New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-26

viii tc &c mut''rnt a at tie meu'"'. fce'ur's Of
str,rue riq be ssn- kroNr. a'd co nPtctf de
,r,t or - ht e eel, b, poStihle Ttr pr.,t PAGER
T. ntrI o,d TO rtrcut ony the fact ard m uoc OF my
su,vt, with ito Pfincpoi II -tue. Frt', u |@' 1r
ttr "a that thc s0n II t1c m asnfo 10 not on
nfcIt tua the sys.rn Mac" oGt 10 NttIerp P"oDsJt
NeLiauLo Ead.rI Otio 1tcre raM s. OicAtto ni:rous
q y. lomtI te upu he iJi chat" (uln ooe to two
fundreu Get th,ck. macsivo. honogcccous, fsrusi'
IL, dou CO.. IL in rbtc 'Ac' 1t ~ whole, bst
slp.lr T,Sli Of I;s layers much OF II ODgle N
o.po,on, and prcon ins ueg inccnt eH pro--i"" OF
o.y.ge rt8ry y,r'lC Il wbcL often CO Jetai, ms ts
the HtatjDCetoD. OvcS ts II the -cues u j.'~f
Goa I'D titu tie B'xnu MeGsur,e, and over all the
Pittsburgh COpl BED, the b-guuing o( u. Upper
Scrts. The purple shees Cfthc barren m,s ures are,
however wn, ,tirg-'h.T Yisce being sappued Oy FER
ruguous sandy shH.os Ia, cou. beds IRE msstIy
iCtLt.fcd WI Hose of TIE head wat.S Of toe Quo;
10y limestone compaI ions for thee are almost Gu
tir, nbsrut nor by beds o ii0n ore, which are rae,
a. sn which, at GIy ratr, lG'c reliance ctn be placed
hut by Ltr order III TIC oCrc~, by ccrt4 general
charHctIr ara by thtT rldi ions to tue ~ c0nslon'
ei1to--tbc CLc at the bssc Of the whole s!sem, and
other ~ Il base OF the middle member OF the barren
u,casuresa rock widosp ad e. the true COO lomcr-
s,e suc kn"su tur Mdhuniug nd IOlc Ia the hear
OF t;- rock is wUkabe I'd, and between .e Ana the
lover cOrg'OmcrHte are two olhors WITH i0T or bvc
small btts-tho ars beds from five 10 ten fo thick,
The .,-ecr ones fIt m One 10 three Ia Tue bSfcn
hiCcp ser.cs which are 400 feet tIck, are several
ycII -msl sts.nr Of caroouG eOu3 mater. lne fr's-
tnrgh coal 0nc 2V0 feet Of the upper C0a ecre', VIVA
LO workable bcds as Yet known, but with Que thih
In esioIe p, the Tcpcs, nsvc Of the htn' stone oi
Gicct bur; there 20 feet th H. occupy the foE geo
lotlC.lly highest sumDits OF the ba'in the ~gOic
,lickpess Of cCc measures IL VII cb l. ao0at 900 foot
TIE structural results Of the survey are ln.ero'ug,
for they exhibit section the vLO!e basin seven
or .l IN lies we DIVIDED by main antona! luto
two prllc pal tu uels al these subhyidcA INTO nu-
p,.IUu, pstfow syuclin1ls or s<omps, BY asys"m oi
borfcb. .cka Tot pa,alel to it, but trsver-iog the ba
.ut1 thor I'D. uuI fssliI Ity A.
IL WIUu ug H. O Other Coal 6,o-, INTO the red sh1e
yailcys through the walls OF cngismerafe Tao
larger OF hs, synclires form norh eastward norm
ttiuiunl knobs OytrIOO' king tho great valley Ot
To.gh Cie,k k, bu! south-oostwdId da,tcn out -'opg
the cIest Of lon, rate which ru1 very Ooqu7y
ac,oes ttcm. Their strength, rOsrvcr, IN tnc red
sbss, has ye. to be deterGiccd. ard sugsest here
tiat know # pO!ut OF deG III a uc'urA geology
ntr, voIthy Of elaboration than tns very Giflc4it
problem Of cceruinius by sufficient Dum5er OF tLor-
Uusby wOlSec out Examples The law OF tho changes
up,u ugonc by our nunicious systens OF small
eu'icns wherever tbey pa-s out from the ma,si 80
talds INTO the equally n1ssYc, NJ, more plastic, clay
loi Ii atiOns | well remember certain very cdnOus
seOuettco speculalons upon this point of Sir Ja' d.
