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Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the southern Appalachian region

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  • LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Department of the Interior, Washington, December 13, 1901. Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a letter from the Director of the Geological Survey, submitting brief reports on the topography and geology of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, by Arthur Keith, and on the hydrography of the same region, by H. A. Pressey and E. W. Myers, of the Geological Survey, for use in connection with your report on the forest conditions of the region. Very respectfully, E. A. Hitchcock, Secretary. The Secretary of Agriculture. LETTER OF SUBMITTAL. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., December 12, 1901. Sir: I send herewith for submittal to the Secretary of Agriculture, short reports on the topography and geology of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, by Arthur Keith, and on the hydrography of the same region, by H. A. Pressey and E. W. Myers, of the Geological Survey. These special reports, embodying the results of investigations in this region, extending over several years, have been prepared at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, and will accompany his report to Congress on the forest conditions in the Southern Appalachian region. The results of the investigations made in this region show that tbe destruction of the mountain forests now in progress there is being followed by a consequent erosion of the mountain slopes and valleys, an increasing irregularity in the flow of streams, and a silting up of the river channels across the lowlands of the bordering States, which if continued will seriously and permanently injure the industrial conditions over considerable portions of these States. Yours, respectfully, Chas. D. Walcott, Director. The Secretary of the Interior. no
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