, 1869-10-13
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Lecture by Major Powell the Eminent
Explorer.
Tho Colorado Canons.

I Explorer,
Tho Colorado Cauon..
Thr regular mnhthly meeting nf the Chicago
AfAdtIny u. fc!ruccx wns hc:ii 5rssrrRy evening,
vi their ta,lllItE o, Was,ash avenue. Tear yum
Isnrs klStet 1T. l.anrr In the chaIr The H-cFc.
tnft p th titEutr. Of thc last terting mil Then
r,Hl itr list Ut t'utat1uts to tfle lncxs,sdl n1d
:IsHEj. .-.
tntAtt Fatirr Alalc1 that hc hnt rerrnIy
'ishcn nti, Mr. Fly ssInlrr, tho r1p1orrr o, ri.
,a'.,: ihr s!l.ss..lpt, Mouni.. anl ,,nru rscnn,,
~hubl rur firEr und deliver srrics Of Illustrated
lectures nj toht Sufficient merely 10 rc,tut,1Eso
tim. TIE c"la.al thnnsht thu rt.'.cnt ircsarc
systtn haa iAcx'lA~ pu5tly sensational Unn WIN
ttald ytt"rrtase could initiate fanksnncsa, or. IL
the ret'' Ut female, pretended 10 10 woman,
,t!1 city large enough to support series Of ieo.
tsves OF higher nud tsuteE character, like those
/ '"e.'ionu4i t'y Nj. h4lulrr.
TIT ula ter *ae referred to cnsnnlIttco COM
s''u.,ron, 10 rsl"r: ii shs ncxt .neniaK
lf1,IAk aCltotCIL tfSTRrNEkTa-
lIs Nianey txhlbfed 10 the audience the aurgt.
Il tn i of IN Apache msscai nau, which bud
ts.tu taIen ftan ouu U! thokc lndtiluala who hatl
Frctr| 10 stnrpnG NIL Gtluslou Of hlooa whrss an4
,ne Ms wonn.'.sl Waen any one WAS nuIt =
;esh eaf @ q n was placed on ~ tne wound an' p,
7htfe we're renewed When the hemo.-
:iMae eeated: The Eound vas completely
Win hcroe, &C. The treatment was uot I'D far
nov wtuud-. The Doctor went on to explain
~ detail the uses of the various tools, which we're
vi Of stone Most OF tntm were for stopping
HooLls nsdc ~ nrEnws OF halls.
sEH MEMBERS.
Tas Commute or e. Mss'',e5htn : 1ecoppeaded re- Z
ikrt,r, autf uIInond Stone. OF the Dearborn Oh
tcrtaturr. ......
A ballot was hal, and they were elected
FLORIDA knKLL AoEspS
Professor Simpson then read paper On the
thtll mounds on the YES! coast Of Florida, par-
ID acres Of ground, and were nfty feet high. The
{'rnfcsst'r Ind examined zone OF them during The
W,rs t es a. tse 11atn 1 he
were Of eptCtes Fill existing ,n the Vicinity The
Presence Of charcoal, ETC., sh,wed thst nfes had
lsi mads the e ss o1nd builder 1he
crrutautailon 0i cast-sway shels, and The conclq-
'son Was that many oftne heaps were built up al
AZ rlaees oi rsfuee in cases Of in1ndaton. Tnai
suuta explain rhc presence OF tho dirt be.1s- Oae
~uula II mndc On top Of a mound which waa Sub
LECTURE BY PROFESSOR POWELL
Major Powell, Of tie Colorado Exploring Expe-
.:!t:on va thea introduced All addressed ne 20.
:1en, Territory ID the western half OF Colorado,
taost IF U;ah, and part Of Arizona. II was once
I
'ti.xs. Any man who had ll,,le lnaa-
rnce: and eeuld get Two OF three lodges
oula t'srt on andAmake a pe. bAaa,
lis hat divided an one othezx- For q long tlmc
these Chiefs na,i not been hesrttasy. Most Of his
tee W ,as o.
