New-York tribune., 1891-08-26
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.ocursrER SELECTED AS THE NEXT MEET
ING PLACE.
.,,o.rANT PAPERS READ BY FAMOUS FOREIGN
ERs-sKErcHEs OF SOME OF THE
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r.n,1rton Aug. 25.-The closing meetings Of the
...,or,cal society Of America and Of the American
.,ia,,on for the Advancement of science were held
ssv the former occupying the morning aud AFTER
" and the latter the evening. During the afternoon
- A. A. :. made an excursion 70 Mount vernon
~ arrivals to-day included three past presidents of the
oc,a,tor--Professor simon Newcomb, OF Washington
rso,ssor Marsh, Of Yale, and James Hall, OF Albany
- The morning meeting Of the Geological society TeSo
lions in memory of Dr. Alexander Wincheh were
-,.sented by Dr. Orton chairman of the committee
,uded by Professor White and passed by rising Vo'e'
rNs many papers read were without exception techm-
ii The society divided into two sections ior uie
..rnoon in order complete its work and make way
=, the meeting Of the international Geological Con-
The audience that assembled to attend the second
,.x's session OF the Geological Society was hoo
nree one. II was. however, made up oil many Oh 'he
Lseing writer's and teachers Of geology in thS ana
,yrarn countries. The first paper presented was oy
=. frederick Schmidt OF ST. Petersburg, Russia, and
.tea 70 The EurypterlIs Beds OF Oesel as Compared
With Those of the wsterme OF North AmtT1ca. IL was
,oIowed by paper by Alexis Parlow' rroIesSoi Va
-.oosy in the University Of Moscow ana oonSOoi~oi
m the geological survey OF Russia his paper wa"
ASCENSION Of the ocean bed beginning with the cutaceous
-. ending with the urrassic together with an account
:, .bo ,suna The next paper was " The Quaternary
changes OF Land in Scandinavia, and was lIus'ra'eu
n, diagrams which the author, Baron Gerso ue uecr,
a Stockholm, Sweden used in presenting the results o
bls researches The Baron is the swedish government
r.olorist being in charge Of the countrys eeoogca
-, His naner dealt with changes Of level now
,r IN in his own country and OF especial interest
70 students Of glacial geology
Professor A. " Krassnof, Of CharRow University
Russia read the next paper. on 1.-The Bhack Eartn OF
ibe steppes of Southern Russia its origin distri-
hutiop and points of resemblance with the SOILS OF
The praires Of own country The paper traced
tbe resemblance between the Russian seppes and the
American praires 10 their similar origin u the LAYERS
n thu vegetables Of years. Their remarkable fertility
ras toucbed on generally and technical account OF
the origin of the two plains was gwen.
Professor regoire stefanescu. Of the University OF
Rpcharest Rumana, read the next paper IL breny
described large number Of bones OF the ohothe1un'
found widely distributed over Rumana' when IN
eispurably pointed to the existence Of this almost
Unknown extinct animal in that land countless years
AGO This was probably the largest mammal that ever
Inhabited the earth. its epoch being the tertiary
ner,od II had enormous tusks, that curved down
ward and backward in such way that 1t could only
hurt itself with them, and probably had massive
trunk. In character it more nearly resembled the
elephant and rhinoceros Of modern ageS than any
other known animal
Professor T. c. Chamberlain. president Of the Wis
eonsin University, read a paper on "The Present
Standing Of the Various HYPOTHESIS Of the Cause OF
the Glacial Period in which he summed up in gen
eral way what is said pro and con about the nan
dozen different theories, and left his hearers TO take
their choice.
Professor Rolln D. Salisbury scientist Of Wiscon-
sin University and Professor Chsmberaln's accve
coworker in his glacial investigations, read two
papers on The Northward and Eastward Extension
Of Prepestocene GTavels in the Basin Of the MisSs
sippis and on Certain Extra-Moralnic Drift Phe-
nomena Of New-Jersey'
Warren Upham of the Geological Survey, read
paper on The Inequality of Distribution ID the
Engscial Drift and another on "Depiorauoh ana
Deflrmation Of AIluvisl Deposits in New-Engaad'
was presented by Professor HomerT. Fuller Of Wor-
cester Mass.
Professor J. F. Kemp. formerly Of Cornell Uni
vc-sitv now professor of economic geology In 90
hmbis College. New York, read a paper on "lhe
Eselte syenite of Beemersville, New-fork"; X. I.
w of the agricultural department, A Series oi
fanuhDiions 10 The .ArcaI Geology CT Texas and
NevsHexicos: Professor Arthur Winslow, short
paper. relatng 10 the Missouri coal deposits; State
Geologist James NJ. Stafford, Of Tennessee, one on
aThe Wells Creek tBasn and Upift in SteNar
and Houston Countless Tenn +. W. Hhgard
gave description Of the Caregas Of Southern Cali
fornla Professor I. B. Comstock, president OF the
new Arizona school Of Mines, read description OF
The Crystalline Rocks Of Texas" also presenting
maps; Professor E. w. CaypOle. OF Akron Ohio, de
scrbed an artesian well boring in that city Lawrence
c. Johnson read paper on The Natural Bridges OF
Florida and the Chattahoochee Embayments,7 and
Professor Lorenzo G. Yates presented paper Oh Some
Peculiar Causes Which Are Influencing Typographical
Changes and Geological Formations in the Channel
Islands of California Professor Stafford also pre-
sented a paper on The Megalonyx Pelvis, and The
Nondescript Bones Among Which Il Was Found in Ten
TeSsce Which quite interesting At the con
csion of this afternoons session the society adjourned
tin the business meeting next December.
he registration Of members OF the International
Geological Congress- which viii convene tomorrow, al
ready reaches nearly zoo Of whom the reP[eeq{1fVes
from the state of New fork are II. L. falrGnlId OF
Rochester: William II. Hale, Brooklyn James Hall and
e j. H. Merrill, Albany Daniel ;. Martin, J: j. ste
vensOn and Robert Z. Whltheid, NeW-1OIK C4V' ana
n :. Williams, Ithaca. =. A.. ,,..uo.-. ..
Science met tonight Tor the Isst seSson sI, , aee
next wear, confirmed all the Onters hOmlhSteo ol
the Executive COMMITTEE Sot b @ser 70 70 be Mace Of
next mesting, IN August, 1892. The convention theH
PSsestor Joseph lie Conte the presdentelect, IS
professor Of geology in the University OF CaliQrna ana
lie author of the leading American C m yoye U
scientfc topics. He is also an authority on gpce,
rbvslOlogy and other branches OF science anu hds
Owen much attention TO aerial naVgSll0n anu o'iE
sIbnTv one Of the secretaries Of the sections repre-
sen the younger generation Of geoogsts yet MS rep
taoD Extends abroad as well as In this country He
was for years professor OF geology IN beoII vi
leGe Wis and spent some tine IN he auT9pe I e1oved IN
tie United States Geological survey Where ne mas ma
many important discoveries relative to glacial orils
IN the northern limit 0i ice work. H.,
" Professor H. ;. Williams, vicepresdent OF section
T. has been for many yeors professor Of eeolGey ~
p9eontologists in the country He has long been a
meaber of the association and attended the lnern3
Dana Horton Of Ohio. another vice president IS a
monetary publcist and advocate Of the international
silver and Cold The Monetary situation in 1878,
The silver Pound" and Englsnd,s Monetary 9ney 9
since the Restoration he was ceegaIe AT 'ne f"'
Monetary Conferences Of 1878 and 1881