, 1880-07-03
SCIENCE,



The geological survey Of Alnhamn presents
tho spectacle OF heroic struggle In behalf Of
scic1ce. Prof. Eugene A. Smith, Of the Uutvcr-
silly OF AlnbAmn, ~ ut prceent the GeOt0gist In
charge. Without pay for Ii ts .me, with an up
preparation Of but fBo0 year from the State to
pruvidc ior the expcpse of tho publication "
reports and for tho .tctuMl nlltlny incurred III
vuFIuGs why's, he hns succeeded III producing Il
work which vii, compare fAvurnbly with That
done III my statr III tho Union. 10 him Is
largely due tho credit for tho dcvol-
sn.e't tit. & Huo tho . xre"t ,o n sc,,r Inter- r.
tho cotton and suHAr Industries. Thus tho In
aig1ltcuHt expenditure by tho General Assem-.
biy has n,ors thnn rcpalsl tho 1%op!s. for i
syste,n.itiu lexnminntlon Into tho RcDsog1cnl
sstr,ctur, of tho state was be4,tn Ii lsi7 by
Michael 1S.1HGy. they rrofsssnr9 II Mlneralaxy.
months in the Held. At that time reports wcr,
nlade 10 the l!oarsi Of Trustees md occasional
lS4s the Professor wus appointed stnto Gco'oalst
Ths m tc Ef the !Sa wsre thH
lie geter'i i; a5ca!,urai III ard q gro'oafc &c srsc III ,s
"; nS5s Of wta IT, ,arv 81 y ,ns s,
Gcoiogist. .A,usna ihose cnnnectct! with tho
now of ths I Tniyesslty q Virginia: who. on tlo
intcnlcnt. Tue wAr soon nfter tnt.Elereti with
"pcrt'ons It WA nt nt,1 4rti Ill {nc ls tt % tho
u lis head Eac ,r,ert contains % ii, Interest
IL rssss + sS sss S;f 5 ss.s s"ss
AsIde from tie Rcncra, reports ars Two special
sho stata @ ~ areiaat a sieh soS
tlAt tue copl measures luyer one-fU1lrtl Of tho
Suite. and tho 9tlor q tho irors-orcs Of Ala
A'e,fsan <ixaridtion for tit 4llrtsncfntnt a! Sci
cicc. Were tho resources nf THO StAte. As Ndcnt-
81 Sy tass @ sDax @ ose9fPS os af e. A.
stutcs In tho Union.
-llrs.zll Is tho paradlse OF the naturalist. Per-
haps no country Of the carth !s more prol!tlo IN
inS u1,a 1nystsrins ch"raeie,. w whateyrr % % soiien
eseFly Gsf,tsc; lfnz ts .sfs apa ,,ar thu
llkrt,: Of tho IlrnzIlIai, ueolx,e con,'nlsslnn,,
hs sr h n H. ut. nsss Il m1snF Mssk % m Tstes r1
Ian llfc It e eHpceInl!y rich IN ~ discussions nf
natural history topIes and tho geolugy an'l
Xssa Shess fss'nHS It hs e. '19p ;se ~ose
ar9 superb md aeeI1rlto. AMONG othur thlngs
Amman. thu rum iforli tho rivcr.pla,. sur
59sests. xot.oKit! K!sat,invs AZ 3npalos; ;! .ha
tho cntat social lfu 1T Kin, tho story ot c0lfet,
oto. une Of the .n!Ht clstartatn'ng. 1T tho Ge,-
n' a',I 4 e ~ VIZ = I'M sha ao
Tloru nre upwards Ut .o0 Ill,tasratonlland mnpa.
Tho Qug't<ftv i3uletsn uf tho Nntal! Or1,s-
thuluXleal Club deserves especial crtsa1t for thu
gt}d seryIce It has l0he fur tho xCIrcn til which
1t IL interested. ii as entered It's sixth year Ut
exisiunce, and. ~ Will l'o g"c., by tho foowlng
tatlu OF pt'ntants Ut Tho lust twn numbers, ls
supported by tho ilipSt eminent Or!ltkhoO1icAI
lights OF tho aKe, For january: NDt.,s III tho
l'hi.atclpAu Vlrco," ty WAlIal tlroitster: " H..
luarks OIL tho NieIul0Hy UF tho ltoA Crtesblll,''
by Eugene T., Il!ctol: "MtnnesIA Orslit thn!ogy.
ny MasSrs. !tt,bNrta and llenner; :. NuatuE of
Acllun and Trails Flycntehe:E IN Missouri" by
a;A,itiou.! C,.sos ut Alb!aiam altd Mo'ttaisa. q
llirtIs." By ls,1thoycn nenne; ."An Aftur1loon IN
tho Vicinity ut st. Mr!,uei'e, AllskR,' By E4-
wnrt Nal4nn, "Un Currcrt Questionable
Names uf North American Or,lllhshoYy." Aside
frsIm this Mro AlI1IotAtnns nn thirty hto species,
l1nt!u In al! quarters nt the country. In tho
April number nro tho following Interesting, pa-
p0rM: - List uf Oeu,ltrenecs Ut North AMlorlcna
firsis In i:urnpc," by j:J Du!glsh; q Nt't.a II,
iispb"?s;* Fi,spsss,, hy l.f. 5.V: MeEsi'I, u:s;
A.: Notes G!l A.ueritan vnltures," By ltohert
ltLhgnwny; "DA lteeuut AHtlfliuny til tho Or
nlthuUKfcAl l'nHna nf tho tinlt4Al hthttM." BY J.
4, Aitt1i: "NUtcs and Queries Concerning tho
Nomenclature Of NBrti American Ilfgls," by
Nr. EilIntt CDlses, u, y. 4. Ths number hns
notes on some twenty. live spcuics VI hr.!s. >,