The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-09


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FOURTH DAYS raoosHDTNas
srRissrsID, Msss August 8, 1859.
10 the department OF sa,sJa History geoogy (sec
too 3D. shsm =, Bake, Esq C wasa pgson submitted
ne felo"int pager IF "ooservsrons tho Geology Of
,be Rocky Vnsn Cnaip the vicinity Of Santa Fe Nov
Mexko?-
Ve'y m'e wss $ne~n Of the rocky formations Of the
req 90 about fe urnl the gt Of DR. Wsfgsmes,
and o IeCi. Abei ana Peck, lsss-'47 Their collec
uonS sDd observatory served the existeooe OF
'r.,sr'oos 10 maeDs 10 oe vaiey Of g. soee
we're not sons ~ eern ne The of other forms.
uore 10 lsos-t4 Mr.. jules Macon crossed Toe moan
'sns ana mace known tse exsence Of tue coonueroos
period on the ,iopes OF Santa E range The W.
moubtsins are part OF be e. 'at Rcky Nour stem
From lev hoaed points ~ KNOBS -bich scarcsiy sp
pear above The general level the broad paesu fcw
miiet south Of Santa tbrY ,ya1usy majestic
tlusnde f'om 900 TO Is 600 st exteud
10 sUccAescn OF lofty ranges and PEAKS TO the bead
waters ~ 'be ArkAa,as rne' city OF Santa Fe IL
situated vi the eastern bsse " she rs1ge, q, an
a''trde 81 LeasJ seven lhousan fest Above the
A. soW point the ceDsrs If the 1spousRps
cphby o. nesrporph,c rocks probsCsy ousau aud .em
ef'se, and Older Consisting OF guevsore scd
hisiesi WIN isEe Of veins
10 when n pix or ro1 .lspsr In very ABUNDANT A
rioes Dear f~rs not go highly meamorDnosed and ths
smsr 20 hist orBi ,, asbover Ne Hslnpahre orcufs
here On the ope OF the cham these ueamor
pe ss es are overlsd by strata OF The anonssous
tesoo, eto possibly oy nevooan beds 10 hills
spd ees cirscuy esst OF the city the base
beb rcget are composed OF caroonfefous strata
siu BY deep red soil aud depoeis OF
e On he wovntans II po,sioi. that Pc pso
eyu uissic sac ago orear In On asroyo ore mile
,be pszs the are exposed and c,nsss alter
oatpg neos Of R'sy ssnosooe, with OF eluso gay
400 ie0cish iIoestUpe OF vsryi ing tniCkIeEsee anu
20 s-se furruy,nous reD .a ,ostope A, the osss the
iii Ant
ab s abo epcrntss characers OF the coal measures
tne sanhcauon Ia very regular and iIcDes " ne west
he o~sr bees OF eaodstse the Of varylng
ard rao currents NJ the ne Of their oeposton toe
ssisces pes.Ds rpSe marks OF large tze. snert eis
tou'h Of this .xpcsnre there 10 quarry 10 whoa
,oCks N. Of the bal for Terrific
isl ieesia 0utsped Tee limestone Is
hayd ana full Of upper carbon ferrous foess At aqusrer
east the TO upoc
the upfesed EDGES otse slaes at angle
of To degrees. Herss foooo an alteration Of strata
Of tspos,one sfeis and uesson@, with otamnons lay
eYs md probably in sonne places seams Of col. TIE
beos hgoy charged w,sa ercrenites Apo
efss Al spoter po ot by, 10 an exposure OF less
ex:cus Of found, ind with
Il beo bumiuous coal from ono 20 two Ices tnick
Reycuo IN the rsvipe great BODY Of BLUSH Ano
hlsck sbslee With a coral seam the base Several OF
he ovcrofs INTO TO OBTAIN COAL DIT II na-
rot been found in seam Tuck enough 10 b.
worked w,,h croft, The sbal-s and coal are 90 nuco
broken the exterior that IL WAS not possible 10
Obtain correct messoT OF the tnstress o. either
The and divided thu plates oil ers.
aud the sbsies stained oxide OF roD and strong
sulphur odor indicates the decomposition Of pyrss.
sbsles found besufal impressions of frus and coal
paDs. spe, Of these have been examined for
spe corastes corrassoha and sphenop,ers ifoiia
], becomes probable therefore, that in the sandstone
csos q ibe sections observed may hess the eqaya
iepss OF the MsbonlDg sandstone.
