Letter from I. A. Lapham to W. H. Canfield

1873.

-visable to place three parties in the field during the present season; and I hereby recommend Professor Roland D. Irving, Professor T.C. Chamberlain and Mr. Moses Strong for appointment as assistants in the survey.

Very respectfully yours,

I.A. Lapham,
Chief Geologist.

To His Excellency,
C.C. Washburn.

Milwaukee, April 29, 1873.

W.H. Canfield--

Dear Sir--

A letter I received some days ago dated Baraboo April 20, is supposed to be from you, though without signature. In reply I will say that I have had in view your work in the geology and topography of Sauk county, and when I see you will be glad to know upon what terms you will furnish me with the results.

They could be put upon township maps 2 inches to a mile, which would show the boundary of the different rocks, the localities of the bluffs, quarries, mines, springs, &c.***

In this or some other way I shall be glad to avail myself of the important work you have done in Sauk county.

Yours truly,

I.A. Lapham.

St. Anthony's, Minn., May 2, 1873.

Dr. I.A. Lapham,

Dear Sir--

I have just heard of your appointment as Chief Geologist of the new survey in Wisconsin and I want to con-