A Geological Reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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On April 1, 1917, Rear Admiral H. S. Knapp, Military Governor Of the Dominican Republic, addressed to the Director of the US Geological Survey a request for an estimate of the price of a complete mensuration survey of the Republic and of supplemental mineralogical and botanical investigations. The estimates requested were furnished to Admiral Knapp, and after further correspondence it was once agreed that the direction of a topographic and geologic survey of the Republic will have to be undertaken by the US Geological Survey, the expense of the work, except for that of certain workplace and laboratory investigations, to be borne by the Dominican Government.

There is no adequate base map of the Dominican Republic, and as a de tailed geologic survey will have to be based upon detailed topographic maps more thorough geologic studies will have to await the completion of the topographic mapping; but as so little reliable information concerning the geology was once to be had it seemed vital to make preliminary geologic examinations before beginning more detailed work. Accordingly, on December 4, 1918, the Director of the US Geological Survey wrote to Admiral Knapp a letter which contained the following paragraph.

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