New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES.
BIOLOGISTS AND THEIR WORK.
A REVIEW OF THE PAPERS READ-HARNoNf
IN LABOR AND RESULTS.

IN LABOR AND RESULTS
| The work Of the United states Geological Survey,
supnIeuented by the surveys In many OF the states
notably New York and Pennsylvania, ana correspond
ing investigations IN Canada have given recent
Impetus TO geological study and have resulted IN III
portant discoveries and developments In the science
For this and for other reasons the largely attended
meeting Of the American Geological Socidy at ule
Museum OF Natural History. which has been held dur
ing the last three days Of the week. closing yesterday
afternoon has been Of exceptional importance. Among
the distinctive features Of the meeting was It's purely
geological character; there no biooSic or
ethnologlc section but the whole time devoted to
the story Of the creation told by the rocks them
selves Another feature the sharp and emphatic
discussion which nearly every paper read evoked ana
still another the unmistakablc evidence OF the
sympathy existing between the Canadian biologists
and those working this side Of the Dominion line.
Still more striking the remarkable c0nsonance
in the results OF independent studies IN the American
and Canadian Northwest. and the general harmony
Of the conclusions drawn from the inve cations.
Professor Chambcrlin OF Madison University in Wis
Iconsin one Of the ablcst members Of the society spoke
upon these points with especial force, referring to tho
papers of Mr. Russell the surface geology of Alaska
OF Mr. Mcconnell the glacial features Of the Yukon
and Mackenzie basins; of Mr.. TyrTel on the post
tertiary deposits Of Manitoba Of Professor Ncwbery
on the Laramie Group, and others admirably com
plcmcnng one another in many important respects,
It may be said with proprety that the presence at
the meeting Of the representatives OF the Canadian
survey regarded with great satisfaction and that
their contributions were among the most important
lof the many important papers presented.
The general character Of the work Of the meet
ing may be gathered from classification Of the papers
on the programme. OF these ten were on glacial and
pre- glacial evidences, thirty stratlgr1Phlc and
dynamic work, and five on palcontology. Not all
the papers could be read owing to lack of time. but
the ratio Of topics remained about the
The paper, of yesterday follows; Cretaceous
Plants from Marthas Vineyard by c.
d. White Washington, ID. G., United
states Geological Survey N1r. Whites paper
was regarded by Professor Newberry and Pro
lessor Ward Is a most important contribution to the
dputcd subject of the age Of the Vineyard scrics)
"On the PcistOccne Flora of Canada abstract OF
paper by sir William Dawson and ID. T. PcnhalOW,
OF Montreal; " The StratGlaphy of the Quebec Group
r. W. Els, ottawa Geological and Photographed
Observations in southern and Western Norway" by
George y. Williams of Johns Hopkins University
The sandstone Dykes of the Forks Of Cottonwood
Creek in 1chama and Shasta Counties. California"
h. s. Diller, Washington, ID. c.; some Results OF
Archaean studies" Alexander Winclell Ann ArbOr,
Mich statement Of observations made by the author in
Northern Minnesota and contiguous regions of canada;
" significance of GranltOd oval Areas in the Lauren
tai7 Professor G. II. Hitchcock Dartmouth College,
Hanover ~. Eluc Ti1c' -: Is; E aTd
Taxonomy Of the Arcaean Of Central Canada" Andrew
{. LAWSON, Ottawa, Canadian Geological Survey
The FOrds and Great Lake Basins of N0rt. America
Considered Evidence Of PregAcal Continental Ele
walton and Of Depression During the Glacial PERIOD,
Warren Upham Somcrvlc. Mass: ON the Genus
Spiriftra and It's Inter relations with the Geneva
~pirifcrna. ~yrngothyrs, Crytia and Cytna," James
Hall Albany. ON the MctamOrphic Rocks OF South
eastern Now YORK; +. J. II. Merrill, New York.
Professor BicSmOrn. OF the Museum Of Natural His
tory, hshiencd tie programme somewhat by show
the glacial region oi Alaska. The next meeting Of the
society VIII be held at indianapolis, in August