New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-03
REPORTED FoR THE TRlBryE !


OF the Committee 10 be given 10 the officers OF the
Columbus now going out, in order 10 further the
views of the Association in thoroughly analytical
examination of The Gull Stream. The nature OF
the inquiries NAV be cleaned from the following
subjects 10 be inquired lnte
Course and set Of the stream.
Temperature Of the water al different depths.
Depth OF current and velocity al DO. do.
Fluctuations Of the current in gales Of wind.
Character Of the bottom in various places.
The difference the edges and cestre OF the stream
The limit force and set of difereHt currents
The line OF deeusea soundngs 10 be note between the
coast and the Gulf all along the coast which would
he Of great value to approaching the coast in bad
The nature, exten. and course Of the Gulf Weed.
The places appearances &c Of any drifi wood some Of
which drifts o Mississippi and is lodged on The Tor
tugas.
iceberrs and the currents around them.
The strength and durability of storms
Meridian attitudes of the stars
sights on the take p NJ a. well as = NJ.
observations. ,,,,,...
Formation Of shoals and splits Of land.
Fishes OF various Islands and what are preferred io
Volcanic regions. their altitude, appearance, &c. &c
Geological structure Of all Islands.
Rise and fall Of tides al all places.
Corals monscua. fishes. &c. az all places
And for all this an abstrac; log Is 10 be kept.
The Committee also say that the prlsmalIc ezmuih
compass is TO be employed mounted on It's TRIPOD,
and placed abaft the pinnacle, and TO be placed az
free from the influence OF the guHs and al! other ter
rugnous matter as possible; and the difference be-
tween it and the ordinary compass 10 be also care
fuy noted. The entire absence of corraline IN the
Gulf which is always found in similar latltudes IN
Asia. &c is to be carefully noted as this IS sup
posed to indicate counler-cuuents OF hot and colo
water at different depths and on different Sides Tor
this IL is proposed 10 use Sykes thermometer
These observations also believed will also bring
ont proof of the existence of d deep shoal Ponies
south of ST Georges Banks. The coast OF Geor-
gia shows that the Gulf stream on quitting the
coast of Florida does not run due north as before,
but TO the northward and westward and THIS Will
explain the apparent problem why the Gull stream
runs with greater velocity of Cape Fear and Hattie
ras. Careful observations are also to be made IN
relation 10 stream OF warm water setting IRON The
coast of China to the northwest coast OF America;
and ii is expected TO find currents we'll marked run
ming through Bherpe's Straits along the north coast
of America into Bafiin's Bay, and also along the
coast OF northern Asia.
The Committee add that our ships have got ali the
necessary instruments except Sykes's thermometer;
and the skill of American officers is so proverbial
tha, the body of information thus collected would
be invaluable.
On motion, the Committee was continued dd m
6nitu1, and the Report accepted; Report TO be ma
,ured by The Committee and Mr.. Redheld and
transmitted TO Washington to the Secretary OF the
NAVY to be sen, OUT IN our ships of War TO China
No remarks were elected by this report.
Papers on Oceanic Drift were called tor None
came al the call.
The President called for the paper by DR. Reed,
on chain OF cratic serprntne rocks IN Berkshire.
He stated that the chain begins al Canaan nm, Co.
lumba Co with the Talcose slate. The hills are
crowned BY slate, or greywacke, bu' melted so a;
10 lose their sIary character. These are carried
down the hills, and over hills and we &c on down
the valley between the Canaan and Richmond
Hills and thers meet immense masses Ci these
Observation-Disclosures by the Stale line. we 60
on through II richmond Valley, and hnd % blocks,
10000 cubic feet IN SIZE, ABOVE GROUND go on d
lille South, cross LennoX Mountain into another
valley. and there meet more houidcrs: through
Stockbrldgc, East of Lennox Mountain, and meet
them again, all OF the same geological character
Within about POO rods o! Canaan, slate comes 10
the surface and hence proceeds another chain par
allrl 10 the hrst-not specimen IN the valley be-
tween. but many South OF the Southern range. he
uetamorphlc rock crowns The snmIRll OF all ms
is an intermediate range between the aIcose siatr
Of the Taconlc range and The sranwackt west OF
the Hudson. The only reck III stu IN klchmond
Co is lime These buuideTs have no scratches;
their angles a-e perfect they have been brought by
water. and This side M, with care, seems To
nave been mark ed on them, and attended 10 edges
and angles distinct beyond belief. The range Is
30 miles long, and enly 20 rods wide Ihe hull
crossed By the boulderS Is 100 feet higher Than
Canaan Hill, the starting point They form an I'M
broken chain OF rocks the largest aud most nu-
merouS of them are the Eastern side OF The hills
they cross: a few are on the Western SIDE.
Prot Hitchcock said il could aot BE- accountable
on any known theory od bow these bouders were placed
where thew Were II remarkable 10 see THIS chain OF
pouJers for few rods wide and miles in length, Ike The
grading of rail r-adcarret over the h' III an "b'fue
directon-an unbroken chain. We can see The outline
very clear. Edges and angles sharp and unoioSeni u
goes straight TO a pom, for 20 miles and then
AZ sharp angle Of IS degrees What Iceberg could have
CARRIE. them sl that sposome half as large Is tins
ROOM How could II de;ach them from the paFent rock
How could carry them in bee line N This way and
carry them ohliQuey these hills 200 feet hish: IL
answered BY some supposns The ice 10 freeze ROUND an
slalt-cr TOP mounainand then immense earthquake
10 come and rock Them on ana THESE p0HEes 's
Dr. Jackson supposed il owing 10 the eXls-
fence of ancient Lakes, and their freezing the ice ana
water brought these boude-s aud len them or the shores
Of the lakes We hi. going in Lake SrteEi.f now
every kind o; boulder Of The Upper Country IS iead
sea tered around >ault 81. MateoF the outlet oil TIE
Lake.
Prof. De,ccv observed that Prof Hitchcock had
shown hs. eeeerys Sc had carried large blocks OF gray
wacke OF Catsk hills 1900 feet high into the Hou'a-
tonic valley.
DR. Barrett said TIA, there Were enormous masses
dirty quartz lying Niadietow1 rounded oval
Ike an egg ana st Ike lapstone. one in fron oi NJ.
Bacons norse aud shape. was Called Bacon
pudding these lying sever7 feet above the e'e OF
The valley Connecticut had the isnd risen on which
they law or had the Connecticut River fallen Had We
ans means of knowing wha; he hight OF The Conuec-
cut 1000 years ago: Now the Nile $50 miles ano'e It's
mouth at Phe is 81 Zee, lower hsn Il was 1900 years
ago.
Pref. Hitchcock said that the terrace lines along
the valley The Connecticut; alone show that the veE was
once Al those heights We have means OF Sl2sns It
within any historic record.
Or. Jackson said that the ancient pot holes II eei
eep in the hAdes. granite the tops omoun'sins dividing
Nerrmsek ana Connecticut fu OF pebbles and show
hat the Connecticut and Me!rack were once connscsed
IcO feet Is the high; Of the mountain on which ;he are
found :,
on the Frncoaia Mountain 90 fee; py Is in size a 10 eet
deewater aowinc through there now-csi eeaDiln! eH-
aunlc Of the connections o: different streams no
cord carve out 20 skuiy Ii should BE visited oy al
scientific persons.
Or Jackson said. that long before me present cen.
.irrp erc eer1ie ADORE he wsier ms; have passed
through this mountain gorge between Tie AeInacA aAe
The Connecticut Rivers
Frof. Silinan said thai no doubt the true mode
"a Ice and water: but their great power