About twenty miles southeast OF Santa Fs
The 6snts OF the placer or gold mountains, there are
wok aDe beds OF coal, and specimens which procured
excellent anthracite. Several of taken
.ew years and celrjso TO Santa Fee, but chaaer
sucs, methods Of isbitog and burning &C. DO.
IL
lent, SID csrnot but be very valuable IN that region
were timber rs 80 srsrce II OF especial i'm,
the question as TO the location Of railroad route
the Pacific. Here is, tn all probability, nezhausi.be
auppy Of the most appropriate fuel for locomotives The
strata with which tbss bed abounds are probably the
prclopgatOn Of those at Santa Fe, but did not
have an opportunity Of examining them closely On the
Gs'seo f,eeD miles southwest Of Santa Fe, there
extensive oOrcps OF errpgipous and yellow sand stone,
astocisted with beds OF black shaies Beautiful exhib
tons Of diagonal suAdcston and ripple marks are abun
ant.
The table lands Of tho Rio Grande especially those on
he west sds at the base OF the Sierra Maore gene
ally csppeo BY horizontal layers OF 5aestc lava, form
DR mural isces along the and canons These are
veil described by Leuis Peck and Albert On the eastern
.iope OF tho mountains broad lava plains
seen in the Deighborbood OF Fort Uo,on, and
Il ia found IA, upon the prairies In the
Ieoia,ed mounds known kaobiesr and Wagon Mound.
The former has the appearance Of volcanic cone, now
xtjnct, but with the crater well defined 1t was, In al
.fooabillty, q past cretace GUS volcano.
The mineral resources Ut tne extensive and
ieo. Coal ron copper lead go,d and silver ABOUND
no~D sno worked With probably connected
wnh he recently discovered mines at Pixies Peak the
besdwaere Of the Arkansas.
The ASSOCIATION met morning 10 O'Clock general
Session
lively discussion tprapg up the merits ana pfoprety
Of rule % Of The constitution Of the association which
Isads:" Copies OF communications mutt be made
to the General Anccst,op the sections,
only The titles END ahsts sha appear In the shed
proceedings T" This rule coDJoIty with the one Soco
gives TO The Stspdpg Conuuee the general direction
publications, occasion ed ccnsjdera ole Discussion.
Prti. PIERCE ass decidedly opposed to the OF auy
MAXIM of the papers Be said
having CREST pressure OF business before them proper
Ab,irsc wouia rot be maze out he spoke very eeugy
Prof. Jons b. COFFIN, o, Annapolis Maryland ALEC made
several leDRyKs.
memb The ether side OF tho house represented
the Standing CormIttee the govern ny
herR az the covered,
Prof PIERCE ,efuted this tea very warmly.
|, thep G, cioeo that TO morrow evening the fna
meeting the Association should place Hampden
ball al ~ O'Clock, and tie 'onvenio break up
The meeting then aojoured and the members repaired
their Tesp* Give seotioD ro0ms
Section AGA seceon both subaieided In Bee
son A Prof Sllmsp IN The chair the programme OF
SATURDAY hevnR been left uDnshed on account OF tue
xcuIaop 10 Amherst, wss ac,ed on TIE Was
barely touched.
paper was read by Prof B. sillmsn Jr. on the dis
charge Of electricity nrcugn gas MAINS sso on occasional
tmhouIes OF the atmosphere at night M observed on
was expected By the uuscientGc portion OF the aud,
epee wou6 pc one OF Unusual interest They were dis
sppointd Ii matter Of fact and scientific toe
paper wss read also by Professor J. q Coffin the
winds OF the southern hemisphere and illustrated by
Diagrams
Professor LOOMS pronounced it TO be tho result Of too
ucst extensive Investigations this subject that hal
ever made IN this country He suggested however,
that further investigation should be made in the polar
system 80
The aection adjourned without touching to days pro
atapme.
A paper was also read the European storm Of De.
cember 70, 1895, by Professor Leomis
IN section the programme OF Friday was slightly
touched
paper vas resd by I. S Hunt, Of Montreal, on the
frrna,ior oi ~ psuD aud msgresian rocks.
The foss, whsle OF Vermont again exhibited ard
svtkeped much curiosity.
TIE members and their lady friends all delighted
With excurton OF Saturday last, especially those
M rnters who for The first tine hs6 then opporuni
., witnessing Professor Htcbcocks valuable geological
cabinet in Amherst college
Drawings Of Wood, EDDY & Co.'s Lorteries.
DrIAwAks EXTRA C1Ass No az s. 1859.
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