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POPULAR MISCELLANY. 



Ancient River Channels. — A remarkable 

 contrast in the physical geography of the 

 eastern and western coasts of the American 

 continent is pointed out by Prof. Joseph Le 

 Conte. The continent is bordered on both 

 sides by a submarine plateau sloping gently 

 seaward till it attains a depth of about one 

 hundred fathoms, from which point the bot- 

 tom drops off rapidly into deep water. This 

 submarine plateau may be regarded as a sub- 



