The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-25

AFTERNOON DISSATISFACTION OF GEOLOGY.
Prot FusTKR IN the char.
Prof EmoSs made communication on tho Peruyia,
and TYiasnc systems Of North Carolina accompanied by
reference 10 maps and iosails.
Prot AGAssz remarked at the close Of Prof Enmons'
com muuicshon, tina, Il Of the mos. important
pupers on geology be had berd He had glanced
she iosss and couIi hardly give reliable opnioa until
As h.d studied them slosey,hey deserved seycr1
seess study-but appeared 10 him that they range
ever Immense pcrod-in fact, from the upper Jcra 70
she lowest Triss.
Mr. W. .. RFDruLp nude inquiry 70 the portion
sf The Fossils exbihed, when led 70 general couycrsa
rnn In which several members participated.
The CaAIR then called on Prof. DANA Tor his paper
aS um rlAs Or rEvnsFExI-vT y GyoioGicAI msrcsr
or soprH A,rEsIcs--BY JANIS q.
On other occasions, | have discussed At some length
sno outline and surface features OF the cOntnents, the
parallel o. Island groups, and tho relations be
tween Of tho Continental borders and The
srtens Of tho adoning oceans; and have euasa
conr % eluclda.e the great principle q geolo
cal dyraGics which al the basis of these character
hscg Of globe. propose AZ this tins 70 point out
NE relations between the opcrat this principle
agency and the special geological history Of The Norts
American continent
no renoer tn application Of The subject Ineligible
- necessary n review broay the fundamental nts i1st
u'.,sa &, Tor thts purpose would direct yoar aian
don 10 Mercator's Chart Of the World wh,eh the
whole vs. open 70 examna,on-such a chart being
orasr observed among rs pers, and the sylables which
spell out the principles
'yon observe IN the FIRST place the great oceans
che Atlantic and the Pacincooth widening south. and
co.ttng vast ring Of ocean around the South oe,
vhue narrowing north ana uniting In small arctic
ne Indian Ocean third north and south ocean; but
reaches north only htiie ways beyond the equator.
Az The Atlantic ess than naf the breadth Of the Pa
ctAc 90 the American continent Is res than half tn
breadth Of the great Orient including Europe, Asa and
Aftica You see that while the North Atlantic trends
m 10 the northeast and the whole Atlantic zigzaR
camel with nam northeast course, The Pae &c u
vosth-est channel longest diameter being right
q, x,e< nearly with the trend Of The Atlantic This los ge-t
shmeter moreover has the trend Of the Pacific
ksnds Tor these GLANDS have nearly parallel course
all through the ocean the New ieorides kngs wills "a
veariy parallel lines In the body Of New ICELAND bow
syer and some other parts, abe transverse trend Of
Eastern America " represented.
Nos what Ia the relation between the border o. the
continents "a 70 features structure, and the extent Of
Me oceanef
Iok frat 70 North America. Observe arst The general
-, ctiop OF the confirming " the prevalent raacs
Of the globe the NE and NV aud thus giving s TRAN
guar form see The low Appalachans facng the sm All
Atlantic The lofty Rocky Mountains mostly double ine
Of oeirhts facing th broad Pa iic besides secon
tcseng arge Cascade ana sierra Nevada, nearer
the ses May not say, A. the height Of the Appat
cftsas Ia 10 the sire Of the Atlantic. so ts the height OF
The E<sky rtpee 70 the sire q the Pacic2
In South America there is the same relauonthc low
Brazilian mountains the Atlantic side the lofty Andes
On the fachc, and the later exceeding the Rocky hodn
ins nnoh 50 nth Pacific exceeds the North Pa
clio; so that we may mke another proportion, the
height the Rocky Mount dns N the North Pacific 40 "a
The height and boidness o. the Andes 70 the South
Psiac.
In the Orient the mountains towards the Atlantic or
tboss OF Europe, are ow asd linn ed compared with the
long and lofty ranges Of the Pacific SIDE and these sst
Inferior 70 the Himaayss tue ..ubimest heights OF
Me world, which face The indian "A large and open