Amounts appropriated for, transferred to, and expended by the United States Geological Survey pertaining to the fiscal year ended June 30, 1929.

Investigating potash deposits, Bureau of Mines (Commerce Department, act Feb. 15, 1928), 1929.

1.62

39, 833. 32 17, 284. 88

Southern Appalachian National Park (act May 21, 1920), 1926-27

1929.

60, 000, 00

3, 114. 63

Supervising mining operations on leased Indian lands (act Mar. 4, 1929), 1929.

156.94

10,000.00

Water boundary, United States and Mexico (State Department, act Feb. 15, 1928), 1929.

18, 440.00

Waterways treaty, United States and Great Britain (State Department, act Feb. 15, 1928), 1928-29. Waterways treaty, United States and Great Britain (State Department, act Mar. 4, 1929), 1929.

In addition to these appropriations an item of $120,000 for printing and binding for the Geological Survey was contained in the appropriation act, but the account was not kept in the Geological Survey. There was also an allotment of $14,765.10 for miscellaneous supplies from the appropriation for contingent expenses of the Interior Department. This subtotal includes $146,400 supplemental appropriation on account of the act of May 28,1928, and $20,000 for standard topographic surveys for expenditure in cooperation with States or municipalities, appropriated in the second deficiency act, fiscal year 1929, approved Mar. 4, 1929.

New topographic surveys of the United States, July 1, 1928, to June 30, 1929, and total area surveyed in each State

Mapped in fiscal year (square miles) for publica- Total area mapped in

Publication

tion on scale of 1 to

fiscal year (square miles)

State

surveys,

vey survey

• Mapped on scale of 1:4,800.

200 miles mapped on scale of 1:24,000; 3 miles on 1:1,200; 1 mile on 1:2,400.

• Advance sheet editions in 10-foot contours; final publication in 50-foot contours and on a scale of 1:62,500.