, 1869-12-15
ACADEMY or SCIENCES.
The Mound Bull ilders-Interesting va-
:. per By Or Foster-The Whea-
ton Mastod0n.
The Shores Of tg1e Lake,

AcademI Of sc1enees WA held lsnt evening It No.
rs Wshasa asouue.- Tne chair was occupied b.
Professor EDMUND AutIawA Thu Secretary read
tue minutes ot the :ast meeting, vpich Wese ap-
proved
1kxsA reported GnAs thirty boxes Of spcrtzens
bsd teen received tro,a tho StuIttsoolsa 1ostt-
tt1tote, I detailed list Of which Will Be given It
the next meetloR. Several other donations, not
.pssaeG Me1s a,.o m 5ecfTs1 sSc,,,on ,.ron.,.a
snd isans of inc CUT 81 Ae1,eo and taa ooa,t *
scaueIn4: The r porr was adopted.
The Committee On the ReVtsou Of the By Lawn
o1es tor sesicn ii dc neIf meeting. o-"''"~
Dr. Potter read a1 etas} On Al antochthonous
Two Eo1ps q sfI ~ Tssg ieana R9s2 @9uo9s
the n1sa group, tierea aknI', oao1y deco@aosed.
weIe foand. In TIC socond mound, near Haase'a
e,1ns aad some of an unknorn rtee oi Indians.
'ass Fss ssss @saa q 81
aaoed upon Tor n long peEoa. Ae
s's sue aets % .s2 e sasts Z sti fes q:
lcarnea gentleman drew otagsxns Of the skuils
on the blackboard aed technlctisy explained
i eWstd, md N me . mound builder i ls ms
1a ne nj ~ ,hs ds
X sRssssf j. rssf n1s Psisp'e'0Ssa
ending tbas the Iudlan aHu'i VAS hruusn, aud the
Caucaisan intellectual The nRu1e Of a head Ap-
Is a fns piohabe Contour d one q afuls snea ia
tho oean: The :mont &. .oulldeks hare leit moou-
snrs ef ths1 ;. e.. N soata az cses,al Asfc9
nothing erdur1E2 a rho feault Of the raee. Tna
reason Nas tnzt the animal pleaomina1ed IN the
Thera was nardly head that Was perfectly uni-
| 1oHm; every ha1ter kno ~ that Nnere the hsan
sase raA eonp1esssd IN ona d,seenon, mas n,,v nc
| Rluu waa next gene Into Compared With the
Indian It Was smaller u braln csIaei'T. The
| Teatnnic, Tor .natance. had - Inches. In some
| andent American cr2nt1 there Tss no forehead.
cont,neat racc Of people sifhout forehesds.
TIE pelusianE, following the etanple Of N ante
nor fzoe asea 70 dtsasuss their oxa sgn,!a ~ ~
| eAts, Tha Au8trsltan u supposed to Be, intel
icctraIly, the lowess Of the human race.
Tne eas2y WA reF1 Interesting to the tctenaae
Il IA referred 70 , committee consulting Of Dr.
Boyd. D. Wooasorsn, .nd " v ee:snfosai ~, II
Tno Chair called On Dr. Briggs for remarks on
Dr. MisRs xa,d ne found abou& half tho bones OF
= very largo specimen Of ua1todcn, not the largest
Szuwn. raildeveloped anlnaL Tnefe was no hing
remarkable about tho Wheaton msstodou. Mas.
todona wele becoming quite common. y, hopes 20
Dr: thompson reok the cna,r, and tho rre4tdenr
proceeded 10 spcsk Of The shoFea of Lake Acbt-
gan. The late md II. currents Ike sne oceAn-~
the water psnpg mp On the easteIn snose- Thar
,TS F no1 san ons soesn 9p ahs
jdiy. The wsves ID Tho soutoera portion Of the
It, every time. from ten to sevcutJ.ave tees far-
ther soatt, There wss q rdge along The
se1s dser oa,,s ct e'1 q Q. 1ss sne "
Tnc ihelr On lne western saore Of Lake A!ehlRA1
T. Sssp = o & sf Mcssa
ra1ruW met on ohs Of taa coti's- Opposite
pten IN eru.tun Of sx feet Jeaf: and The sane
l on The opposite Canadian shore. fn front Of God
eSas aoa oa shs ee
,esr. Fiom Evanston o A4ni;a SOC tue
elGssn IN ,ts1 e. gssss s
q the shelf from Chicago 70 Mant,o voc va va 5 .
miles q o!Dos. lo9r miles, Tue preasn1 level OF
ssd stocd II ts.ersi Levels maiols At taree d!eI-
sns ls,els 1ns highest lessl ~ !, ssIest 81, seose
NOD. ne Wisconsin hlis ana ri: !ea,oo *ste
Tdrfe 41Ts Id o<ea tas 70 % eesca iiue. ioani
t,ei a :, 80 ono nss tss money! nv
heeo spent IN iooting Tor thetn. ETe,y
,fsel hs% ,!s n.1 eeasa s ,tns s Tses icy a
TSe xssss IL seniad i @srsses .Sieh tx eee.as M
l =
[ pe1t o<d WHICH exteudet tor miles sfouDd Cat.
! esEo. ltaeblEE be,onA E'nnslop- The apeakss
| Nent tnfo MtnuttE ~nlca viii appear ;%nen TIE
/ pape1 y published Ia full IN the proceedings o1
tne acsdeny.
! The interesting exercises then closed
4 Men. Of. War-Somc Big Shtp& that
are Building for John Isuil.
The Keel Of one Of the ttpiczl n1st-clsss Hrtss
Nsr &ntpa lot the frsLfe haa juss t,een f2a a
rortsmouth. She besEs she suggestive ,ltle o.
peTastsunn, ana along VITA her eaosort, 1ht
. | Ttu1d de1eT, TO be shortly commenced. wi
take precedence Of ali the a1idtinR grade,
, | n The BIf.th rasy. Htr length u Es5 iees
her extreme breadth g Il feet ne2u dSait rs fecf
g snd tons burden, 1, 100, old Measurement. She Ii
y to BE- WORKED hJ Two engines OF 900 hotee power
| atd ber estimated sped 11 Set do~n st 19A kuou
3 per hour. She will be able 70 carry 1,6o
. tens OF toal sufficient for = three weeks
p cruixe. She u TO be constructed Of
!. I She, Feu1Iua tut1et principle, without
shy attempt to unise, By the addition OF u1asts
+. sais tne chAfActeIlt3ea Of tE0 dIsttnci t9htiuI
ships Beitg. then, nelihsr adapted for I cfuse
Ear RuatdshfR she ts simply doAlIpR bltserf o
Il euoEDuus power. She viii c1fTJ tWo sayIetA an!
: on each viii be mounted two thltJ.ton g1Hr capa
bis Of t0fos sho$ OF sII hundred pou1os weight
uef atsee are 70 be composed Of LEAK aud iron o
EeaslJ hires teet n thtckness, constituting Al y
EcE plating rhich Is Intended to make her tn
naott impcnet11ole ship Of any navy. Nhle he
:. ca. OwirR to The Absence Of any waft a!oft
= e1ew of mo hundred md mtg men will II il mid
be sutctens 10 Wo1k her. She "a 10 cost ~, ,od
y | m RhIh