Excerpt from Outlines of the Geology, Soils and Minerals of the State of Arkansas At the outset of the undertaking it was not hoped to include in the bulletin any new contributions to the geological literature of the state, but as the work progressed much encouragement was received, especially from those high in scientific authority, and as a result there has been obtained information of the greatest value never before published. This new matter includes chapters on Petroleum and Natural Gas, one by Doctor Branner and another by Doctor Drake, the latter being accompanied by a map, showing the favorable and unfavorable areas, such as will prove a useful guide in the future for those who are in search of these minerals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.