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Revision of the North American Bats of the Family Vespertilionidæ

Description: Classification of more than 3,000 bats to enable correct specimen identification based upon material contained in the collection of the Biological Survey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Date: October 16, 1897
Creator: Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Cretaceous Foraminifera of New Jersey

Description: A report which contains a biography and examines the fossil Foraminifera of America.
Date: 1898
Creator: Bagg, Rufus Mather, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Earthquakes in California in 1896 and 1897

Description: A report that contains the records of all the shocks observed or felt on Mount Hamilton and all those reported to the Lick Observatory by letter, as well as newspaper reports of such earthquakes.
Date: 1898
Creator: Perrine, Charles D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Educational Series of Rock Specimens

Description: This report was prepared with 29 specimens of rock which are described in this report.
Date: 1898
Creator: Diller, Joseph Silas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Gazetteer of Kansas

Description: From letter of transmittal: SIR: I beg to transmit herewith, for publication as a bulletin, a gazetteer of Kansas.
Date: 1898
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Lower Cretaceous GryphÆas of the Texas Region

Description: A report which discusses the specific classification, stratigraphic occurrence, and relationships of one particular group of the many kinds of fossil oysters occurring in the Lower Cretaceous formations of Texas.
Date: 1898
Creator: Hill, Robert Thomas & Vaughan, Thomas Wayland
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Lava Flows of the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada, California

Description: From introduction: The field relationships of the rocks described in the following paper were studied during the summers of 1895 and 1896, while I was engaged in geologically mapping portions of the Sonora and Big Trees quadrangles, under the direction of Mr. H. W. Turner.
Date: 1898
Creator: Ransome, Frederick Leslie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural History of the Tres Marías Islands, Mexico

Description: Brief description of the Tres Marías Islands, Mexico, including mammals, birds, reptiles, crustacea, and plants found there.
Date: April 29, 1899
Creator: Nelson, E. W.; Stejneger, Leonhard; Rathbun, Mary J. & Rose, J. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of the Jumping Mice of the Genus Zapus

Description: Revision of genus Zapus based upon a study of more than 900 specimens, including nomenclature and skull and teeth figures.
Date: August 8, 1899
Creator: Preble, Edward A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results of a Biological Survey of Mount Shasta California

Description: From introduction: "Biological survey of northern California from the Madeline Plains to the Pacific Ocean and from the Oregon boundary to Lassen Butte and parts of the Sierra, with Mount Shasta occupying a nearly central position."
Date: October 28, 1899
Creator: Merriam, C. Hart
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of American Voles of the Genus Microtus

Description: From introduction: "Synopsis of American voles based on a study of between 5,000 and 6,000 specimens from more than 800 localities."
Date: June 6, 1900
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of the Pocket Mice of the Genus Perognathus

Description: Revision of earlier report in this series detailing changes in classification resulting from study of up to 3,000 specimens.
Date: September 20, 1900
Creator: Osgood, Wilfred H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Results of a Biological Reconnaissance of the Yukon River Region

Description: Brief summary of the Yukon River region, including itinerary of expedition, faunal districts, new species identified, and mammals and birds present.
Date: October 6, 1900
Creator: Osgood, Wilfred H. & Bishop, Louis B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revision of the Skunks of the Genus Chincha

Description: From introduction: "Classification changes to skunks of genus Chincha in order to clear up confusion resulting from previous attempts at classification."
Date: August 31, 1901
Creator: Howell, Arthur H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Geology and Petrography of Crater Lake National Park

Description: From introduction: The two papers published here refer practically to the whole region included in the National Park. The one. Part I, treats primarily of the geology, the development of the great volcano, Mount Mazama, and its collapse, which gave birth to Crater Lake; the other, Part II, deals with the petrography, and gives a special description of the various rocks occurring in the park.
Date: 1902
Creator: Diller, Joseph Silas & Patton, Horace Bushnell
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Report on the Ketchikan Mining District, Alaska, with an Introductory Sketch of the Geology of Southeastern Alaska

Description: From introduction: Since 1898 the United States Geological Survey has been carrying on a systematic investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska.As the northern mining districts of southeastern Alaska had already been the subject of an investigation by Dr. Becker in 1895,a and as the Ketchikan district was being rapidly developed, it was decided to spend the greater part of the short season in the Ketchikan district and in the fall to make a more hasty reconnaissance of the northern belt, i… more
Date: 1902
Creator: Brooks, Alfred Hulse
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Reconnaissance of the Northwestern Portion of Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Description: From introduction: In response to an urgent demand by the public, the Geological Survey, in 1900, undertook a topographic and geologic reconnaissance of the southern half of the Seward Peninsula.( The area mapped embraced the more important gold fields of the peninsula. The topographic map made in 1900 included the drainage of Bering Sea from Cape Darby to Port Clarence, the southern drainage of Grantley Harbor and Imuruk Basin, and the northern drainage of Norton Sound. A geologic reconnaissan… more
Date: 1902
Creator: Collier, Arthur J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Biological Investigation of the Hudson Bay Region

Description: Results of 1900 biological expedition to document the Hudson Bay. Examination of species of plants and animals.
Date: October 31, 1902
Creator: Preble, Edward A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Coal Resources of the Yukon, Alaska

Description: An examination of coal deposits along the Yukon River conducted in 1902 mostly along the river banks from Dawson, Yukon to the delta.
Date: 1903
Creator: Collier, Arthur J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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