New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-05
N~eyu-2)ork Daily @ribnllc.
TIE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION.
Papers and Abstracts oil Papers read before the
Am, ricnn -sciets tvr the Advancement OF Silence.
mississippi VALLEY.

On he Ffct Of ne Rec ag.h0 ~ The aAnuaIy iaRAatsa
Lima, ~ tLe M,,,I~V7i t"'tS upon IN P'"e'" HainA
81 ne T.. mt 0md tac NGrIgaf0 a. n4! Hteer. ~
ANphiw bkoWN, ~ Nrlc't
At meeting oi this A-so,At.ou. held st PhlltdePha
Splmb,r l-is, your Committee on tae Mississippi RIVER
r, h. m then n,veslg tons OF TIE waters sud ed lSu
A. that yreat STEAM were by resolution drr ted -
,nu- th.ir with The Niew Of as'rraung me
Ir babe eject winch ne reclamation al n -ina'y IN
ulcAtec hand vouG have up"u me Improvement oi rs
ir aud be neral h~lh - the c"uiis, and Any
o;h.5 lmi OFT NJ facts il connection WIN tDs suplsc
Trey ,hrr,tr- swan the 's-s7r OF th- opportunity
r.st ~c.iu,N sUhg tnt following - luOusi lon u
pm ,t,rIvaus> IN accordance win tue terms OF Tue
resolution va Ih,t The reclaim Mon Oi he bDt,'n or
svf u lanes when "a been or less successful
pc,.s r great number # years aid of ATE very g"G
.fn ale raiGciv Ilsrcud b, meaus OF system % sf
lc,.l 4ritArkr-i', 10y WM n : ln-ud-t ultimately 20
l,,i,t H. NJ e ~"t's &" 'h7 rVeF 10 th'r irS in'e
cisitt,s. vii og 80 has octu IN very c'lsierAole
ct.r already .r,t-o Al nugu'' 81 the general
ih oou.isy i'uuo 90 riv- oeen more tata IL
m m r-iio 10, reclaimed hnus, aut - ~ Hd7d i
lie .n.rai,r f III, Sautry change th.tii .rAe eva
Gtii % TIE y.uai u' Uptns 81 sc" !ncs AID 10 The
i,.id,u,, -. cities and t'"A- in thcr Viclni'.
I.uu lon. coIi oo-ervuou supp 'ted by Coz cur
zen testimony, your committee entertain u'l 'l- -
,Outt b.; -hI IL occupants OF these los Net ins lay
secure pel-ci uuit. from th~'r ulasGsic e-f by
cars them Il q forests, and buogiug them nio cul
tvior h,n n, II exp 70 ;hr action u the AID
~ frt- clr,u the atmosphere, al rru Ter the
ltaihul - tfe Inhabitants. ana contribute largely 70 the
s.lubity e." liz c"unUy All ckp~ren7 has snp ~n
tha there B.stHs Uat aiu IN these l-niS "Aea IN =
exts,o 60 p~uunci tnrr stag alt hu Dilry an1 r.
ar n su1e ItWsIc, Cd such reel NATION All ca'iy liVa
81 90 speculation -, been -nf-ria'oed with r-'p-H {"
n, Itlt ,s,;g ~iu Is proper c0tAr 10 ta5 vtst
b Oh ~ a-r o. 80 ZEN 'til VNvrprrHts So many hln
oi. squsrr u,-, q. o. t'un i.ui Fears aav~ been -u.
i.t 20 mas io lrac c,l tmb -Jkinents tCI1 9l,say
h- s,rnni .lsuug NSr.rs they received o.. r
O. tutsTs ooiuitui,Is heir way ~ The oc--o AID
orlI r,N-fs have been t,-d lrcf tA,t Il ~u1 AK
u,u-s Aro~. q vsiIc GEe waters Of me ris-r
t..lr y-tv.- r.t' ffey VII I'D toe r.iin r-v.-e
tI " own bed sid h-hcr That .ny general sy-t-n #
levethg tt Gt,Is 90 the uv-r within mis- If Is
che, u+ would Ice inPrsrtic~hi, and ii prt.tcApe INK
.,i NJ - trIGuc iauCGtt tae l,nd. alr-,d,
a. .rto p, h- present ur"u,.Qtrabs entertainments TIA,
tl.t-c d., ID.
Nov ncw,y- fo-uii,sls the force o. thee arg ue4ts
nav st, I'd 81 st - Ut hey ~ DE- i'1ad 20 nave u5'r
to-, ,t,ai, fn isrf and What -Xper'rus- Tiers j.
sem, - lra.t 10 co.. iim then lnspii 1-n r1isnou.
T. IS G. 1- ni l.t-d thai ihe 81 '- ex'-n' ~ c'1n
- ~, v0h these surplus waters dos Is rapidly uGd-r
,te,r4.t pr, si.al CtGug-s ~ Is settlement and c1t
,.t, ina, trtsfi, inferred thst such mus IA SONS
ts.,t have us eject upon ttr r-aiFr qua ny ani c'n
c,n Il su. snf-r- AI- Qst.fL NJ ir"A ne ttnl~
s. st.rc hat be- iouuo tCuitl-ut I" the pT ---iv7
a. linen EFT al TIE river hin - bank th-r- 20 Ger
faI ht less 90 lear Tum al uncue @cc4 NUS oA oNus-u
ty such cor dI nel .
IN th- rur r-p r. based the BIS. pro 'urabs ct'
Oh ii, ,u,i q v.ur Cuuu d-du~ed the annual qrsn
f,tv Of .rg-o by tls Mississippi Ngert0 Dee on
>Jl p.rts Of the ran wattr Ealing a. tne Hh'e vN-y
.stru+Uty NoIos'i'n of - OF ptrs no D. tf- y
''- pt-a'r1 Tt. -rlor @. a.t-d ,h - yr@'..vl 30
,r-s.r'f Zoe rvap oct.. - .'ns lef ron me
&c f-r.s .f IT, prl4d+t f~ st- anl cnJ.-q 90
-Agsrt I'd CO. Is'rs ic c- .cior O. ne saa aud Niu
viI.h b.iuu.ly We. Calculated o. Gao very
af'rerhtr II evaporston az thr isllug At r.
3 ctil .i III aueous 'nat-r 10 t.- an rtere of the
Dew A. -n'A urogtess.y, iaTFo :" ~ 30 "fs'- ann