402 CONTENTS. 



CORRESPONDENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE. 



Page. 



On Mr. John Wise's Observations and Inferences respecting the Phenomena of a 

 Thunder Storm to which he was exposed during an Aerial Voyage, made by 

 means of a Balloon, June 3, 1852, from Portsraoutli, Ohio. By Dr. Robert 



Hare 224 



The Climate of San Francisco. By Dr. H. Gibbonjs 231 



Meteorological Observations at Sacramento, California. By Thomas M. Logan, 



M. D 259 



Meteorological Observations at Sacramento, California. By F. W. Hatch, M. D. 263 



Remarks contributing to the PJiysical Geograpi y of the Nortli American Continent. 



By Julius Froebki 272 



CORRESPONDENCE NATURAL HISTORY. 



Natural History of Beaver Islands, Michigan. By James J. Strang 282 



Habits of the Black Bass of the Ohio (Gryslesfasciatus). By John Eoff 280 



Natural History of the Country about Fort Ripley, Minnesota. By J. F. Head, Sur- 

 geon U. S. A 291 



Habits of the Gopher of Illinois {Gcomys hursarius). By J. B. Parvin 293 



Habits of a species of Salamander {^Imhlijstoma opaciim). By Rev. Chas. Makn.. . 294 



On the .ixnhlysloma luridum, a Salamander inhabitiiig Wisconsin. By P. R. Hoy, . 295 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Diary of an Excursion to the Ruins of Abo, Quarra, and Gran Quivira, in New 



Mexico, under the command of Major James Henry Carleton, U.S. A 29(i 



Report on the Fishes observed on the coasts of New Jersey and Long Island during 



the summer of 1854. By S. F. B.mrd 317 



Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Ores collected during the years 1847 and 1848, on 



the Geological Survey of tiic United States Mineral Lands in Michigan. By Dr. 



Charles T. Jacksok 338 



Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, Ores, and Fossils collected by Dr. John Locke 367 



Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, &c., collected by J. W. Foster .384 



Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, &c., collected by J. D. Whitney 387 



Catalogue of Geological Specimens, collected by Dr. D. D. Owen 393 



Catalogue of the Berlandier Collection of Manuscripts, Maps, &c 396 



Circular sent for information respecting Libraries 398 



Circular to Publishers respecting Copyrights 400 



