New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-18
SCIENCE ~ NEUPORT.
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kAlLItAD AND tl'i NJ - - J. i.N4Ai-i.A
METH D>-WAAlln OF IHF MOON.
by TELEGRAPH T. rIE tribune
NEWPORT. Oct 17.-At today meeting OF the
National Academy Of Sciences Professor K. pumpey
read paper on the work of the Northern Trar-con-
tincntal Coast surrey. In ISL she Northern Pacific
Railroad and H. connections began survey of the
country in their vicinity which continued until the col
iause OF thst system and long enough 10 permit the
survey ct about 10000 miles Professor PumpeHy
had charge II wa. directed chi, fly forestry. soils
local climates water supply. economic botany with
special division for coal exploration. The region sur
vevcd was that which has the greatest future. The
density and composition of forests and the pccuares
Of timber were studied by expert- Soils were also
studied Iv experts and &. .r nature and qualities
a-crriaiucd Notes Were taken by the party ot the
volume oi water flowing IN each stream when they
ras.ed IT, Professor Holden established rain gla-e-
anil maximum and minimum Thermometers 20 a large
number of stations.
lie also read paper ON the NcsozoIc Goals of the
Mort, vest The Goals in Washington Territory,
Northern Montana. Idaho. OREGON ana Dakota are nll
rioiaoe ITS from 10" top ol lu' LARAMIE l'uia'l.h
down From the Missouri Mvrl west 10 he Rocky
Mnlutar- the cral layers thirteen 10 sixteen feet
thick blf arc h-utc and crumhlc on exposure. West
NJ tllt the lovers are two xix feet thick but
h.t.uii.a.i- r1siuL coll IN judith basin mp 20. or
l4-t tLo .ll4L line, are cJ-iu- Goals ;g.l' 'l4h--
ichc. to five or six feet thick The next great coal
hc Is west OF tue Case tte rln-e Here the tul b.
no.. Of arhuufrrnu- formation - H least 3 Npo feet
An Tie tifIulou. coal l1+ been studied. but not yet
the d mite which i. less YAH a''. Some of tlt-" 20 IS
have boon converted into natural coke. having the
.rac chemical conn n-'tion as anfltanDf. lie
-uui,. coal i. con nrd to strips ul ug tine Cascade
RANGE 4ud Nau,Dutcr'- Island The total amount of
olr u crou. Material s 80. great He coal fields of
" >ommg Territory nave n' representative IA th'
Nai,r Powell read paper ON The operations of ,hc
Iuitrl states Geological survey. giving - detailed
statement OF he ogr oft ~, m", ana" ,n, ,'t ,a
United ~tato-. iu vh'h dl the work done 1p 10 th'
close of ,-i had been plot oI. including oot,r $50. w.
and tt of othcr than the ptc-nut Government Hryoy
Tho American and tugl.h method. ot hod vo u aud
unpp,u. wore compared. and tHc various ilcHlur' of
onefItilu in different pttf Of Auor'1 woe d. 'h' o.
Tho Vutl If pIl' nut "gt 1ud economic E''l sf were
llso considered
r,olc,.or l.. p Morse rcod paper ou methods of &c.
LEASING thr ARROW IN uthctv tie Thought d important
IT, oh.rfN, the ec,rtd dilorut u'todf nl hodns the
arrow aud drawing thr bp~ among ditci'ui ttho. h'
ID hat m important h'ntns on ihc study oi lntAIo
nnot, lud tine kinHuip of dtnrrrut pruplrt toi 600.
Jauuursr CnlrIus, have peculiar sup grt0uiu- thr
-trinc with the Iuh Hud bringing the ioirlu-rt over
the thumb Vhi th, ARROW piH''r 9" The ishl "i the
bow. C.y tablets more than two thousand years Ola
cNhumrl recently near tine river ONt' show several
other style, oi gnp bat Not trace oi TIM one ms
ia, Professor Morse thinks initiate, against l' view
held by solc u III Eicsbip oI J"Ythes' WIN A.
. .Sran--
Professor : P Lauglev read pager ON the temporal
t,re of he lunar surface. m which IA. aid II was gen
eiag supposed that thu earth derives IT, hat ''n IAe
sun but he soIuc time ago advanced the view iha II
the earth we're destitute of atmo,phce the tnpea
ture AT the tropics under tall -rn'hluc could not rise
above minus POO contigade IN. eve imeut- proved
coucu~iNelv that the moon was Sill lier ti'h TINS
IT, had a-o satisfied him that heat dd not depend
on distance from the sun that Mercury might be
cold. ami Neptune hot planet
Professor Asaph Hall read paper oG ihe motion OF
Saturn, satellite. Hyperion. Professor l'ein paper
on deep sea life was read bis ab.cnce hy Professor
fumpclly Regret was felt that Mr., Bard Illness
kept her husband away from tls session. george II.
/ Abbotes Ispcr on recent progress N explosive, wa-
| postponed nj, the spring meeting -
President Marsh appointed ). :. Bu ngs 10 prepare
an obituary Il ,ticc ot j !. Woodward. and tlrinan
Roger. to prepare one of T. Rogers both at whom died
during this year The Academy then adlonrned 70
meet at Washington on the third tuesday o. Aprn
next.