New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-31

the special object of determining the direction.
position and distance of the fog-horns on land sta
lions or OF whistles or board steamers. The nppa-
ratus has been tested by the Lighthouse Board,
and has been found to give the position of q fog
horn to within point at the distance Of eight miles.
paper by the Rev H. c. Hovey OF Ancient
Quarres of Calcareous Oriental Alabaster and
Flint occupied the attention OF the anthropoogical
section during most of the morning session. The
paDer was proiusely Illus rated by maps. diagrams
and specimens and the discoveries described
OF remarkable nature. The quarries are in the
Wyandotte Cave, Indiana. and have long been re-
garied as evidence of the vandalism of saltpetTe
miners who labored here IN 1912; but
experiments as 10 the rate Of stall
agmitic growth prove this to be an error, and that
these works at least 900 wears old In further
proof of their beng due to the Indians, two years
ago Mr.. Hovey found flint mine and workshop
about mile underground, amid cinders of old fires
fragments of torches, and similar proofs of Indian
preoccupancy. A. stone lamp was also found to-
gether with abundance of flint chips and oblong
blocks of a size convenient TO be carried
away to be made into arrow heads hoes
etc., in the open air. Search at the mouth
of the cave had unearthed quantities of such arti
tics. AlaDaster ornaments are less plentiful. The
material undergoes decay on exposure To the ele-
posted with the Smit hsonian Institution. The
paper discussed by Professor Putnam, Professor
Cox General Carrngton. and other members. who
manifested a decided interest IN It's contents.
In Section A Mr.. w. Anthony de Ivered a lecture
on experiments showing the movement of hori-
Zontal current in the eartls magnetic fields. Pro-
lessor William A Rogers read paper on the pre-
hmiuarv determination of the equation between
he British Imperial Standard Yard aud Meter OF
the Archives; and Henry Morton and Il. I. Thomas
gave some observations on olectromotIve force and
the Brush dynamo-eectrc machine
Mathematics and astronomy were treated by II.
C.. Lewis. upon the aurora and zodlacal light OF
Nav .. 1877, by Seth L. Chandler, jr, with u
description of two new instruments for the deter
mInatl0n OF time and latitude. Papers were also
read by Professor OrnOnd Stone upon astronomy.
and Mr. :. Frishy occupied twenty minutes IN DIS
cussing symmetrical equations.
G. II. Fernald described his method OF preparing
and mounting the wings of micro-lepdoDtera, and
Mr.. Ephraim Cutter spoke of the abundance of
microscopic forms OF life IN central and Lateral sur
faces of lakes and pounds.
Mr.. W. II. Seaman explained his method of mount.
ing IN glycenne and certain Authorizations OF
structure produced by II on insects.
III the section of natural history, papers were read
as follows: GRANTEES in the White Mountain Notch
upon Mount Willard ana their Contact Phenomena
by George ". Halves; Eruptlve Rocks OF Mount
Ascutney. by Professor {. H. Hitchcock; Goals OF
Galsteo, New-Mexico. by Professor d; >liiiman,
and AuTferOus Gravels OF the Upper Rio Grande IN
New-MeXicO by the same Professor ). e.. Heuder-
son read paper devoted 70 textile fabilcs o. the
ancient inhabitants of the Mississippi Valley, Illus
Il
models OF spindles and cuts.
COUNTING THE INDIANS.
The scheme of the tenth for obtaining sta
tistics of untaxed Indians treated by Professor
Garrick Mallory. Subjoned is part of this paper:
On the nine previous occasions when the census or
the United states directed 10 ne taken. the
Indians not taxed neither forming part OF the
voting population Of any bass ~ represen-
tafion We're dlsregarded The law provides or
enumeration and The ascertanment Cf -Jtsucs or
them. This change legs anon may have arisen nom
abandonment OF the doctrine OF n-cessTy cX inc
on and the probability Of tne early absOrp ION or
many the Indians INTO he body Of the tXtDle and
voting population. which therefore renders them OF
fuure political i'm pOrtancca factor the effect O when
should be estimated II Is also probable that the IN
teres in ehno1gIc research, noticeable Throughout the
| country. has u huenced Congress.
General Walker superintendent or the Census mas
avaed himself o. an agency mat never before eNs ed
Bureau OF EthnOiogy has lately been established ny
act OF COuaress. under the dire non OF Mayor Powell 10
whom he wLO.e Of the Guty IN question was lnrusttd
without the preparation already made by the Bureau Of
Ftbnoogy the work could not be done accurately and
bv scientific methods. might possibly have fallen
into The hands Of ocescC erS perhaps o. persons
Interested in the conceament, not preparation, oil
| frauds 49,
The work II the present census OF the Indians VIII be
of great practical value. 4 viii correct popular
errors winch ODstructcd iudicious legislation, con
used saiesmansuip and mtrled philanthropy, aud VIII
render frauds difficult of FERMENTATION. The schedules
also advantage has been taken OF the godf
opportunity conduct research into points OF deep
| scientific interest.