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of $2,500 per annum for the salary of the state geologist. Under this law Professor Tuomey was appointed State Geologist by Governor Winston, resigned his position in the University, and devoted his whole time to the survey till about 1856. During the two years, however, of his service to the state he still kept his office at the University of Alabama, and delivered lectures to some of the classes of that institution. During this time he was assisted by Professor E. Q. Thornton, O. M. Lieber and others, and in 1855 Professor John W. Mallet was appointed Chemist to the survey. The results of the labors of Professor Tuomey and his assistants were brought together by him in a report which was submitted to the legislature in November, 1855, but, by the negligence of the state printers, and for other reasons, the publication of this report was delayed for more than two years. The appropriation for the survey being exhausted, Professor Tuomey resumed his work at the University in 1856, intending to devote his leisure time as before to the survey, and especially to the elaboration of his notes. The summer of 1856 was devoted to field work, but his death occurred the following year 1857, on March 30.
Upon the death of Professor Tuomey, Dr. Mallet undertook the task of editing and bringing out the long delayed report It was found that part of the manuscript had been lost, some of it was incomplete, and thus a large amount of valuable material was lost to the state and to science. In September, 1858, this Second Biennial Report at last appeared, accompanied by another map of the state, more detailed than the first. After the death of Professor Tuomey, in 1857, the survey was discontinued.
From 1868 to 1876 a Commissioner of Industrial Resources was one of the regular officers of the state government, and four small pamphlets were issued from that office, but the Legislature of 1874-5 practically abolished the office by making no appropriation for the salaries of the Commissioner and his Assistant, and in the code of 1876 no provision was made for the continuance of the Bureau.