Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-09-13

n Oeotogtcat hamose-
Iiavins INTENDED for some time 90 D.
present AZ H. annsal meeting q the Amen
can Association Tor the adrancemcut 81
Sricnee. ~hirh va 20 hold 30 scssiors
Al Burlington. VI. from the 2isi o. THE = ID
% Aurust. il occaTrct 90 us thai rocrcatiou
All Instruction. might De- comoined By
uaikinx a--oss thc ccuntry from Paris;
thas crossing Al right angics both tilc Whuc
AMI Grcra Mountain rangcs. Thcrcfore.
upon thc morning 20 Ausa.t sth. equipped
With notc- book an compass. wiit a mini-
mum q ha--s-c hall dozen ns in an
All shoi nth an old an casy PAIR a
wriking shoes. ~e lrfs thc o. Hilr sn4
stroncd aicu= ~ ~ easv rate past Shows
Faiis. West fs-i-. B-ysrt's Pyssi. ~tc.. 90
Bethel Thr 6rst das's yak sas intsn1c1
oalv o. test the ccs3i;ion % thc Walking
sPparatus; and even t-cusy uilos "a the
bat Of An Asgu-t day !. sulhcicut ior thai
supper inue iosnd - a. Chsndier's. here
hberAl aPpiioation Of cod water. = sab
sianiial rrpast. and ball an houi's rcst
chased a-ay al recoiicctios % III beai a. ]
fatigue q the day. ard leit ~ IA cool
~oskisg order fcr the mornin..
TIE -als from Rebel to Gorhara or The
vsFiy, Il th- Audrcs~c-rin. !. not ssrras.
81 b. Any -aik ~ Ne- E--iRnd. % re
sane iensth. - Tar ~ - nay Judge. The
douhic iirc of u,ountafn- with thc valley
between. the winding river. thc ~ide inter
,al, -i,h theit nobic el-s. ,he scsttercd
houscs ard re cultivated f~tl. - ,aryine
coior. nisrcd nth tie ryfr, shin- green %
~ woods. combine O. make a .picudid
rano-a1a 90 ~ vhoie distance % twenty
miles Our object. hovcvrr. - this part
that portion - tn vaiIr, ~hiCh runs from
wcst o. east. In order 90 detect any tr.ccs
Of arrien; glacial articu vhirh might he
ich uron ~ rocks Before ri,i-- ~ ~
salts OF ihi- par; - a. cvp-ii,ion Iet ~,
state t-irfy -hz; Is meant ~ the A.
cent GLACIAL traces.
L. ,he AlP- Of Switzerland All - Italy
immense bodies ci snow accumulate in The
higher part Of thc mounia'ns. uhcIe The
tenn. raiur, b 90 cold ;haf no melting can
& on. Ttis snow D. hy very gradual
pro-cs. converted into icc AL vat bo.l.r.
oi iee thas 80 ihe Alpine valleys. and. ~
c. by thc pressure % ihe unconsoliiated
suov a. ihc upper part % The mass. move
dovn al thc rafc of from CD 90 go feet iu
a yrar. Tbc moving % . mas oi icr. i
may D. a doEcn male. loaE. a mile ~iic,
and a thousand feet deep. . attended hy =
Tremendous grinding upoa the rocks over
which TIE glacier move, AMI. ~ eafculcl
cNanirations. geciosis's have become COM
siaccl tLsi in Oh tirse- iLe,e great bolirs
OF icc n4a,t have covered large tracts uh-rc
nov iAcry is 90 icc. aal uLcrr nofLsne haf
th- fac fsrro-s cat in;o as rolks rcuain
TLcsc iurross resemble 90 precisely tie
sane kind q line. nos being made in :ic
Alp thal they are consiiercd by seoio-ists
a. positive crilcnrc of thc former move
uscni o. .ar-c bo-lies oi i-c o,cr thc F1eks
90 marked AM .cratrheI. Now therc D. a
marked diHcrcncc % frst d. Do between the
glacial isrrors IN the Oh Woril ana IN iLc
Ncu H. Esrope tLcsc narks upon tie
rocks a. found in ccttafn uoaniain "a
r,oas and aiEays pointing towards tic
b,-ier Fart q - mountains thus .ho-ir-
thai itc glaciers u3ycl Iovn hom ihe up-
Ter rrgions 90 uc 90 ianls This fs al
ser, plainiy seen on che A'ps. iu ti- noun
iar- oi Scaul.nasia. I'D ~ S,ota1i and
Wairs ID Ancri-a iovcrcr tbc traces
upon ih- rorks appear O. have bccn pro-
dscci by = ar more gcncrai sd a very
s.1c sTrcal opcraton. From thc Atlantic
to thc Mis.is-ipPi. an irom Lahraior o.
tie s0tk parallel Of north iaiiiulo - fn-
farrous spon The rocks having 90 constant
. crneral direction. g. C.. y. W y aaa y
J. to =. T.. : AL :. W. A. % iniicafc ihat
az Serv r-olscri b. somc conmon cause.
What tlai common causo ua.. 81 by %
uleaas yef undcrstood - rroiogists ani
vr vli r1i atop bare o. cou,iicr ihc rcrs
aeueroas ezTlanaiioas sLich have been
ezrrcl aPou ihis ma;tcr. We va iu this
piu-s 90 refer 90 d.f~rent r.as. OF
glacial isuous. which uoall seem Cd
indicate. ruutras % fhe deriaraflars a
A-assfr All some otir-s. tLat beetles fhi.
grnerai oprratioa. uhieh hls occurred over
81 WIDE an ara. 'i'rc have l.een shat 90
may eiI iscal glarier- e o.--rns..rs 90 ics
whieh belonged especially o. certain moa1-
tain Er0lps.a-l novel to~n tir hr-- val
icys connected sita .a.l ml4ata.as. ac-