New-York tribune., 1875-08-19
SCIENCE AT DETROIT.

MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
A sPRAYrR WITHOUT uEARERs-NoyELTiEs IN IN
DIAN MOUNDs-onIos C0aL-FMIDs-sTRANGE
FOSSIL rIsUfs-NEw-YORK STATE GEOLOGY
MAN less CHANGED THAN OTHER ANIMALS
IFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRirUNEl
DErIoIT, Aug. IA reception given last
nsht by Bsgley, and an excursion upon the river
to-day which vas provided by the citizens OF Detroit,
rave needed recreation to the members of the American
Association For they have been very steadily at work
Especially have the commit eemen had their hands fni
Last years experience at Hartford and that OF tue pre-
yous yea; at Portland had shown conclusiyey that the
meetings o. the Association suhoied in dignity and In
teres by accepting too many papers Of minor value.
This year the sacrcnl knife is remoTselesy applied
snl the papers spared FOR the most rar OF
superior order. This has also been rendered necessity
by the added feature this year OF the two
Addresses. which make much more " output as the
miners phrase it, for the session Even accepted papers
IL long, are ordered he shortened and already some OF
those had passed the COMMITTEE ordeal haVo peeh
read ONLY In abstracts or by title
PerLaps no scrutiny the part Of committee, ana
no astute provision OF new constitution, could
have prevented occurrence which took place yescr
day afternoon Section T. Tho only proposition ingcnu
ity can Offer to such possibilities is that al MEM
bes who intend read papers should rehearse before
hand IA the presence OF a committee in which case the
committee would deserve deep sympathy. 1t often hap
pens as matter of that the scientific gentlemen
who read their commun cations. are wanting IN elo-
ouence More frequently still does 1t happen that
after reading their first few sentences, tie demand
Of "Ioulor!" comes from their hearers. II generally
has ,be eca effect But wcn Prof Il. J. FaI luharsOn
b,an Ia read lis really interesting paper on Recent
Mound EnOra tons al Davenport Iowa, no sUeh reloh
stranecs had any effect People who sat within SIX OF
eight feet speaker discovered that they were
not heerers From all parts of the room came up 'he
nry Icader! louder /" StiL the reading went on III
mitch OF force Then members went up TO the
sneaker and demonstrated; ho waited TIL they
had finished. and then went on in Pre-
sise,y the same tone as before. Ic oOserNatlohS
nom tie chair he indifferent as to remarks
less po but more fooblo from the body OF the house
A, last tie fact dawncd upon what cannot pro"cry he
called his audience that Prof Farquharson heard even
less than ,iey did he was thoroughly denf;
D.af 70 loun a2ycrb and particle.
DtAf to even the 4Ilie article
Therc was nothing to be under the circumstances
bui t. le. the reading proceed TO the enc The re" III
porance o. the paper such that Prof Putnam reao
before the Section again the next mornnc-ihis time
an thai IL could be heardand justified the belief that
1t was OF general interest.
THE INDIAN MOUNDS
Prof FarquharSon described the scene and circum-
stances oi his iabOrs. 1he moCnds had been frequently
drg mto but in superficial way. The new explorations
went six r. ct below all pcv!I1s attempts Inc "ep'h OF
excavation required indicate that the original lIna
q
sitting posture The ut probably lined with wood
and a ouch on the bank Of the Mississippi vas at the
surface eight to twelve foot ABOVE high water AMER
IA. foot Of earth, layer Of stones 12 feet
thick another of earth y feet OF shells two Iches
thick s anotbCr Of earth = eet another CT shells TWO
inches ana finally one foot O earth the explorers were
rewarded by hnding hve Skeletons al o "a"'' III 'Hc
'T s M the carefully detailed results o. explorations
In tb soycla mounds. il may here bo ~ huol'd ual
more tran 3Oluman skcetol, an'. h:ay d,'i, "a nultn
fft~ A. lfl ..sQ G.
earth around them, that the b dies WAci inferred "tS
Wraupci with oiOh. In one ~ ct9n two oi 'hc hrcS
b.,nas We Iound anchyOsd; this. being the fourth
record a. sci "a discovery. The ai4chyos7 S tti"ehc
%bci Icy Only sarvvc in day after ons and esle
f nuIs NJ There were II copper aXsS 9ahl' ol %%hiGn %
had bccr Preserved by ne copper Several other copper
curio,r, Werc louhh one 01 wIcI& & mS 90 t er
were avis or b5rcls, lg) Wtle ne, ana i"o iV neaV
hcnssl,rcres. probably used for ornan NJ siNel n
nine. SOM. carved with rc tatl0us OF animal me-
arroN-.c.ds of which was C''dian' an. M So d
nearly reject, and pr'lcy or sgndle-wEid OF terra
Gotta were among tie discoveries
C0At-rIFLDs LARGER THAN SUPPOSED.
