Dr. Gillespie, of Maryville, Col. Asa Watson, of Montvale,Messrs. Welch and Harris, of Tellico, Dr. W. W. Morris, of Jasper,Mr. McNealy and Dr. J. M. Larkios, of Charlotte^ Dr. E. B. Haskins^President W. M. Stewart, and other gentlemen of Clarksville, SenatorA. P. Hall, of Benton, Dr. John S. Pearson and other gentlemen ofMemphis, Professor H. A. Gwyn, of Hardeman, Mr. Thomas Combe,of McNairy, etc. Most of these gentlemen accompainied us on local ex-cursions, travelling with us often twenty, thirty, and even sixty miles.To all our iron-masters with whom we came in contact, we are muchindebted for valuable information, and for the characteristic hospi-tality we always met with at their hands. There are many others fromwhom we received favors, and to whom we are deeply grateful.
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