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Excerpt from Radioactivity of the Thermal Water of Yellowstone National Park The United States Geological Survey defrayed the greater portion of the expense connected with the field tests of this investigation. The Northern Pacific Railway furnished transportation between St. Paul and Gardiner, Mont. The University of Missouri and Butler College loaned most of the scientific apparatus used in the field tests, and the determinations of radium present in the spring deposits and rock samples were conducted in the chemical laboratories of these institutions. The field work came under the direction of C. W. Hayes and Arnold Hague, of the United States Geological Survey. Doctor Hague also placed at our disposal several specimens of typical rocks, which were used in determining the radium content of rocks. Maj. John Pitcher, U. S. Army, extended numerous facilities that materially aided in the field experiments. Capt. William H. For sythe, U. S. Army, collected several samples of travertine for us at Mammoth Hot Springs. The noncommissioned officers stationed at the military posts throughout the park assisted in various ways. 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.