Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-02
N. E. Biologists
Will Hold Annual
Excursion Wateryille

legiate Association Of Biologists will
hold its annual excursion in and
around Waterville when a week from
today and tomorrow about 20 profess
sors of geology in the leading New
England colleges will gather here.
Edward H. Perkins, Phi. D., professor
OF geology at Colby College, will be
host to the visitors while they are
here and he has made out an itinerary
which will take them to all the points
of geological interest in central Maine
The doctor Is highly pleased that thu
association Is to meet here, for he
thinks that Waterville will be favor
ably advertised and also that the top
ography of this part of the country Of
fers so many different geological struc-
lures that the trip cannot but be of
interest to the visitors.
At o'clock the party will leave the
Elmwood Hotel by auto. the first stop
being made at the bed of the Kenne-
bec River at Ticonic Falls. Here can
be seen many exposures of limy states
showing miniature Appalachian struc-
lures, various volcanic intrusions in
tho rock and numerous pot hole ero-
sions.
The second visit is to be paid to the
abandoned clay pit in Winslow, which
clearly shows the clays which were
laid down when this part of Maine
was covered by the ocean and consid-
arably before tho coming Of the great
glacier. The clays are now overlaid
by sand dunes and the work OF erosion
which is carried on by the wind. can
easily be studied here.
BY 10 o'clock the party will be at the
~ = H.
Of Attraction will be the Silurian
states containing many trails left in
the rocks ages ago by tho lower forms
of marine life and the impressions of
seaweed.
Next a visit will be paid to the
abandoned slate quarry on the Messa-
lonskee River, where there are fine
examples of Silurian. Here also can
be seen specimens Of Monographs
colbiensis," a variety Of slate known
to exist only in waterville and discov-
cred a few years ago by DR.. Perkins.
1.-THE doctor named his contribution to
science after the institution in which
he teaches.
At the Pooler gravel pit esker grav-
els, or those laid down by the glacier.
will be studied. The grayels are now
overlaid by fossiliferous clays and
dune sands which add considerably to
their interest. This location also gives
a very good record Of the post-Pleis-
tocene events.
The members of the party will take
lunches and at noon picnic VIII be
held at Camp Hope. which is conduct
ed on the shores of Great Pond by c.
Harry Edwards of Colby. The Bel
grade lakes offer one Of the most IN
teresting geological studies in New
England and the greater part Of the
I afternoon will be spen ton it.
Long years ago the chain Of lakes
was the bed of the Kennebec river
and the vestiges of the river are still
to be seen in many places. From
Camp Hope the topographic express
sion of the Belgrade granite batho-
18th as modified by glacial erosion
may be seen.
At 2 o'clock the party will leave
| the camp and a study of the great
esker system of the Belgrade region
will be made. OF no little interest
is a series of deltas which clearly
mark the halts made during the re-
treat of the glacier. Connecting the
| deltas are well developed eskel
ridges. There are two kettle hold
| ponds. made by the wearing away
| of soft rock quicker than the hard
which surrounded it. Another fea'
ture is the many ice-rafted depos.
it's. Here also marine clays can be
| found at the exceedingly high ele.
| walton of 800 feet above the present
level OF the sea.
At Z o'clock in the evening din.
ner will be served at the Elmwood
| Hotel. Nc special program viii
| mark the affair but there will be
| an informal discussion. The evening
will be passed at Colby in a social
| manner.
Saturday morning the excursion
will again be taken up at o'clock
| From Waterville the visitors will &c
/ straight to Augusta, where a study
will be made of the gneissic Halo
| well granite.
At Spears corner in Litchfleld
| there are numerous rocks and min
erals Of considerable interest, In
( fieldite which Is peculiar to that To-
| cality; cancrinite and sodalite.
Mount Apatite in Auburn will be
| one of the points of the excursion
| which will be of the greatest In
terest to the visitors. 1t Is here that
q large number of Maine turmalines
have been found embedded in the
pegmatites, Of course granite which
abounds there.
At Lewiston, where there is an
interesting study III metamorphosed
limestone cut by trap dykes to be
studied, the excursion will come to
an end.
A lunch will be carried as on the
| previous day, which will be eaten at
some point along the route and those
a If tho M ri Uhn wish ~
do SO may take the train for home
from Lewiston.
DIR. Perkins has arranged pro-
gram which has been sent to the
members of the association, con-
| tanning q full outline OF the excur-
sion, as well as q list of collateral
readings which will make all the
clearer the phenomena which is to
be studied.
Already several Of the members
have signifed their intention of be-
ing present and more are expected
to be heard from today. Those who
are sure to come thus far are: Prof.
Charles Schubert of Yale; Prof. P.
l.. Raymond and Prof. r. A. DAILY,
both of Harvard; Prof. w. N. Rice
and Prof. w. G. Foye, both of Wes-
leyan: Miss Mignon Talbot and two
assistants of Mount Holyoke and
several Of the Brown university pro-
fessors. Prof. Foye of Wesleyan is
a graduate OF Colby in the early
19OOs and he has numerous friends
here.
Yale and Harvard were respon-
sible for the formation of the asso-
citation when, 81 years ago. the geo.
logy departments. agreed to get to-
gether once q year for research. A
few wears later Wesleyan was invited