New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-28

evidences would allow In the cases reiefreu w. " ~
explanation OF thermal spring action
Among thnlloTebous cryptogaios' hg'r arc s"
the frat but their cellular texture ADMITS vi pu' oo""
preservation The question az to the early eAsenoo "
the other divisions OF this group, fungi and chens
one of much interest Thus far they appear 10 De very
uoaerp With every chance for tho preservation OF
e Ms and hal fungi and much careful search Tor mem
none have been found among the thousands OF TRUNKS
and logs which the CarbOniferOus aud Devonian rocks
have afforded Us. The evidence although negative OF
the of these groups prior TO the Tertiary
seems almost complete. The Anophytes, 10 their TWO
divisions O. MOSES and verworts although as capable
OF preservation as FERNS at least as alge have also
left no record before the Tertiary Passing 10 the highest
class OF crvptogams, the AcrOgens remarkable con
trast appears THIS type had early and most luxur
ant development OF its three orders tho LTcopods be-
gan in the Upper Suran abroad, Uhough not yet oo'
served so low down In cOuRtry while the Equisete
and F,rns appeared IN the Dovonan. The Lycopods at
tanned ther grandest In the btdodendroh
trees and reached out toward the cOners IN such
halfway forms as sigllaria &C. Many soch grade
intermediate types appeared during ihe eoa perIou
nsDg orders of Acrogens with each other ana Win
the cODfer All these type, have now areneG or ai
appeared most remarkable Of them having laleu 10
survive the close OF the Carboniferons
The Triasso period introduces new tyne OF nora
Here the Cycads came IN represented by the modern
Socaed "sagO-palms' they constitute the eneI Vee
tatian OF that age, ana nave tnce DEFINED ihey WIN
the confere which appeared 70 sOm extent as hi oaek
Dew Man, make M the lowest division OF pbGuoG
An0uS plants, IDP GbmnOSptEuS
Among the higher phTnogdms the Endogens were
prua bly, soncW earlier than the ENOgens thew are
certainly lower grade, though OF great beauty ana
value They began probably IN the Jurlsslc Al least
and with their highest types--.he palms, Pdndanus,
Yucca ETC. The lower orders the grasses etc. did not
appear till tho Terttiry-with the 'aammdfida ldu"a'
Inc augiosnermOus EXOgens appeared suddenly, ana III
great force. beginning or tbs CretacoOus Inc
Tnassc continent for unknown ages, was clothed with
ferns Cycads and conf TIL AZ length II became COW
cred with brOad-leavcd panJs ana trees, whence OF
how We know not The earliest deposits OF tue invading
Cfctacoous contain over huhdred such 40 cle.
CLOSELY similar 70 tue subsequent an present pant
| uf the Northern Hemisphere As 70 the existence OF
any vegetation below the fosslllerOnS seIlrs We eau
Ouly reason from facts IA" presence 1f graphite
nes OF large extent. No Otner agency l. khOwi 10 us
nau that vegetable hfc Tor the separation vi eaIVVb
| IN any sncb fOrns from the atmosphere. .,-
| w Il. j account OF Ma
du.IuQ inc pIst season among the C0al-ncasuTe5 OF
T. stern .ntdcky, Illustrated with care MY prepared
-nrtions mo ug aud of the region,
| and comparing theT horizons with those OF tho oho
seams Ine highest coal OF any m2or IN Tue regloh
IL that known a the Cotton Il IS singular IN thl
while IT mu't pyriie l. gives Oh All the SUI
pnur IN The furnace and l. used = make iron ol
excellent quality. Some distance below TIE Cotton coh
lies the Graham very ValudOe srdv. llese arc lcI
mans ne most important ANA persistent 10 lbc lhti
val ween the excellent rou ores, nanny
| crrboua. e. wrathcrug :ne Ousi to utdTaod oNd
| Piof d. = N la presented iacuSelon upon j. I'oI
from Warren County n. Y. Illustrated 6lth numerous
sueciueus and Cravings. Typical EJL Oh from Canada
was suOyyJ and others from NoriHrtn -1Oi h. arc
ao ON to-, muci-Icbltcd locality Chcl ford Mas
| rur Coduiy material - tat VI iI pas p'el
worked near litOia, under the nam" OF Aaron ac
vrrd ant qrs; :" v-ry bslHu nj ornamental Stone
PrOf. Mtrun described the l'cdll y a. N>l'N Nv nun
regarding It great rect mUr up Of l"oA Ihd l's
debris IN :. manner siiidr Ia thc form'u"n ot c"'d
| Limestone. lie described aud discussed tho structure q
some length.