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Availability of Ground Water in the Branch River Basin, Providence County, Rhode Island

Description: From introduction: This report deals with ground-water resources of the part of the Branch River basin in northwestern Rhode Island upstream from the U.S. Geological Survey gaging station at Forestdale, Rhode lsland, an area of 79 square miles or 205 square kilometers (figure 1). It is one of a series prepared in cooperation with the Rhode Island Water Resources Board to provide quantitative information on the availability of large supplies of ground water in Rhode Island.
Date: December 1974
Creator: Johnston, H. E. & Dickerman, D. C.
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Investigation of Meta-Anthracite in Newport and Providence Counties, Rhode Island: Petrography, Chemical Characteristics, and Geology of Deposits: I. Investigation of the Field and the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Deposits; II. Preliminary Geologic Study of the Portsmouth and Cranston Areas, Rhode Island; III. General Conclusions

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the meta-anthracite of Rhode Island. The physical and chemical characteristics, geology, and petrography of the deposits are presented in three parts. The methods used in the study are also listed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Neale, Arthur; Schopf, J. M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Quinn, Alonzo W.
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Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

Description: From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
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Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

Description: From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and ina… more
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
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City Smoke Ordinances and Smoke Abatement

Description: From Introduction: "In connection with the fuel investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines much information has been accumulated as to the smoke abatement activities in various cities. The essential features of the information are presented in this report, which, it is believed, will be of public interest and benefit, especially to those communities that are just beginning organized effort to abate unnecessary smoke."
Date: 1912
Creator: Flagg, Samuel B.
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Enlargement of Post-Office Building at Pawtucket, R.I., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5656 to enlarge the post-office building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It includes a report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
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