The Coconino sun., 1891-09-26
BIOLOGISTS VISIT FLAGSTAFF
The Members of the international
Congress of biologists View the
Wonders of the Grand Canyon
and the Cliff and Cave Dwellcrs.

NO hcihDcIs OF INC inteTHutlOUal
Congress of biologists View the
Wonders of the Grand Canyon
and the Cliff and Cave DweIlers.
On Wednesday evening a party of
thirty-six members of the Interna-
tional Congress of Biologists arrived
in Flagstaff for the purpose of visiting
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and
cave and cliff dwellers.
The party travelled in the Pullman
Palace cars Greylock and Corinthia
and We're in charge of Mr.. Luther l..
Holden of Boston, representing Messrs.
Raymond Il -Whitcomb, who had
charge of the excursion, The party
left Washington, ID. c., on Wednesday
September 2, and have visited Chicago,
st. Paul, Yellowstone National Park,
Butte, Montana, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Denver, Leadville and other mining
points of interest in Colorado.
The excursion numbered on leaving
Washington ninety-one members, and
as the trip to the Grand Canyon was
not originally intended thirty-six
members of the Congress only could
make the trip.
The following members of the Con-
gress made the trip to the Grand Can
yon, leaving here Thursday morning,
and they will be absent five days:
DR.. Alfred Bergeat, Munich, Ger
many; Mr.. Henry M. Cadell, Bo'ness,
Scotland; Mr.. James C. Christie, Old
Cathcart, Scotland; Prof. Dr. Herman
Credner, Leipzig, Germany; Prof. DR..
Rudolf Credner, Greifswald, Germany;
DR.. Carl Diener, Vienna, Austria
DR.. F. Frech, Halle, Germany; Mr.. G..
X. Gilbert, Washington, d. c.. Prof.
H. Golliez, Lausanne, Switzerland
Mr.. Alfred Harker, Cambridge, En-.
gland; Mr.. Hobson Bernard, Man.
chester, England; Prof. Z. McKenny
Hughes, Cambridge, England; Mrs
Mary Caroline Hughes, Cambridge
England; Warren johnson, U. S. G.
S.; Prof. DIR. Emanuel Kayser, Mar
burg, Germany; Prof Max Lohest
Liege, Belgium; Mr.. Emm. de Mar
gerie, Paris, France; Fred. X. Mixer
Denver, Col; Herr Felix Plieninger
Munich, Germany; Major Powell, U
s. G. S.; Herr Julius Romberg, Berlin
Germany; DR.. August Rothpletz
Munich, Germany; DR.. Xavie
Stainier, Brussels, Belgium; Prof
August Streng, Strassburg, Germany
DR.. Emil Tietze, Vienna, Austria; DR.
1 Arnold Ulrich, Strassburg, Germany
DR.. G.. Won den Borne, Halle, Germany
NJ. 4. Van den Brock, Brussels, Be
GUM; Prof. DIR. Johannes Walther
Jena, Germany; DR.. Bruno Weigand
Strassburg, Germany; Prof. George II
Williams, Baltimore, Maryland; Dl
Baron Sidney Won Wohrmann, Livonia
Russia; DR.. +. A. Wulfng, Tubinger
Germany; Prof. DR.. Won +. ZitteI
Munich, Germany.
Major Powell, of the U. S. Geolog
cal Survey, and Major d. NJ. Riordar
of the Arizona Lumber and Timbe
Co., Of this place, took charge of tn
party here and conducted them to tn
Grand Canyon. On their return the
will visit the cave and cliff dweller
Theparty embraces many scientists
, world wide reputation and is the mo.
| notable body of scientific men WI
, have ever visited the United State
, Among the men who stand highest
their profession are Prof. DR.. HERNIA
, Credner, Of the University of Leipsi,
/ Germany; Prof DR.. Rudolf Credne
-. of the University of Griefswald, Gel
: many; Prof. II. Golliez, Lausann
, Switzerland; Prof. 7. McKenny Hughe
> of Cambridge University, Englan,
Prof. Hughes is accompanied by h
, wife. Prof. DR.. Emanuel Kayser,
Q Marburg, Germany; Prof. Max l.
!. hest, of Liege, Belgium; Prof. Augu
> Streng, Strassburg, Germany; d
Emil Tietz, Vienna, Austria; Prof. d
I Johannes Walther, Jena, German
Prof. George Ii. Williams, of Jof
/. Hopkins University, Baltimore; Maj,
, Powell, Warren johnson and G.
!. Gilbert, of the United States Geolog
a cal Survey.
/, The fifth meeting of the Intern
I tional Congress was held in Washin,
I ton, ID. c., on August last The NEE
!. ings are held every three years and Il
/ next meeting will be held in Zrric
Q Switzerland, in August, 1894, an
by special invitation of the Gar
!, Russia the seventh session of the co
gress will be held in ST. Petersburg
Seven of the party will go to oCalifo
q MIA from this point, among the
DR.. Walther, who has written Sc
eral valuable works on deserts, wi
, study the Colorado desert, and e
i tend his trip through Southern Arizor
, to FL Paso, Texas. He will be accon
panied by DR.. Won den Borne.
The visit of this body of eminel
men to this section is an interestir
i event in its history, and one fro
which it can and will profit in the net
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