The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-11-19

tne "osinao1il1ate,' ,'f0r l0ars OF iIle pela.
oeion2ngio slln iI'linan species, recently
d 'ound lossii ~ ID. M W. DckeIs0n, n ma,
I'VE oi tbs Guy, ~ The Mimmoih Ravnt
near NA'cncz, MiFsisipp, in The same STRAIT.
itnca1lon WIZ, thc bones OF the Megatherilim
\, Mll"dcI, MslRalonyx, the Tama, Cas,roides,
i 4sprd, BISON, Ek, gsanlc Horse, and il
nondeserpl aninlal d scWoEed also by DR.
Dlcke'son, andghelow those Of ihe Mas.n.
lon qua a slralmln containing msfiao shells.
4 iae discovery IS l'e'haps the most rcmar-
sahlc one that has scaaraclerizayi,h the progress
% modern Geology, aud lis announcement
" the meeting nfil'e "Assncialon Of Amer
can ueulosls;s" ~ September excited ade-
4 gree oIinieres' propnriionable TO lis scinnIil.
&c Importance. We hid oinselyps saiiled
hown quietly q Inc op'ni"nof the "S,vahls."
hal, however snclen, The racky s,raIa of the
| 'ar'il, mi'I al lsasl mus be Of compirai;vc-
" rcccni 0rlgln, his rem1ns mover having
oeen before nlind asa propar fpsslin any
.iho upper cfierliary,t,r newer Pliocen) or
oinlf inrma,on' Butths ffcl, IL il DO real, !,
proves MN oi''yc been Tor per cd al least !,
Ic"n'emp"fancouo w'tb The monstcis Of the
olheh .'ins', MAJ, briore tho subsistence af
gi'e pfhie7h ncciiis, inhabItsd the c0n:i2
urnl. I" q colilisiainyina this bone 10 have
'illen 'np M tlssnrp produced by earll-I
quake. or 10 have come 10 us position iu ssr.
efnl oihf ways; but we understand that tln.
facts, az ihey have passed under the severe
seai'sny OF The ablesl geologis's in the
ciaairy, several Of whom, al the meeting OF
lie Assotlslion, cxerted themselves in dc.
'ehcr OF their Previous theories, are
such as not 10 bc explained By a supppsilioni
pt 'hs kind f
hol ONLY was The bone found in tho sira-
''hr iiDn win those Of the anInals abo,e
mentioned nui - has also The appearance Of
eaV'ng been entainbsd, atihe slmo time be.
ing, III lhe npMofl OF ihosa who ought to be
Janges oi slch matters, tho same siige OIL
pellsci i'sslilzston.
I Inc fayini in whtch il was discovered, is
topui mlles inlengrh, about l5o feet wide.
'ni from 30 10 10 feet in depth; but ia
800 10 sue was occupied oy ponds and
,"Aa $3.50 over ~ rue ponds be-
."''7 u'an,u :" consequence oi The earth
'PNe wl''e', aappshea aooii 'na' time, and
~ ~ a't'' w. - 'nc waler mas snce evacaated Fl
W, ~ vs''n'. N wtncn 'nese fossils occur
We 'rc.,o'a 'lla' mere IS soma question
',ho'ig SSon'sls's as 10 The relative antiquity
q basna 81 no -. s". ,..': ou'"o'slGS 'ne'n
ara,. iii " newer
ae,o a.. -, - 80 "',i o'ne's 'egafdlng
3, ,I,;s - Ly'D "'nseii,
! vsm;n;,,, 49, epo"' 'e'efa' days
.;,h NJ n;ak LII 1a''"o' ~ co"hex'H'
""u se",'iu '', 10 inc con-
,,a Ir,i.. ~. ~ n'1s, " ON i'r'ha,i"ls
,'.a. 81 80 "''ssu ''p eqi'saiah' OF the s
~ - ..;'',;s' ~ s''.. no'o,"ns :" 'he cs'I-
i'e " s''pH'inc- 'i'ehd ai our elbow, who
Il or, arsJ, ~" ,'t;".' I..'S ~ - 'ne prooi-
,no La, 80" - = .o''''''on un- o
oa.s,;nn hs,, h". .,', u 'ns - wren mo bone
,vf,.,, ,r vaa," ~ '.; ".' "'eu some il
ngn,s,. II ,ho p1a. Aas i..n, y 81 n',a' "a 'he G
's,''e' =, ne res aeh' 0! thc theological :,
ID agniIamau.,, V;
:, ~ 9 ~ :" ~ "
p"' 'ieso are qHfsHons 10, h'r those w''ohive m
"o .''Sa's !" geological Investigations il.
'u "si !, ~" 'ncrs'ore' tiois' non, OF the pi
'ps'u u'scosef'cso o' se'cHc' have laiierly su
u "A l.