New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
SCIENCE.

of Col Charles Wbesey ION the Ice Movements OF the
Glacial Era in the Valley Of the ST. Lawrence was under
discussion Tho propositions OF Mr. W. are az iooWsi from
tho easery part Ontario along the waters Of the Upper
Lakes as far as The Lake Of the Woods the dr materials are
of eh water origin The evidence this point Is all In ono
direction without anything lead to doubts All the shells
hitherto described Of fresh water growth or arc nu se
or mphibou The formation consists Of three memoei' HOT
always distinct but aceabe close examination In many
instances only one member exists but where there are two or
more they aways in the order BesnnnS At tue
surface ncnated rocks base and reckoning Up
ward they are found as follows;
Frsti Blue notified and red carminated may clay 1c
sometimes only few feet Increasing 70 hnu w @
filing the Like basins aud rising several hundred e' uuO'0
SS5 Coarse wtewashcd sand and gravel in beds Of
small extent locally passing into compact hafd pau not
TIird Coarse boulder drn frequently in layers Of limited
and occupying tue highest SUBMITS OF tne county
IN al me de blsnrs to he GnGeryins rock Al.
we rise In tho series the tho pebbles Increases and also
their numbers aud proportion OF fac materials
Mr.. Wheoy alluded 10 the fact that throughout me axe
country wherever the ocks capable Of resisting the
iiau Of and the atmosphere they are worn smooth ~
some Jescss mechanical force on the yery mpesabe beds
like oulrl2 magnetic iron and traps the Ines are sin eSh
ami sharply cut some Of them very fine Ike the work Of
grnver 10 account for this phenomena Mr W SAID ne was
vii ag TO accept The explanations OF Agnssn ma Dso
derived from their observations on the Alps and OF Or hayes
and Rnck in Greenland as sufficient IN reference 20 the ag
OF ia ali fields Of ice anu neyi Tbs motion % al
ways toward the point q least resistance when The aet
glacial America IS established these obsciYa
tons determine the fact Of motion throughout the ontro mass
The Ice etching ere found 10 have southern limit Sad his
rocks This souera boundary Of the fee field somewhat in
regular general in the Mississippi like that OF
the isoAermal lines north westerly and ouileasiy oa.as
20 the north ~ one proceeds westward III he P9es OF w.
south then hold the position as now the ae OF equal
temperature should have been obue TO the meridian as they
As Ike cncroacent OF the fee in the Of the
glacial must have been very gradual so must US dsap
poarance occupied long period Botn OF t1en may be re-
lime drrac he wiiSdtawsl Of the universal glacier for
partial Encouragement OF the loose materials Inc present
much noddci at he close Such animals ddnot perish
retrcacd ouhey and when the surface OF The earth became
the horsc masoon AID elephant is due to Other causes
have made little fuller sbstraos Of Col whiiilesoy's
paper than appeared in letter Of Yesterday on account OF
the interest which created and The spirited discussion which
Tss morning Association d,ded oto sections in o,der
facilitate the disposition Of the papers, he number OF which
has become very large. and yet increasing
acuoS A-PBYsIcAL scIEycE
Upon assembling in the prepared Tor the Section,
was organized hy PrcE Cofn being selected a. Chairman
aud Prof Perkins a. Secretary.
The President announced ha The frs paper ~ order before
the Scion that Of S C9Ss or zoe so p he had
given Of remarkable pioas recently dicoyeed IN
mineral cpeces found ths-e Prof G. eaIet ING results OF
very elaborate su4y Of the chemical optc'i aLa
cal characteristics Oithe crphobte which c1cra as hayhs
typcn character forming Distinct boundary OF Tue e'as u
Prof ov -oae few r--slrls uron tho paper Of Psof
Cook saying tal the discovery Of nonoEate Is enc o. the
moit important lately made IN slle1sog.y v
uab repsr h. Professor sodderd Of Maine Dniyersity In
yieS Of .ha helse1t di'asieIs 70 oc p Ts
peeuay fea5oHaoe aud inio an SEM sen goI - -
Ti tie a.s 5fsa sss St7. gsves attended .h nan
0-s,e es. forrr pisl by s u-ch!afiy islsI'
,ssnns,',r ~ htw ' eI7on' arr raore lrgl3r,t
IN '''i09.' e'is'' ,aS.sa - i = IN 1 ss%Sos sa i
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ses s9 e,l. IT, To gsP,1, s. St i'';es ua aie
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nj NE ts ds ffoorld rnarPs'' q siene' vi"
lc,ed -, the sgPilioh,. oil, ,, ,,
es Sh esa seilr. ,pioso = ns4 n. strength in ihs
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ri o. % - bosr. brcsl thJ sfons aud ia'e e.
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point sopOi IN % he qaaati oui Tor
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saa ID ,ts ;rasf e..as ,i, lss4nE down r.
produce a sa,' aoe, ine seiqrc. in te
s.sr strength s'sn iiu,d 81 experiment Should DO
sdeg.s "a Ne = 81 es ,-s aF r. .h q, , . =,
aniers 80 eri aaarra sfoo pean6,
lc do tfe 'ian I'D "a eo' l Plate Soaa'eH' VIII ssfy
q c - Ard BY Ode ~ q. g. '. S NSss' esss5s .S
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dteon o. Gog'aa', sed Isr y .. agorns ma
'Iie, =, S'pirS So n g,, "a W ,ns. "a
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eqaa 70 an @ on lHsos iioash soaiI .sl 6e.ois
1--we ate ". FaO4ai.. esiio's Of '' strength of single
pitts then the f-s required to ga .as sg would be
~ imi oa..y ia .eu byosd which rerl aort extension
slsiy p,s By I'D ,ssefcsi.s isa.s
would Losce permanent se.AsHin o'e ~ ~ tension
,se By ,nslnscr other 800 sOuui, no,, ra
Ehlch gias eg ageI wo eapeee trai' sslsou IN
rode fs "a quite 's' a. leave. nc a-<oO
Ihs dac TIE de'd inc ,no s,tst ,hrn mt p4.sr would
a. Trey are 70 20 1,sny The
Paet'e eas9sen e very sniissnt upon y. point Michael
ST. Ps.et Rome il6 ..e wrht which s'oul Sssh them;
II 5s, ,S ,,s es n 81 thai n :. nT s ae
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hs han time, ss,siI eh any
nec.six % in IL into And he mag ifcent cable,
s & Sss s ' s a. S s .s sys nov span
BY The - est la und noeIeusslsnesa ae,rn: ob.
b. - a sS Lew az syeTy sttsr, inch he fol-
q % pressure Of rsr square issh is ,erep
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Jsr .siss L b ibs re-. 70 m co.
~ 10 Irsq1sIe eh The s.,,.........s20
TIE latte, DE lssd pressure allowable by Ii, .n,cm.r, n
sa. sa Sss S' sst nj ',R K. sss e
' ,sna wi'h snsitss hye usually adorte f the INIT
.Id sa Per saos G 1fi he t :S.sn
viii T..% 10 he srS;s ;ll , q .' 2
lerisd BY conre" The tendon { 9ao0 h. q ieyold ile
10 mode q svr tie eonsAusicn that ia ordrsrv we,u,
on h;h IIe'ae .emees eou.'s exceeds mo Away.