New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-03

eepper from Isle Royal Lake suPeTgr 70 NE on'o
sgan river raf, OF ice.
Prot. Rossrs sald that before rh.y could estsb-
sh such theories thcy nus; hrs; prove or presuFpe s
permanent suorce.on OF the present. Continents eeoN e
level Of The and &c challenged p-oof OF t- rom ~
one as he had often done before: Il such had been NE
there ~oad have been great oeeaa nee marx 20
SHOW when and where this Continent was suo11esea hn
in he midland vaeys OF the american states mere VIZ
marine deposit n proof Of this no marine c.aEs o. ma
rine shells In the valleys Of the Ohio, or AnF o. tio>
gons There proc: 81 the ses iA1 9oui.
a. time from the ST. Lawrence Gown through L.Ne
Champlain, making an Island Of View En-a.o s.u as
prUo: that ann o: the once ran iroH sAe OI
70 ;he Hudson River making ISLAND OF the upper PAT
the State OF EewYorS; hut there WAS no p70o1 '.A'
this whole Continent had been submerReo as Inc sene
InUn insisted p!s.npposE-. He mus lssI On Aeeo-
Ing for in another way uy volcanic force actng on the
great OF the North. This would pTocuec 81 me
wonderful results daily otherwise astohshea ~.
Bodies OF water hurled along with TREMENDOUS 'e'OCi
viii carry large stone suspended Tor otg us
lance From The mouth OF the River Aa1zon are ooiles
Of carried out b. tic velocity 81 Inc water
great before they sink Ana IN tAls MA S
force f-on tie North meeting opposing force /; IL
very natural that these angles sho1d be mus iorneN'
IS described By Dr. Reed az the chain OF serPertshe
boulters in the paper read them this morning -
sudden upti0n Of an Artic sea, upheaved o volcano
would be equal 10 al the phenonena OF this
Bu; surprised that the subject Of wares oi tas
a;io,. considered In This reiiion waves OF IAf
aton are caused bv movement Of ;he whole boy OF the
sea from surface the bed Of the sea- Who can count
CD the immense force such amcviHs power Inc seat
ae I've So Wv s,srdss nv esr,aouakes has
velocity Of 80 miles minue-twice the veiocy oil souC
The .arkrudis Of L1bon Drsir soeSt01 o. 80 enormous
[oes CO.. ~, ~ " ~ 81 a. minutes
a.. 80. - - -I,,,.ga, "a r-e,, volcano bursting.
" . - ~, 80 .s,, $40, sr-oss the southern
ort IN the Arnc sea tarowlns 80 az 5000 bI.
@ ir ' orSnc NJ the c-eat crust Of the earth; in
their course ripping of all the projecting cTests OF the
highest hills and leaving them where we nnd mem a'
os-,h's s,I-f.cc
Prof Rogers continued In Z most eloquent manner 10
cabst te theories of the dynamic force iceb.rss, SC.
melting carss Of these deposits and 20 by actual
data the precise velocity OF certain and streams and
the large number OF pounds weigh; they would carry TO
given distances.
and hills Of Ohio were formed under water-there no
necessity for sinking the mountains-hey were under
water "eie =. " ~, snc-r,s,ed wifi
ice Ii n suppose ,ha, Prof Rorers power vas set
IN mGuO . oeaSs be.a anrie. mrb thus be formed and
,Sns all these theories are easily lccOneeab with e.eh
o,her ,,., COCOON, 80 .oco,,,
M o Of be v,Ieys in addition TO The other
matters alluded TO- and explained the seo9sea
ma h re 5c and oher places in the vicln.
| II! "I ,I ,;;.i 90 ,s,,,a, NJ boplders the for
OF 'e 'a - ..s ~ b 80 ale, could all be ac-
for on the suppositon that the suOstns and raising
the earth'- surface gradual
Prof. Hitchcock moved 10 lay Inc suolect on ,Ho
table it generally formed the dessert OF heF enter
,ainn.r and now bid occupy the place OF their
d,rrcr n an her He hoped however 10 hear Of again;
he believed The understanding that gentlemen should
be allowed TO their ice and water in quantities TO si
| themselves. (LaughterD
| The subject was then LAID on the table
Invitations were then rendered and accepted LOT
al, resont iaudinc he reporters 20 and take sapPer
with Prof Shepard and his beautiful collection OF
minerals But the reporters had much work 10 do that
they coud MOI avail themselves Of the Professors very ap-
! nronrinte COURTESY
! prof S,Iiim1u then said that ne would be on the
=. - ,ar,,,a a, o,cIoct ready 70 conduct
orluse ~ ,hs ton Of me Eaa Rol so as TO get
GOO, ,cy M thc curious formation Of the surrounding
country
An unfinished paDer on the Fossil Fish OF the
,ad sac tas road nv Mfr Redned for his CON- and the
meeting adjourned.
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The Savans dld Sot assemoie qui'e Puhc'ua'iy 81
ter dinner
IL, o- ,.,s reod h, a voung but mod
N 'N4N ""4N l"t~' 80 -
est Saran on THE Atomic Theory
The General Committee were then appointed oil
=, t,I ,o-ons
the loho"ihs Pelsons'
Prof Dewey, B. sillman, Jr Z. =. He'ElcA'
DrJackson, DR.. Bnney, Prof Rogers
Prof Siliman, ifoi thtchCoSAi -. , ,.S-.'N'''
Mr. + C. Herrck was appointed Treasurer.
Il -e -.,,ar.s ahort
the Geology OF western Ash ne sS ~ c.Icaraon.
mems rom Noun. olympus s Roo ,ecinsns OF series
'par-wee very Az S nr,snio he ,,oull wr,re
" lN.n .. ~ ,,as cr,ious y, 90, n bottle of the
aoout hSi eau Go. AID This snrnc he received
water Q, ."s 49, 1.,,i.h Con.,I Al T.heran which
oo'ue VI ~ i.s I9eo r,ues on bor.el,ck The
nus nav eo 81. ~ tho rarr from the Russian
CosH So' 49, ,,saror in tho pay Of ,sra
.'3in, 81; ,o,,,a,,s 90 aud III. the hottie far
pal nc '. o s w. is, A. analyst, Of his water
out Ia lnS ga W n' ~ ~ aIns Of sod contents: Of
gave III ioJU ~, anaI ~ $40 of cubic inch
ga ,b-c il irce quantity OF suiphure,ted hydrogen
ana Iy5s Of IAN and this Is much larger pro-
n,i b,, we generally fad In sulphur springs. The
,n,t give Tins:
s,tnr, At, -s,,s , 2 IoI1r,rnesi,. grains J. 10
ct,srima '-' .i0iCarts,ua,es Lime and
t ~ sl0I Marne,ia ..... 4-ls
I'm IN, > i.I0li :yn.IIr, and do 49,. i-l0
sou'uii' - .. - ~. -
or thrown INTO Inc form OF s"iis ti-s. -,
Sulphate Magnesia 81. 100 Chloride Calcium; ts-OIu
Chloride sodium - .7-i0o Sulpha;e Lime ~ ii-iV9
and Magnesia in gen .--...-..-..a' i-ioo
solution -. % s6-looI
This water contained iodine and no broniue; IL
hattie Of Caspan water from close the shore only
gave grains Of sold matter in 1000; and nearly one Of
sphrreed hydrosen-a very proportion of the lat
fer indeed owing 10 the decomposition OF The spEates b
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