Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-05-18

49, A.'A.N wv N|..HAA A"NH ANAMs -
hardly kno- vhethcr BE intended Cor pubE-
cation or no;. "a ~ contains a vcry dIs-
tiuct expression q rs ,iers. vhich ~s
think Ill o. coucurrcd IN b. az Mo exam
Inc tn subjec'. Ne give Il 90 Our readers.
u al b. sen thai D. distinctly disavows
che thcory which seem. perfectly absurd
and Which 90 lave hitherto undcrsiood hin
% susfaiu
Want % time has prevented me from no.
ticine your rvuarks on nv rccrni art,c,c In
year paper on Pctroicuu,. an I would not
nov troubic you Nth ihis note. ~ 10 uoi
that a uisarpr, heasioa ssiieniiy exists in
your nind in reference 90 nv Own opinions
on ihc suljvct.
II you unierstcod ne A. an advocate 81
the Oh thcory in The production Of pefrc-
leum. must plead no, guilfv. Al leasi. IN
believing in tie sbsurd opinion advanced
by some thar ~haics ard other fshes 81 Inn
u'cnse size gave Up iheir o,esginoas prep
critics 90 form P-troicuu. Your extract
from Prof. Wi.bur's article y correct a. far
a. 20 cocs. H. confines ~ product % -
troleuui ~hol.y 90 marine vegetation Now
souid not limit ii 10 that alone. bat rath-
eT q both animal and vsecisb,- matter 81
is;in. in The oocan. Ouc las ONLY Co 70 "a
our osn scacoast ard SO hoE the animal
and vegetable matter acrunulatcs IN BIDS
many fcct ihiok IN the form 81 rnus.el mod.
Clay. sand. vegetable and animal matter
ar rro-nisruc1'iy uisct. S-Vposs. a. ,u
the bcVonian Period. or rnorr particularly.
IN ihe iiaailtoa -rouP 81 rocks. a. thcy ~.
80 a. bo'h~cl AM Viriuits. ~tich are made
up 81 bcds 81 shells. co-ais. ard rrubahl,
q large quantities 20 vegetable matter. hat
these tci. on orr coast hai accsnu lated
several h1-irrl feet in thickness al thrn
had been overwhelmed by ofhsr sediment
arr matter and by thc deep ocean it,clt.
ar sab'ccied 90 an immense prcssurc. and
90 ihc iapse q cognficss a-~s D. erfombcd
there. % vo-ii leave a. rcsult p-ulac,.
sob a. Ne might have anticipated IN the
iorui cd petroi-am
There is VEN of hardened prtrolcaua ia
Huisboroert Co. Neu Bruns-i-t knoup
unjer the naus oi Alb-rtinc. The .hale,
IN vhieh o. d found are ainost Eicrail,
comT.osct a. thc rcmairs q fshrs 4. q
dific-lt % hc.irvc that this "a. formed
from the rrsna.ns q these f.hcs unler Pc
cuiinr Cirrumstanccss vould no, dare
say positively tlai % vas formed b. "a.
manner. bet o looks uiorc reasonable o.
my own mind than any otter yet proposed.
supgose thar % Casco Bav should BE- sd
deniy ovcrv heiucd to-Lay 9Th q bed a
sediu1sut ana that also should bs covered
18th the OCEAN and the temrcraturc De- Ike
thar of The iropical regions. we sl.ouid afrr
. So thou.and ycars. perhaps much sooner.
have >haie rock similar Co that in Cana
ia saoauiinE iu retroicur, suI fo..l re-.
mains 81 hell f.h. fshcs and seauced.
TIE nan ~Lo positively a..sr,s ANYTHING
on reference o. Nafurc'. operation. uiII b.
pretty surc io lai modifying cirramsiance.
vhich VII materially conflict vifh o.. opin-
ious. 90 many are che divcrsities under
~h'ch -ature carries on Lcr operation.
IL reccntiy. ii Lad been supposcd thar
or rrifra-y rocks a. fhev aboand in GA
ford '"an;y Aai received aboat al the a,.
ieriion they were capable 90 from rcoIo-
gisi'. Bot Dos uev opinions arr sltan-rl
vl.ch ~il undoubtedly materially modify.
% not ovvrfh-ou those o. tte Pas. We ~
ar't zee De trutl uiih dim E=h,. De a.
- oontiuuc o. care or vision become.
clearer The positive u.an forms Us orin.
ions 90 BE frsi Eiimmer. TIE second slrLi
j. usuaiiy thc best NIT