RAJ ctts AID Arsches: but. when those Ind,sns
"Ia,1eai ntsret they drove the Moqa!1 into the
themselves lie uud stuile1l taelr language, and
ciEecsen TO wcsrA AS for noons, tnere was 10
59s sr Ut tone change IN
comparison. and .Eey used . word meaning
t':eFy " 91ea. ien. Lke chl.drro. they dwest
is.cc,Iar chafas,ensnc o!.e ha, mi only to Sei
tie ords tut the force with which they were nj
t'red ID Ielat'on TO zach other. The, hsd three
bad great nurbher Of proper nouns, and learning
| with them seemed 70 consist in iratuin1 many
aS G assse "a that
Hs never ,.s knew ,,,s1a them 70 use any meai.
ss'i...eos md ,'t souss '' one scs cd'!s @
troubled with acrofna was brought IN. The uedl-
.lne man began to chant, and a dozen 1aaaas
taan put the chfld's feet Of; his head, lay down
aud noNled aid 2esticuiatcd, took water in his
mas 1ept up for rye hoats tor ., many weekL
| lhe Ttes believed IN one God vim had two IONS
The elder = as tad, and tue younger good Tney
ihc ta,ncr gave the 5onnger a champion clad 10
! stone, ard An antelope which was al eyes The
'ldtr brother was wont 70 go up q mountain.
IT, an.e,one sn ~ m, % st % H.; ~ tr;os
the next mnFnthy- F1naIy, the antelope aIept TOO
sa'e, The champion vas Killed. the younger broth.
Ierref euted the epir,a they worshippcn, and tue
:.lLnals were the earthly representatives Of the
fane fptritte rhe evil spirit vas Represented hy
the woii. They too, 9s1e natnes to s.ars and
Tho@e people now lived a1uuni the Canon of
the Grand and Green. both running through
| ,aDons. The UiniAh Mountains. spurs OF tae
waufaten. we're Gu. through ay the Green. 4,
ihat range WAS an immense geological section,
lcHtnnip9 with the tefta5J ROCKS and pass'aa
4 sliprtan rocks. tue granite was rot reached.
Tue rocAs we're con!ofnah!e owh 10 the carbon
!sas h ~ einm By s19,'oa
sandstone isttae,; to taat The ss@e Series rcao =
Il ibe r,n'an II san' an'. ie thoashi inc Esliry
"ss Il A.,c during tue process Of uphcasAL The
rnnttant oeanee In TeoloEcal lttne, re In pa,s1ns
a scxlon Of soft frsable sandstone
tgSsees s'sn, IT., 1 n,.1 one wns5,
ErDken down laiernily by Incoming streams, III
sheJ cane 10 po!nt ns.t LATHE White Niver
.,s pes eaf s Tne
w+rc not continuous, hut numerous narrow. lntera
:nlons PIT ~: wh'c' in turn. hsh tt,e!r eannn.
IN h, thrsc ann,.. ,h,f ira rt,n,ry wns inarccs
.tnlN Thcrc VIVA a lt,Ijr rsRr ami puw Rod Tue,
s'sf ii VA a!tne.t tatn tocs q ,a, f'n ffern
,i. II, at,i. .t,v mi sna NJ, rs,tte iir rent II
n; tntct II II ttYea yiins fhr y ALI rjaIi
| ,nttIcstir viii tafrrxi rnhnf,a Tim ya1lrf vi
fn,n nt, tn thrre ln,I,ltr,l ,hr,is ,ir nnb thtr
ri'rn irIs Alul hjia ttu t,i,Ir4 ttHh II was If
! :nit jut,t'ths n ihe sref ard. ut ,hr l,l1hps.
i ~ mere ttts,h. ri 1t jhIt surn t.Uf 4 ,c,I
,ia.tn l,psr tuts,crsrhirai jrss,4rr. wrtn d n
i 10 hi,rA,Iu,i tl tlr t,Ar, IAu ,ttirtpnrn IN thu
| lrai,ir xtui thr tnrt l,ai nj nsr,y tHdll tsirt
n ~, lrrt, ~, u,t,w,1f.u III iuuruls rn,hs tIrtu
ar tsiH,tt q! ths,aile,i, ratlr s..lrf *at,tsnn,
~Ill, istss,nisl lr4,a ,,f dRns. Tn"tI tltnt - u
! | ~ N,.t,rtltltK prFns,, r,xks ~A imautl.l
! | .tAuvn pal.1ainnr, and .rst t1,,,artlrt,us. IN
ttrr falI thslsh Jhst In \ very l0filliua ra.sas
hta NINA thlfhi NTH WatTf tnt,DI TIN fltrt r.
MN fneI it1ts Tho t,lHtxs wrrr thrY ufll,RFkai,
as jii.rT S1rstt. Ihls ~ afr,ul ala Ir., 10 III
t .is. MnAt 1T ltlia fail calm IN ~. miles, Nhrl
'Asrr wrrr four nr ntr F4pits. Ia thn frst rapid
l.. The rstsah Mn9nfntRt, 4 ran with Rrrai fa2''