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lowed down to Canon City. On the route they made exten- 

 sive collections of fossil fishes. They also explored two ba- 

 sins, one of the pliocene and the other of the miocene age, 

 and in these remains of extinct animals were found in large 

 numbers, the upper bed containing the bones of the elephant, 

 rhinoceros, lion, etc., with several species of the fossil horse; 

 the lower and older basin was found to contain species of the 

 rhinoceros, oreodon, turtles, etc. From this point the party 

 proceeded to the Columbia, and thence to Portland, Oregon, 

 whence they took a steamer to San Francisco. Here the ex- 

 pedition divided, a portion going to the Yosemite and else- 

 where, while several, with Professor Marsh, sailed, via Pana- 

 ma, for New York, reaching that city on the 14th of January. 

 We understand that the expedition was thoroughly success- 

 ful in every respect, securing the collection of large numbers 

 of fossils, as also numerous skeletons of recent animals, to- 

 gether with valuable antiquities, etc. The expense of the 

 exploration amounted to nearly $15,000, exclusive of the val- 

 ue of the services rendered by the government. This was 

 defrayed entirely by the gentlemen composing the party; and 

 it is understood that the material results are to be placed in 

 the museum of Yale College, which thereby will be rendered 

 the richest in America in this department of natural history. 

 College Courant, Feb. 3, 1872. 



EXPLORATIONS OF DR. STIMPSON. 



Dr. Stimpson,the late eminent director of the Chicago Acad- 

 emy of Sciences, was engaged during the winter of 1871-72, as 

 we have already informed our readers, in prosecuting deep- 

 * sea explorations in Florida. He first accompanied the United 

 States Coast Survey steamer Bibb, when making soundings 

 between Cuba and Yucatan for a submarine cable, but found 

 the sea-bottom very poor in animal life. We have previous- 

 ly mentioned that the bottom temperature in the deepest wa- 

 ter was about 39.5 Fahr., which may possibly account for 

 the scanty fauna. The bottom consisted of sand and globi- 

 gerina mixed, in which scarcely any thing occurred but shells, 

 mostly dead. Some of the species were identical with those 

 obtained by Gwyn Jeffreys at a similar depth off the Euro- 

 pean coast. 



On their way back from the cable work, the expedition 



