Wayland, A Geological Reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic (1921)
A Geological Reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic
By Thomas Wayland Vaughan ·
Creative Media Partners, 1921
Excerpt from A Geological Reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic, Vol. 1
On April 1, 1917, Rear Admiral H. S. Knapp, Military Governor Of the Dominican Republic, addressed to the Director of the United States Geological Survey a request for an estimate of the cost 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 agreed that the direction of a topographic and geologic survey of the Republic should be undertaken by the United States Geological Survey, the expense of the work, except that of certain office 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 must be based upon detailed topographic maps more thorough geologic studies must await the completion of the topographic mapping; but as so little reliable information concerning the geology was available it appeared necessary to make preliminary geologic examinations before beginning more detailed work. Accordingly, on December 4, 1918, the Director of the United States Geological Survey wrote to Admiral Knapp a letter which contained the following paragraph.
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