The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05

uniformtarian. that on the west was distinctly
caiastrophicin the widest dynamic sense.
We are further asked TO notice a catastrophe
| which marked the close of the mesozoic agc in
| North America. In n quasi uniformiiaran way.
some IA 600 feet OF scd mrnt had accumulated in
| our ancient Mediterranean SCI. when. suddenly.
this pclagic floor. which, during its reception Of
sediment had been an area Of suhsidcncc up
| houscd the domiug up OF the middle OF our
continent thus obitcrnting the former ocean
and un ting thctwo bordering land mass, +. OF
/ the land life Of that mcsoDoic epoch We have
| abundant remains, especially Of the rcptian
and avian fnuna. hut, alter the catastrophe and
! the change Of clmute which must nrnos sarily
! hay" cnsucd. this inuna totally persisted THE
rte OF this post -rrotaccous change was. in other
| words. cutaclysmc. Another TACT worth citing
il the latest important movement which took
! place probably within the human epoch. Ger
t,inly at the close of the great plioccne lake
period Of the West. The whole region Of the
| great plains w lar north as we are acquainted
with their geology. and southwark. to the Dor
| drrs of the Gull. was occupied 10y great fresh
water lake. which had existed throughout the
plioccnc time. having always a sub-tropicm
| climate. In that lake. beds 600 ~ / 200 feet
thick had accumulated. when. suddenly. the
! level floor was tilted causing difference Of
! nf pti hffN lR ppAt ntI ttnat
shores making the broad. inclined SURFACE Of
the present plains. and utterly changing Ne
| climate of ,ho wholc rr,,ion M, n sr.ri,s sur.
vvcd
| Bcsidca surface chanpea Observation-Disclosures
| uphcaynl f.ultin,, and rorr,i,-ution nllof,vhirh
| rs we hnvo soon p,nv mo ,,..u,.l ou fl ..,i, nj,
at n rate destructive Of life. cutastrOphcs may
! hc brought about 10y intense volcanic or by
drauic energy. A regards the latter agent. il
scctns to rut,,l tl, the ,y,s,,rr ,,ir1
Of our continent md thn shor,s of thc pncin.
,ynrn oncn literally l,.t,,,,l with cru,,t, oros
An examination If ,ie ,,..t,,l r,.ts sb,,,. ina,
| nod.rn c,uutinrs hv which ,h, v,l.,,ic o,,,c.
of Tho rr,snnt ,,oriod or slovrIv l,tl, nm from,
| slight outflow nilino oncunon onothnr nro mot
ot nil analo..ous ia ,l. moth od Of tho r,i,..,,,
md t1ioe.nn nariol. rhero ,vcr, th,,,, ,,,
bnrsts hundreds nf r,il,e in n,t.p, in which ,tc
crust v,v.,nd and ,,,..,,,l,,,. ,,,,,,,,,s ~ ,o,
rrl,l ,,r,h ,,,r,,h .,l,,,ir ,,i,,t t,.;,,, i,,.,
ComnnrcI with snch ,bo,,r,c,. ,oi,.,r,,os
rr,n.r .re I'm, isol,,o1 insi,.,i,,a,, ,,,io,,a,.s
who's. ,onic,l f,r,, ia casiiy an ,,l,i,od a., mai,
s,-,,,i,orio, ,,ri,,;,,os ,,.,,,ol,. Dc, .li,, -,
,i,,s hut s,'h r..s,ni,., o,,,,r, ir',',Ii...iI.
=. ,t,, ,.n.,
A. ,,,,ra,,i,,,. ,......,..., -, a.. .,,-
onl .a,,,, ,,y|.,,,, :, u.,,, .,
,,,,i,,,,, -s,,,o ~ - 49,, H.. -, -,
/ .,,J,i,,,, t., ,,,- . 80, ,.iii,...., a., -.
,,., 80 ,,',., ,, ,r, Nv W.
,,.. ALL ,....,.,., ''..i .i, -, a.,
,I.,,..,, ,,,,i,.,. t. III. 80, we 80
h,,,ti.,. -. 49,, .,', w, 80
,,r,.,i i,' ~ .i',., 49,.
,',,,. 49, ~ 80. 49, '' Wv,
dnn, ,.,,i,l a.. -,
,,,'i, ~ Wv ~" mum
49,, a., h.'',,,.,,,..' :, ~ '''
o~d ,'ir,,y , ,,,''p.r r,,.rs
=, - 80 " W