, 1877-11-14
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
A Trip to Starved Rock and Deer
Park.
Historical and Geological Faots-Theo-
ry Of Cave-Formation.

~ OF fCaVe-Eofmauon.
The Academy Of scicnces met last night at
their rooms, an Wabnsl, nvcnuc near jackson
strcc.. Mr. E. ". DlatcLforl presided,
Tho sccrc.nry rcatl the list Of donations re-
celycl since the last meeting.
Mt. g. ". 11owa was elected member OF the
Society, and tho Secretary thereafter announced
that Prof. Elias CoIlsert had severed his connec.
tlon with tue Academy.
Mr.. William Brnes stated that tho Trustees
had met anl lIatl consultation with one Of tho
most prominent ecIcntists OF this city, AMI That
gentleman nal stEnifet1 his willingness I'd take
hold of The affairs oi tho Academy, au.!, Under
hin, the speaker thought the intcrcsta Of the
organization wonll be very much advanced.
C!tv-Engtncer f. 8. Chcshro,Gll male A few
remarks upon an itom In tho last annual report
Of tho Davenport Academy OF Sciences.
Mr.. Walker, The Treasurer, announced that
there were tNkt rnratltics In tho BoaHl III Tr1ls
tees, orc ca,tscd ny death md the other by the
tho Chair appointed 4 committee Of thrcc 10
nominate candidates for tbs vacauctes the Com
mittcec TO report Ut the noxt meeting.
rRtF TO sTAHvRD ItnCk.
Nfr. William Bross then real the following
paper:
un the 18th Of last Juns Or. Andrews, hts son
sSs I'D !; ~ r.; IT. ;EH III .Gsai saS
leaving to ~ friend. br; Andrews. The in.e.est.nx
esfe esno @ To IN IT, s s1aps
style for The consideration II the Academy.
70 tsaeh ete intetssns r, ns nbse sake tie
war; stop at ltEca, a few miles below, Ottawa,
where ming lot l.fadenhnry. an l,9nc,t. accom-.
mM!atlng Dntchmsn. will TAX. good carc Of r.?H
MN Fnlh An ptf1 ~ IT rnnt1 t1fr
Juu to vtti ait the localities hereafter named and
Eetnrn BY tho afternoon tram 10 Chicago: Deer
Itica. 1t Is gorsc In lu san rock from one .half
70 three 'fourshs of mile long. perhaps eighty
feel. wtdc. aud Of alnnt tho Same dcrih: The
baforo It empt,er Into the iiiaos. The Park
lles ahoat at rts,t angles 70 the ygEnilllon.
either side, 70 that, when 6ncs within, II il tnpos
slole for men Or animal. 70 yet out except by re-
paint, and cxen 'tIrre il Would requi1a ! good
ici from tie rfaisiea leaps from 4 perpendicular
sSd tas as H. .s H. u Scsr o bs
park. where thcy wcrn certain to captnso them
@ sa4 asnsa as e Stom
can easily drive their carriages Ill through II.
Taken I'll II u'i, Il il really of the most inter.
snywhefe 1 within hundreds oi miles Of Chicago -
Willie hero our party had tue pleasure ot Wit
Messing
eutlrcly different rrcm anything VIC had ever seen
has worn away tho onse u tho tand rock on tho
= sort of shallow cnscrn. FROM tho Gack lids ii,s
rock is beautifully roands! % slLt the lines reacl.
M .sh Ta TO G the qs1fa
Under It Ii spread ont pool Of clear sparkling
water, sn,ooth a. Riasst md tasing back the
hrf,ft m That fI1tTn fF1r
opposite side. DHt mark! ahls snaps
nr,h haes'' IS .unsoe s and ea.s IN e.eh an o.n 'a; N
astonishing manner, iaei. o. n drop IN yohDlc
aH,i then 4 tby wavelet. rapidly eros. AMI d:nee
fings md circots ii living light more gorgeous and
s n e. a = s"s cir ens cdss nt
fear. waua urget to nots their mathematical! sIo-
.uents, and stand entraneed At t''e:s nsaschesI
We did unless there on clear aay. about tho Tins
VIC were. say between End 10 o'clock In tho
morning.
"srAHyxD noCK."
II n = nsrpcnslicnlar wal Of Fahdstone nearly
.;s, Fss y y H. ishs so = y sass % s as s ss
ravine at faht angles 10 sl,c river. with Tho per
pcndlcn'sr val! pvrtaps fory to eighty feet nigh
aoat rts fset shoso s % ,he ;.Su. bit i u sone e
what broken for sosnc twenty yards OF moro. md
one COIL hsnuaYa 10 climb to tho top. A fDw rQun,
l.u,Sufct, could easily dcfrnl 1t from aHy force
that could hu brought 2Ga!nAl II. Acst,sG tho
vine. up TUG hvcE, within Mnekct. shut, and Gn
tho south stdp. The top al tho bluR " ID high an
tho tock. anI licnco tho origin q tho easthworks
| On 1t IL easily understood. The urea OF tl'G
| top Ia about m acrc. T1lurs erD somn
srattered csdaEs aud sotllOr trces and. IN a9yfNR
In different plecea. bones wrrn found which Dr..
Andrews decided had belonged 10 tho buffalo. Ol
cUurhe They had been brought thcrc W the Indiana
Or tho French. with thcts ntuat. to enable ttnn 10
p,aiatan . sle9s. Above and @ hsiow. the rivet q
all thrlr majesty they lld when LasaIle aud
Tenti Fosmct among them nearly .O0 years ago.
| Those may they Temnin casting thulE morning
shadows on the toaoul Of tho Illinois for u thou
sai,l years 70 come.
GroraaE tue ftvuf on out return, WG turned to Tx
right and visited the
| SULPHUR srAIN0 -.....
some TWO miles or morc 10 tho river, aud half,
way betwcen II and Tic bluffs. 1hu waters al.
| very strongly imprcgNaletl with tho mineral, and
| should supt,uto il Fpp,cdja1 aqSiktIea wcTU youa
bfe. When a.. taw 1 lii oetober, .lslD, 1t ~,
10 II. 50 clear waa thu water that unu eoult
scarcely tell whufe It and tho air met. Nov
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