The New York herald., 1869-08-25

q 'hr .,eozbic Rocks Of Vermont, very dilicut
subject OF observation. Professor Agassiz stated
that in his opinion Professor Perry's observations
had done much establish the precise character OF
these rocks.
some new Mosasauroid Reptiles from the green
sand Of New Jersey. Is proved from The tnssil re-
mains OF these reptiles though their form earnot be
powerful animals Of the seas, and prof Ably In ap.
pearance resembling the form OF the mythical sea
Professor Blake's paper was an interesting ,rea.
tise on the peculiar elongated structure or the
,ausa st LEGALLY aeas Sewpo SsT which, according
pressed and distorted by ter sion and pressure after
having been rendered p Astic by an elevation Of
dences from congo nerate in Arizona Territory
which was made OF aste OF mcaceoas sch,st flied
wn Se S va ous sizes and elongated and
crate. They app cared to nave been drawn OUT
ana and compress. a by tension and enormous pres
sure EmlneT 1t geooglsts had maintsined that deep
seated rock were frequently rendered pastic.
anu tnat SUI N as were not much exposed to the
ton OF the or became softer than those on the sur
lace. Arguments were then addsced by Professor
hs b.ane As substantiation OF this theory The dstr
@ uuson vi hard rocks had been found on an exten.
sve sC Ale IN the hanks OF tue Sierra Nevada noun.
tains fI California. The constueralion OF the pheno
inens had left Nj. Blake to the conclusion that enor
moV ana long continued pressure and tension, at
wv derate elevation OF temperature although not
~ cessarly so, had been sufficient TO produce the
tLoecuat movement Of these apparently unyieldn9
materials Mechanical force alone appeared TO have
been the agent
PROFESSOR Marsl6 paper on MOsaSaurOd Reptiles
nom the green sand Of New Jersey led Prof. Agassiz
10 remark that the examination OF the Mosasaurod
remains revealed much that was new TO descriptive
paeontoloey. lie was not quite satisfied that the
remains showed real serpentlke affinities. The re-
sembanccs OF the mosasaur0ius to serpents nc
Thought were rather OF the synthetic type than OF
affinity. The articulation Of the lower Jaw he
thought IN no way corresponded to that OF serpents.
Section held only an afternoon session Archse.
oogy anu cthn0lOgy were discussed. but the papers
were not large In number. Mr.. Porter c. Bliss read
paper on 'The Languages OF South America and
theCass'8cation OF the Indian Nations Thereofn Mr..
Bliss said that he had found in the centre OF the Ar
gentine Republic, in the province OF Santiago del
Esero, people who stil spoke the language OF the
lncas though separated by nearly Loo miles from
the nearest portion Of Bolivia, where the same Ian
guage was spoken. He considered this people to he
the Incas, anu adverted to former cassihcatons of
the Indians upon the basis OF geographical location
He spoke OF the characteristics OF the various indian
languages ana TO the remarkable change within two
centuries from the mOnosyllable TO the pOlysyllabe
form.
The following papers were also read:-"On the
ArrOwheads or the American Indians and Abo-
rhymes, Illustrated by specimens" by John A. Warder;
'ExhiDltlon OF few Interesting implements, col.
lected by K. w. Haskns, from Indian graves on the
banks OF the Ohio, with special reference to the
boring OF holes In stone implements" by i. w.
Putnam.
After the reading OF paper by Mr.. L. II. Morgan,
entltled IA Conecfural Explanation OF the Use OF
the Embankments Of the Mound Budersn some
routine business was transacted, after which the
meeting adjourned till Tuesday.
1he levee given in the evening by the Salem Board
or Trade was q very enjoyable affair.