prof y T. Andrews Of the ONO Geolos cai Corps read
manor comparing the Ohio and West Virginia sides o
the gr-o SIR cheny coal-fcll Hr showed map OF that
field aud tho position o; the Pittsburgh seam OF coa-a
seam extending 80 miles in one direction and 100 mites
IN another This Of coal was made the datum n'
from when the suienct were MADE all around IL
circuit OF ou,-crop down to ho base Of tie productive
co,i s,iles By these ne8sGIencns IL was otn0 tha
I'm Olo and Western Penn yly:.a the iOlin ,Cis Nich
lie uexr below the coal n.c'slIes are separated Dy
vertical distance OF Ivm 800 10 800 1ee'
But on The Kanawha th'Io are 3lVO feet o.
productive coal mea,utcs below TIE horizon OF
the P.tt>l,rr-h coal. IT, ne sur mont W inaic
in rart d. P,of Andrews IN ms extensive cNIi' onS IN
We>t Var and in p;:t g." fri F'h'@lle o. AOrLah
to, IN n 10 -;ate. The wac therefore ~ the beginning
OF the c0si llctsues "c,p pasn of fti"i Cos! ~
had tou yc hi.Aai Us ~ oder r"cs 10 me sout a'l
AM on r rltb ami we>t ~ great N@Feriy Hlate "a
ground IHc ds,p N'''et va i, .rrcl s,nd rock and
slges ln,ryor ug so1ls of coal the remains o. on
Id ,,, .io- rch in vegetation The T.iLarSth4c belt
Z ur fr,ij on the .oaf.ern afiueufs Ia River,
o. ca ca ''' g ,tter, Cfa-ir..5n ana Kau..ila on
Cos, ,-i the GuyrdOt's, on the uppyr VAT Is 81
Twe,v, p lc au6 on tie - ana Loss i"rAs 81 u sandy
j. the III beit 90 ltu;mlou- ,dIs a. thC ~ i'e 7.s
Bat th s iu The vertical se1s below te m'sc Oi tic
Cca measures Of ONO Eco" Ac Goa o thlS RI'u
alotA,r sr,up when Prot F0utiDe ess the on I"h
ec e. which is about l-"1 ice' ,lir. me b r6p %
tt sci-, j. IC.NE c' S'iH' ,''4e si 1Vh' u's
tro saa. "a lcl the conclOiicte oi ic GOA II d,H
9,t T on, -,rrsa'e is 4 Il Gusiud feet lower tiI tie
OGo cc-so.neIate At TIE base Of the coai measure
Encn the great West virginia basin was iIci NJ tho
watcis IA the general sl! ce came c'ti ne bioa5
uor ard ~ cr thls area tle coal measures glsW &Pae'
Th va IN area OF great STABILITY II heS li'6 On Iie
iiU.' ,,'i,'.f trCIri, AMI cxur sscd an cunion
M II s1 n correction Win hc ancient 10 the
sou;l-Wcs. II tho way OF IenntsStc. IAele Is
in is fnii depth through the ontlnacite fields
OF eunsy ly9i. The question OF tetie position OF the
coal ur. conglu uinciate touched upon, am SeolO
est. were called on determine H." geological Naue of
thc term A. TIE matter Dow ards there are many DIS
tiucf horizons called the co3lncasufc Con0incrlte.
From pretty full gathering Ci facts, II appears hit
there j, no sucl thing trIe coaimea'ule c"nsomcl;
ate with distinct ~tTsticH loal Naur ana me wore
cong lonrsaje may better aNs b. sPclicd VIE Snal
= ,uistyunic.tion Oh t5 existence o. g!acu action
upou H. snunit Nount Washington n H. ~ IIof.
q H. Vlt,4cocs of Dirtaouth College VAS reaG 10y See
r,ttr, Pa am in the absence If it, anihOr Tie debate
fII"v n midi, ated doGut among te hearers az 10 the
strength VI the alleged tNi,once'
FISHES OF TIE ANCIENT WORLD.