, 1879-04-26
Tho "Nortll- American Reviews ;"
Symposium on s<Lnw and
Design In Nature"
Joseph Cooks Lectures on Marriage,
with Pre1udes on Current
Events. \.
Notes on Topics Of Literary and sci-
entifo Iuterest.
LITERATURE.

GEOLOGIC SURVEY.
1rvHRr9nRA7K PAL&oNToLooY.-0ne Of |
the most Important legactcs Of tho many |
left to this world by tho lamcntc6 F.
u. Mock, whose death short ti,ne since
was tho occasion of 80 much loss to tlle scl.
entIQc world, is this great work on Palnon- |
tology: tThe Jnvertcbrate Cretaceous und
Tertiary Fossils oil the Upper Missouri Conn-
try" 1t Is a monument to his sncmory,--lm-
pctIshabtc because erected by himself. No ono
who ever saw or knew anything of Meek Will
forget tllat nobsc man who gave h1s lifelong
energies to the promotion OF Science and Its
Investigation; who, without compensation, and
hardly recognition, for long years worked
steadtty IN connection with the Smithsonian,
Institution; WHO sought no honor, knew no
fame, asked no favors; but died at hts post
with American talHontology triumph,-nn
accomplished {act,-and TINT, too, lnrrcly duo
to his own excsttons, To him were often
iuirusted, for Identification or classification, tho
collections OF SURVEYS OF State boundaries, Ter
rttoral surveys, and many others under Gov.
crnmeut patronage.
Fortunately for Dr.. Hayden. tlie material
which Mr., Meek hul bccu collecting for over
twenty years back, had carefully investigated,
and published partially at different timcs, and
which was nearly ready for printing as Smith
soniau contribution to knowledge, was sccltrcd
for the Geological Survey, nud was Incorporated
iuto ita series of nuarto works ma Vol. No. IL.
Il relotna IN thc reg,on north of the Platte
49, ~ Aes"Se' " .no 'sF.ea "." ~ ~ ''
River, east OF tho Rocky Mountains, south ol
the British Possessions, and west OF INC Missouri
River. 1tforms ono Of tho largest quarto pub
haon .,'e o Noe.h n,or,c.c po.1o5tto =,
~ a' uea'y ~ ~. a',.....t ,...s T.. .,,a
Coaes aha AIlen' fe'ls"ea ~ 'en2'o III these
columns somo time since. 1t goes forth to
a S ~ to oau ,os .,a n"
u'u os'" y. ..,n..s . 90 .,,s ;'..,. ~.
II seems 10 pnSe coa1s'ou'ou ~ unc oeatn VI sue
author. SO fatlgu'hg and e1act!ngwas tue labor
connected with IL. This may be now vcrsion
Of Meou's end death. hut It is we'll known that
~. ..,,s -. to,,o5 h., ..,t,o I,h.,s
's "oa.. 'ness o'.' i"A." n''" ~ "n's 'auo
ing on the work, ana i!1c record Is from ms OWN
hand TINT he was without at assistant In his
laborlors task, mud that, whenever Ill, health
fotted. bta 1abors were onttroly s,,sncnucf. Ile
h,,o..a. -, 49, N,,,,r,s ,1a.d H., ,,.,,o ,tro,,
usaooks w NV Nasos ael ,,s s''on nn,o s'o"
their lives that portion OF Tic countFy's iu-
hab,tnnts might 20 free, but he gaye his litc
that the Whole nation might BECOME moro learn
e1 ,r, ,h,t Irny,oavo ~ uon r,tob, b, ~.
qoisea aaa diAtasea'
The work contains some 0o0 pages, 8e5 Of
which arc devoted to descriptions Of specie,,-
the remaining pages bein, Devoted to for.y.tjyo
a'aeu'oeeht slee!'p'atcs' replese"tI'e '''e uia,
1esent SPECIES lescsioed, W!sA nearly ,oH
figures, mainly llso-slzc. Thcto nrc nlso eighty.
hYe wood-cufs accompanying tho descriptions OF
As the work consists mainly OF scientlflc de-
scriptfona Of species, 1t Is impractscabc to give
quotations. as III tue case Of "Tert!ary Flora"
ap dass,tebs:ts ns easp'a Faeopto,oey by F. B. Meek
Vol. l& OF tie Quarto Publications of the llny-
den Survey. Washington: Government Prtnt.1
Eras93aRars.Y AHn pA.1o.oox or the ~
Hayden says hut s'rl,e aat,or, H. H. Washington ton
Army, spent soma yeats among these InaIaps
while stationsd M at military post IN perform.
thu army. During this period ho paid ercat AZ
tention to the Bubtcct,-observiug tho llaAhers,
customs. mud other characteristics Of these In
dians, and making c1nse Rfi1 careful study Of
their language. IN this way weTo secured tho
materials upon which, elaborated with the Ut
most cara and with conspicuous ability, tho
present Important p,.t!i a., momo!r ras ~ based. The
manner manner nv In which Tug work has been aecom,
pllhhed reflects great credit upon the medical
corps Of the army, Of whoso capacity for scien-
title work as contribution to American Ethnol-
osgy little need hc said. regard It ia tho most
which has appeared sincs the Dakota grammar
aud dictionary, by tho Rev. 8. H. Riggs, was
published by the Smithsonian Institution"
=, d. Naslews, concerning the ethnography
OF these Indians, discusses their " Locntlon,"-
ssan aril pra,ris.terrace, some four niles Wide,
stretching southwark to the Missouri from tj1u
baso OF bluffs Which form the edge Of higher
plnlr, becomes gradually narrower as It M.
pro9ehes Tie river, and terminates in a steep
the river. On tho southcrt, extremity OF tbfs
terrace, near tic brow OF the blutF, stands au
1ndinn village, and what rcnans, snco rccunt
tlre, Of the Old tradlng.post Of Fort Herthold."
The villa9o cousists OF 3 number OF houses
from 10 to $50, built very closely togother,
without any attempt at regularity of position.
The doors face In every possibe direction. n,,I
there is great uniformity iu the anpcarallco oi
the lodges; 60 It Is ycry difficult
matter 10 find oue's way among ti,ctn,
The oldssyle lodges. log houses, skfn lodges,
hunting lodges, drying frames, caches feraip,
p!ts) cemetery, brfals, fortlcatlo1,s farms aud
farming, Inhabitants OF the village arc each de-
acrtbed. Coucernilg The latter son,o points Of
history arc notable:
"Ille aforementioned tribe Il known By
the various ,lamcs Of Arlkaras, Iscaras,
,Arlckarees, and Kecs,-all OF which arc from
t1Asis Maudan nanse, Arickara. They arc fe-
: lated to the Pawnece oi the putte Valley.
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