WhtlF ey Leary twenty years aGs, which he wds led
Into BY bis development OC the geology Of the Penn
tyYaia anthracite coal feds bus which there at
hat time no possibility OF de nonsaating nor has
there ooen since. beheee that the olscovsry of tht
law wi be III q good degree the s'itr mcnt ol tue
Qutttlop whether the wdv. theory OF Rogers OF the
pIest theory Of De Beaumont 70 be adopted. ln
ths CoIItctloL tie cpIyes Of ioadioP ctOs.scoOa
very significant In this cross 8, ction II Til 0e
perc6 cd that the doP slOp's are cOnmUDly opp2Sed
10 the normal dutct,o-tba. is, &c. the sUutn-taSt
iIett ad OF the boIt- Jet-and, my eyes present
tvey CyideIce Of ell OI7gm purcS co nprcss ye and
Lot Of OIIgin Cue to lid prog, ssOn n either
Otct on. IL the Terrace Mountain aOss side we have
The only instance Of oy-fcuIn to the epst wol,h |
remember TO have seen. believe tus II th. IN tttor
of TIE IoTn al curve NC have been much mi>le1 by
Dihkr our sectOrs too afgehy nos measuring the n
caitfu y ehoGgh by onnttiEg tho sasl!,T fexCeJ or
IaslDg tDcm INTO tL. lagcr ones, aon by aOwng tue
eye 70 be csptured by the grader feature, OF the
waved line which has tLus a lea isncltully iuto
rhy thmical eq.ences and series Of Advancing
waves. Every coLtleuOus Appalachian cross :, ctlJn
.nOud be Lot only cDeiuly Eeasurcd IN al lls
toe gepcsls of It's curves from end to eLd cal
pass at ence under inspection. ad be dis
used wlIhoat prejudice The ahr0ptntPs OF some
If thee BrOadtoy aItchuals, cUnpict win
the percIa h,tne.s and rtpse, cry reuaik able, aGd
ID 20 10 explained, far an sec, BY notniDs 1t
sioe pressure. No tdnis have Jet beea discovered
ioct two, but crushes etc., are Nc ncr-
Cus along the horseback. Tne col is universally
slipped, cut s.coni crushed and hitherto has been
iouLd Ict 0Ly hardest but hckest ~ The steep dps.
vo'y Indicating fact counec., d VITA trc formdtOn
o coal itqui'cs noro pUrltlve proof than L cau at
tseLt g'N, viz ~ tn sDyh ire OF iron dbOuA3S
iR mr. SyHcI'nC!s. Mlntis aha ,nXNIe drivers insist
pom Us uuib, tuUt wheIe Ihe bed 10 inclined sveey
tae coa . partr Gld wLcrc ii e Hat the coal Is selt
ala con- pai atlNey Ic1 in snlpuur Inc plOtvcarOUn-
ieICus coal measures beneath the r"1 l.e are rep
I, scntcd IN tile region Oy more beds Of old X
slae CoutsinDg little coal. Tue su 1carh JuiierOus
lnCstole aud lron are asO pieot s bu, NOT III III ch
tcc. hope To hc atle To present at the next met
iLg IF the Association q perfect mtp of TIE r. glon,
I'D as least very large tpeclIien vi yrgc, able
Sne, iIOA. the cd ri &c bat irOn the coas OEcr-
src ana some statement VI tDe paleontoicgy # tue
tor.D.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
N,CIlOS GEOLOGY AID PALEONTOlOGN.
Pro-. HITCHCoCK, In pl1c, ot BIS son, spoke OF
sh ell found TIC sandstone 0. the COGnectcLt Al
Icy, IN he midst Of suatp OF mnen ms IN kse.s.
bis shell ap,ssIs t. &c The lowct waive vi Spn@cq'
t.. IL EmOpe IT in ouiy found obOYe the chdk lie
80 spoke OF remarkable IL Anpc of prcssaro in the
aaO.tOre III tho quaIii-s al New4 k, Now Jersey,
" kich lea to discussiOn Of otbvr iIS.aaccs By
Prot Jenes ual, CN. Foster and othors.
Nil W.. T. BLAKE followed VITA piper upon the
. D.oyYapby of ibs We,teru portions u The United
,talCh
Owinc to the email number Of persons present on
notion Of NJ. NHITSIY, the Association voted that
be iuItotr reading be GI'Penzed With Until Monday!
sI'TIoS o. ZOOLOGY, BOTANY AsD FTHsOLoIY.
Dr. NEG>LASD lead = paper snowng, what has
ouIe be- denied, that tue &c ahho-oephAl have
tesnal as. Iols proves th.t they impi 1c tucir
ts the uouth, aud not, haa Ucen supposed,
through the sugiace of tie body generally.
pIOt. BEoC KLhsEl made few rcniks on the DIS
csyery eno Rhizopods were n4ei Up with the di's:'
talion.
Troi AGAs.Iz said that he could hardly believe th,t
the RliIOpUCs we're ANIMALS, although waat was sup
port TO lie tLtr heat beat every teH mhutcs, and
ibelr food was taken through mouth. Tae c'lls in
the .ursce OF the tin had fifteen twenty distinct
Iukaons pei minute, and hey could aot 10 supposed
~ have hearts IN them.
Dr. WIISLAyp coud not suppoe that they were
OF auInah. Tie time OF tue he sf..bea. wa once Il
minute t. He bad ~Ctched them hour siter hour, I'D
they t.oueo 70 lin TO have al annual nOuon.
Prof AGAsslz sad that the s2orco Of ..me Dlau!s
had rspia motion troegh tbe water, aud tle. they
eyaGea Y, stsccs, but stll! they were only seeds.
Piof. Aossslz thea took the platform and said
paopoee to lg,s,nt 20 this A-eQcIsu0u qsper cut
b aciI the Iesu q! som, of ny invesga.lJns upon
tte Development Ot animals; and Ia oidcr 10 alude
rr..t thl-c. IL, % ~ a L