NJDEP - NJGS - First Annual Report of the Geological Survey of the ...

"23capital, as well as to thecounty seats of the counties in whichthey are found. The collection from each formation beingstill incomplete, and the time very limited, it is deemed inexpedientto make any description of the specimens already procureduntil a subsequent report. I would rccommend a vigorousprosecution of this very important department of the survey,so that upon its completion, every species of organic remainsfound inthe State may be accurately described and re-, presented.CHEMIC&LA2qDMINEI_ALOGICALDEPARTMENT.Mr. Henry Wurtz, the chemist and mineralogist of the survey_entered upon his duties on the first day of _Tovember last.In order that the chemical investigations of' some of the mostimportant minerals and fertilizers might be made at as early aday as possible, I directed him to rent a building suitable forn laboratory at Trenton, and to proceed at once to furnish itwith the necessary apparatus and reagents. The amount offunds set apart for this purpose being wholly insufficient, Mr.Wurtz has, by adding his own apparatus and chemicals,formed a very complete and convenient laboratory, and alreadyri/ade'some chemical investigations of the fresh-water marlsand calcareous sinters of Sussex County_ the results of whichwill be found in his accompanying report. Prof. Cook hasalso been engaged in his laboratory at Rutgcrs College_ !nmaking examinations of the greensand marls, and the resultsof his researches will be found to be of very considerable importance.'CABINET.The' law authorizing the survey provides for the'collectionof two complete suites of specimens of all the different mlne_-als, rocks, fossils_ marls I clays, sands, peats_ &c.; one to beforwarded to Trenton_ to be disposed of as the LegiSlaturemay hereafter direct ; the other_ consisting of the minerals_NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY