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Walter Curran Mendenhall

Publications and source records attributed to Walter Curran Mendenhall.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
USGS1938

Fifty-ninth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

Basically important in the general program of conservation and development were the results of the Geological Survey's work during the fiscal year 1938. Investigations of the Nation's mineral and water supplies were conducted with all possible vigor and dispatch, thousands of square miles were surveyed for topographic maps, and technical supervision was given to prospecting, mining, and producing operations on public and Indian lands. This work was accomplished through the use of the regularly appropriated funds, the co-operative funds from States, counties, and municipalities, the funds transferred from other departments of the Government for types of work within the Survey's field, and the emergency funds derived chiefly from the Public Works Administration and devoted largely to mapping of various types and to studies of floods. The aggregate expenditures amounted to $5,248,000, which was 265,000 less than the amount expended during the preceding year.

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USGS1937

Fifty-eighth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

During the fiscal year 1937 the Geological Survey continued its systematic work in investigating, mapping, and reporting on the geology, the mineral and water resources, and the physical features of the United States. The results of this work are basic in all conservational activities, as those who plan and direct the conservation policies toward the wise development and use of the Nation's resources must first have the facts about the quantity, quality, distribution, and availability of those resources and adequate maps with which to pursue and record further studies. Through its technical supervision of prospecting, mining, and producing operations on public and Indian land under permits, leases, and licenses, the Survey was directly engaged in the practical application of conservation policies.

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USGS1935

Fifty-sixth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

During the fiscal year 1934-35, although directly appropriated funds for the support of the Survey's regular activities have been at a low ebb (see details in later pages), these have been augmented by substantial allocations for closely related work made by the Public Works Administration.

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USGS1934

Fifty-fifth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

From the point of view of the geologists of this continent, the important event of the year was the meeting in Washington, in July, of the sixteenth session of the International Geological Congress. The only other session held in the United States was the fifth, in 1891.

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USGS1933

Fifty-fourth annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

The appropriations made directly for the work of the Geological Survey for the fiscal year 1933 included 12 items, amounting, to $2,181,000. Of the balance remaining in the 1932 appropriation for topographic surveys, $150,000 was continued available for expenditure during the fiscal year 1933, and the sum of $284,400 was transferred to the Geological Survey under the provisions of section 317 of the legislative appropriation act of June 30, 1932, making a total of $2,615,400 available for expenditure. In addition, $12,424.50 for miscellaneous supplies was allotted from appropriations for the Interior Department.

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USGS1932

Fifty-third annual report of the Director of the Geological Survey

The appropriations made directly for the work of the Geological Survey for the fiscal year 1932 included 12 items, amounting to $3,141,740. In addition $12,573.23 for miscellaneous supplies was allotted from appropriations for the Interior Department. A detailed statement of the amounts appropriated and expended is given at the end of the report. The balance on July 31 was $206,411.98, of which $150,000 continued available for expenditure in the fiscal year 1933. The total amount of funds made available for disbursement by the Geological Survey, together with State funds directly disbursed for work administered by the Federal officials, was $5,115,087.50.

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USGS1910

Notes on the geology of Carrizo Mountain and vicinity, San Diego County, Cal.

Through the courtesy of Dr. J. C. Merriam, of the University of California, and Dr. Stephen Bowers, of Los Angeles, small collections of fossil corals and mollusks from the vicinity of Carrizo Mountain, San Diego County, Cal., were sent to Dr. T. Wayland Vaughan and Dr. Ralph Arnold, of the U.S. Geological Survey, during the autumn of 1903. The material in these collections proved to be of exceptional interest to the paleontologists, and in order that a larger amount might be obtained for study and more definite information secured about the geology of the region, Dr. Bowers and the writer visited the field during the latter part of January, 1904.

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