The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-07-03
BIOLOGISTS START
RESEARCH WORK
IN BEARTOOTHS
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who now is acting leader of the
group during DR.. Thom's absence,
has already taken group of stu
dents to the Beartooth range, to
make preliminary study of the
igneous rocks and some of the ore
deposits associated with them. The
party first went to the chromite
workings of He'll Roaring creek
district and studied these deposits
under the guidance of Mr.. M. +.
Martin of Red Lodge.
to be examined was the belt of py-
to b examined was the belt of py-
roXenite and anorthosite which
stretches from Little Rocky creek
near Dean to West Boulder. This
bert has recently attracted consid-
cradle attention because of its
chromite deposits and has been
known for some time by reason of
its nickel deposits. In explaining
the area, Dr., Sampson stated that
the anorthosite rocks as seen in
this region are comparatively rare
and will make an attractive field
for research. He said that by
studying this region many of the
theories concerning the deep-seat-
ed igneous rocks may be put to
test Igneous rocks, the doctor
explained, are rocks which have
been molten, and it is with these
formations that nearly all min
eral deposits are found. The sed-
imentary rocks, on the other hand
are those which have been formed
by deposition in water, and may
contain coal and oil.
DR.. Sampson stated that the
work they have done thus far is
merely reconnaissance for the de-
tail work which is to follow J. w.
Peoples, recent graduate student
OF Vanderbilt and Northwestern
universities, and J. S. Vhay, of
Santa Barbara, Calf, will do the
detailed work in this section, this
Work will last them this summer
and next.
Comparing this region with the
Bushveld region in Transvaal
South Africa, Dr.. Sampson said it
was most most striking the resem-
blance the rocks and formations in
the Saltwater region bear to the
rocks of the Bushveld region in
lransvaal in the Union of South
Africa. That district is one which
has become famous throughout the
word and it is particularly inter
esting to find that the rocks of the
Saltwater region have so much in
common with this classic district
in South Africa.
wednesday party of the scient-
lists made trip from Red Lodge
TO the Pryor mountains east OF
TED Lodge to study the whole sue
eesslon OF sedimentary rocks,
when are exposed between this
city and the Pryor mountains. This
section is of particular interest be
cause OF the great variety of rock:
Iryh-, II.
"hlcn may be seen and also be-
cause OF the possibility for the
study of the many land forms
winch have been developed by the
various geological processes. II
inns field Professor Nevin Femme.
man, Of the University of Cincin,
natl and the National Research
council, is one Of the highest au.
thorIties. Professor Fenneman WIZ
has only recently arrived in Rec
Lodge stated that from what he
mas seen of the territory from here
to Dry Creek it promised to Offer
one OF the most interesting stud
les IN his class of work this sum
mer, and that the party to be un
der his charge would make a study
Of the photography of this terri
tory.
Or. Sampson outlined the var
lous classes of work which are t
be undertaken this summer ex
pialnlng each and naming the me,
who will be in charge of the var
lous groups. They are: Petrol
ogy; the study of the igneou
/ rocks, will be under the directio,
OF DR., Sampson; Stratigraphy: I'm
der direction of DR.. Thorn, is III
study of the origin of the sedi
mentary rocks; Invertebrate pal
eontology, the study of the fossil
lied invertebrate animals and is +
be directed by J. S. Smiser, recen
graduate of the Texas Christia1
e university; Paleobotany, under D,
both in the city and in the nearh,