...Act that estab1ished the Geological Survey, providing for "...the classification of public lands, the examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.** The Act of October 2,1888 (25 Stat 526), authorized surveys to identify irrigable lands in arid regions,...

...advice and consent of the Senate. This officer shall have the direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination...mineral resources, and products of the national domain ...." 6. and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed...

...thousand dollars; Provided, That this officer shall have the direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands, and examination...structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain."14 The bill did not resolve the question of which agency would conduct topographic mapping....