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In Grotoey.--Two of the four earliest published articles by 
Dr. Newberry in 1851, were geological. But his first important 
publication in geology was in 1857, on the Geology of California 
and Oregon, in Vol. VL. of the Pacific Railroad Reports. This, 
with his botanical and zoological reports in the same volume, 
are the result of his first serious professionally geological work, 
as geologist and botanist to the Williamson Expedition. This, 
first of his formal reports, exhibits well the good qualities of 
his work, namely, an appreciation of the more important 
phenomena, keen insight into their relations, a remarkable 
power of generalization, with lucid presentation, Our admira- 
tion for this work is increased when we consider that these 
reports were prepared and published, with elegant plates, in 
the year following the expedition. They justly made his instant 
reputation and the trip was naturally but the introduction to 
his labors in the far West. His more elaborate geological 
report of the Ives Colorado Exploring Expedition was 
published in 1861, and that of the Macomb Expedition not 
until 1876, as already stated. 
That Dr. Newberry was a pioneer in geologic exploration of 
the far west has not been sufficiently recognized by the younger 
generation of geologists and the public at large. His work was 
in advance of his time. The region was so unknown, the geo- 
logical phenomena so stupendous, the problems so new, that 
even those capable of appreciating the results could not imme- 
diately use them, There was no popular interest, the field 
being unknown and inaccessible. But more than these was the 
fact that the interest of the whole nation was absorbed in the 
political questions of the hour, and the war of the rebellion 
prevented scientific work and exploration. Even Dr. Newberry 
yielded to the demand of the hour and gave himself to the ser- 
vice of his country. When the war was ended, Dr. Newberry’s 
work was in the east. Other men went into the western 
fields, traversed the areas so well described by him, built upon 
his foundations, found an audience and public appreciation and 
received a reward not less their due that Dr. Newberry never 
wholly received his, 
