New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15

made for the Society by DR.. Palmer three 81 them de
teal with the three principal qualities sold IN tne t"s.
He then proceeded To give an account OF the e,hoo ny
which the living sp0nges are prepared Tor market
DOVER, NEw-JERsEY: AMERICAN INSTITUTE
OF MINING ENGINEERS May 25.-Filth annual meeting
Held at Dover enable members to become acquainted
with an resting mining region Numerous excnisiohs
were planned to points In the vicinity Inc annual To
port was presented by Mr.. II. W. Raymond During inc
past year three other meetings have been held one III
st. Louis one at Hazelon, Penn; and one ut Ne"lia
ven Conn., at which Ij2 members were elected. There
are now ADJ members ALL FIftyye papers, many Of
them of great practical importance were communicates
these meetings. and the excursions made ~ reg % -,
Nun ne SeT S S easuer reported balance on hand
for the year of 2Gi The Council announced as inc
Committee appointed receive foreign mining ehgit.'i
md metallurRs;s during the Centennial, Messrs T. H.
Coke, Thomas Egleston j. Alexander and u, " Ky
mond The officers elected for TIC year were MI hicA
apder L. Hollcy President, and Thomas ~ Dro"n 40
Secretary.
PYILADELpUIA: ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCI
ExcEs June IA paper entitled "A Critical heVie" Oh
the North American SaccOmydr," by Dr. Eihott ooue'
u s. A. was presented for publication aud referred 10
committee Prof Cone stated that the fossils known 10
occur in te Santa re Mari included ~ % Species all
OF which arc mammalian with the exception of Jour-
Three speces Of rodents observed, also three OF
CAMS two OF Rhinocer0s, and Mastod"h already u =
scrbed The genus phoepS was distinguished roi ma
,oros by possessing three remolir teeth ana II" hE
odus and L. jeme-anus. Anew species of horse was de-
scr,ed and named Hip1oMeTiUt caHimortum. Two
spcces Of another new were Indicated under Tue
names PsiancLcand HumPhrySicnH ana H. c"cn'o'""
new fossil rabbit also characterized ana nhn'eu
Taa9irx sGucf9ta. Mr. PIERCE stated tbot nc hah o'l
living yiblios and Bacteria in the substance oi nsH
ce.r.tod nerve fiber occurring in sound teeth Ia when
there had been communication with TIE outer ar
Mr. Wilcox described tn. course of a hurricane when
he'd lately crossed North Carolina. The track Was omy
about quarter mile wide, and from the way III WHEN
the tres were thrown down, the wind fopdpiy "oh
iInmc THE Committee to which had been referred
DR. Comets paper the SGcc0mBdr, reporter III ''oi VI
s publication in the proceedings. hr. jog. WroH ii &c"
cnrod ~ fnding of specimen of s,narrkte, Weghins
20 pouudr, in Mitchell County lni aop siOhio ~ ~
geological explorations Ia the Rocky MONT III r'l.' oI
which tine cicf results l. The repetition oi me
he'd. Of the cast side the Rocky Mountains on ie Wei
Structure Of that range g. The fresh water orien Of the
Triassic of the Rocky Mountains lchiir'y IT." @ s
seuucn!ly OF land areas there. A. 1he discovery vi
great Eoccnc bsp D. The discovery Of me ahssn'e
of the lico in Crtac-ous No O. a. OF the extern % Tie
Jur: ssr beds and their everything - p,nm. A.
Dr. Le Cnte remarked that ttc observations o' MI,
Core With the eS?cIon 81 .ne ormc ID the
seSaiiors made b himself IN 1867 Dr. lie Comic tHeii
Gc~eihd # rmr he region embraced in his snryry,
%bira dii no concde exactly with that examined !y
Mr. cols the latter extending if"in ia az 10 VI
Jrnc Nr Mccran called attention 70 the fact t1at
although the double lowers Of the uoii,t rti'H re- t
CHie ,,rirv had This yl lecn 10 otie a. the Other
kindf MI Meclan also alluded 10 the subject oil lhectiS-
or.t, ,anfs and exhibited specimens al SGi f"fe"d rare
oIor,s Ircv we'd nv him from Or Mellcawp o SUDtn Tar
DINA. ! discussion rcl9,rcing the reruiaHts I'll lhe
genus Sarr0ccnfi was paIt ipat,d IN ~ hcsr~ thisn
Coates Ia Comic. Cope, li>ie4 ~. ana 4 II HMti me
snjo,f of the rtGtp Eus aul ne plans suggested Il"
it, cNiirpatDn were discussed Y MrN-S. }" OH NO
mig, carson, Roberto 1pcalmaii, Bryan bisseH' ana
Cope. -, -, .-.,,,..
fron fnr rt-rU.racfl mails ~ the Rocky Mounts an i>
Tbcy belong 10 perals i've srec.'r, one oi Wcis !''
who's s. cs one found in coproitcs Among ne nu't
remains wee ;,vo Slua and crorodlr TIE l'tl'f
forlu probably l1riodont aud was named 'U"h,fGi
cfcri.nri1. Prof. Cope referring q a report "hcH
hal d.. n furnished 81 PORTION ~ the last mecilns
,fr.i that nn ,inhl shed arcorf ~ the gcooc' 0 tt
J.. rtio nf -NieNIc0 dcsih IS him Via in q - ne
nior 10 Tie appearance of BIS own. aud tat br. /"
(,u's orr, aini- we've rudir on line WEosc nearest
ronf Of approach tie region ulner consideration u
about 100 miles.