AN ENJOYABLE OUTING 



When the Union Pacific Railroad proffered an invitation 

 to the geologists of various colleges and universities in the United 

 States to visit w^hat are now considered the most prolific fossil 

 fields of the world, it rendered an undoubted service to science. 

 On July 1 9th we reached Laramie City via Denver, where we 

 were pleasantly quartered and on the night of our arrival were 

 given an enjoyable reception by the citizens of Laramie. As 

 outlined in the letter of invitation sent us, we were to travel by 

 wagon from Laramie. Prof. Wilbur C. Knight had with keen 

 foresight secured twenty or more farm wagons and drivers 

 who were well acquainted with the territory over which we 

 were to travel. We divided up into messes of ten, with drivers, 

 cooks, tents, bedding, etc., and on the morning of July 2l8t, 

 we left Laramie, with about eighty people in the company, 

 there being about sixty geologists and students from colleges 

 in all parts of the United States: California, Minnesota, 

 Texas, Alabama, New York, etc. The National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C, was ably represented by Prof. Schuchart. 

 At Fox Creek, in the adjacent mountains, were found thousands 

 of gastropoda, mollusca and concretions, also beautiful speci- 

 mens of quartz in all colors; many fine amethysts were 

 picked up. We lingered here until Monday morning; again we 

 moved to the north. About noon we reached the coal fields 

 of Carbon County. The entire party halted and we were 

 soon busy collecting leaf impressions which overlay the coal to 

 a thickness of at least four feet; the impressions are so perfect 

 that the most minute markings of the leaves are as clear as the 

 dried leaves of the various trees would show. We next went 



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