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Holmes, William Henry

geolo- Harrison county, Ohio. In 1872 he was appointed assistant on the United States geological survey, and spent eight years in field work and explorations in the Rocky mountain region. In 1881, when the survey was established on its present basis, he was made geologist in charge of the division of illustrations. He has edited Hayden's Atlas of Colorado, that of the Yellowstone country, the eleventh and twelfth annual reports of the geological survey, and other geological publications.

HOLMES, ZACHARIAH, architect, builder, legislator, was born Sept. 23, 1853, in Sweden. In 1871 he came to the United States, and was one of the first settlers of Rapid City, S. D., where he has lived since 1877. He was the founder of the Swedish settlement around Black Hawk, S. D.; and is a successful architect and builder. He was elected a member of the state legislature in 1893; and again in 1897.