Proceedings of the Good Roads Institute, Held at the University of North Carolina, Volumes 49-54 |
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Page 28 - Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense.
Page 165 - Carolina. 16. Report of Convention called by Governor RB Glenn to Investigate the Fishing Industries in North Carolina, compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, 1908. 8°, 45 pp.
Page 165 - Mica, giving the manner in which it occurs in North Carolina, Percentage of Mica in the Dikes, Methods of Mining, Associated Minerals, Localities, Uses; describes the mineral Barytes, giving Method of Cleaning and Preparing Barytes for Market; describes the use of Monazite as used in connection with the Preparation of the Bunsen Burner, and goes into the use of Zircon in connection with the Nernst Lamp, giving a List of the Principal Yttrium Minerals; describes the minerals containing Corundum Gems,...
Page 8 - Another interesting study was made by experts of the United States Geological Survey and the United States Bureau of Mines and...
Page 76 - August 1, 1913. In Cooperation with the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. — Statistical Report of Highway Work in North Carolina during 1912. Compiled by Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, arid Miss HM Berry, Secretary.
Page 79 - Postage 8 cents. 38. Forms covering the Organization of Drainage Districts under the North Carolina Drainage Law, Chapter 442, Public Laws of 1909, and Amendments. And Forms for Minutes of Boards of Drainage Commissioners covering the Organization of the Board .up to and Including the Issuing of the Drainage Bonds. Compiled by Geo. R. Boyd, Drainage Engineer. 133 pp.
Page 167 - Mine and its mill; a detailed report of the Coggins (Appalachian) Gold Mine, by Joseph Hyde Pratt; a list of gems and gem minerals occurring in the United States; special descriptions of Localities where the Amethyst, Beryl, Emerald, and Quartz Gems Occur as taken from United States Geological Survey Report by Douglas B. Sterrett ; a report on the Dan River Coal Field, by RW Stone, as reprinted from Bulletin 471-B of the United States Geological Survey; a special report on Graphite, by Edson S. Bastin...
Page 166 - Extracts from Chance Report of the Dan River and Deep River Coal Fields; Some notes on the Peat Industry, by Professor Charles A. Davis; Extract from report of Arthur Keith on the Nantahala Marble ; Description of the manufacture of Sand-lime Brick. 24, Fishing Industry of North Carolina, by Joseph Hyde Pratt, 1911.
Page 81 - Tuxedo; report of road work done by United States Office of Public Roads during biennial period; experiments with glutrin on the sand-clay road: report on Central Highway, giving Act establishing and report of trip over the Highway ; suggested road legislation; report on the Asheville City watershed; report on the Struan property at Arden, Buncombe County ; report on the woodlands on the farm of Dr. JW Kilgore, Iredell County; report on examination of the woodlands on the Berry place, Orange County;...
Page 168 - Seventh Annual Drainage Convention of the North Carolina Drainage Association held at Wilson, North Carolina, November 18 and 19, 1914.