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_ than to describe under one name gy uinaibd limestone. 
Some describe alluvium and diluvium as “ an old and re- 
ent alluvial covers ee pipers t e and diluvian 
ities?” and formerly eest.” In 
ermany, diluvial loam is denominated “ Tae = 
and'ts in France, *‘ Terrain d’attrissement.”? American ge-— 
ologists seem rather slow in _adopting these hg nee se 
4 tinctions, although in enquiries like those of Mr. B 
inthe work before us, they are clearly ie sea ea 
in paaty respect essential to aorsracyes geological descrip- 
tion 
Niece however, every where, we believe, agree that 
such a deposite as diluvium exists. Indeed, who can doubt 
it, when it forms the principal cover of all known countries, 
and meets us at every step? What reflecting man, as he 
observes such immense quantities of rounded pebbles and 
large bowlders, not. merely lining the margin of rivers and 
hess but spread over the loftiest hills, and often to the 
ousandsofyears. Yetwhoever will attend tothe 
nutely, will be satisfied thatthe cause is wholly ir 
the effect. With the oxo n of a fi 
tivers have very little power to transport even common peb- 
bles any considerable Tistiieeeaigoueh less to carry up to the 
oun Bes, those huge bowlders 
he rock in Horeb, 
s, isa bowlder six yards square. ‘The blo 
as hewn the pedestal of the statue of Peter the 
ore than one thousand five ayes tons 3 
e E Needle: Mountain, in Dauphiny o be a bowl- 
is one thousand paces in circt <i the bottom, 
and two thousand at the top. Huge r 
ag are found on the top of the Alps, and indeed of al- 
ery mountain hitherto examined. Now how is it 
to si ppose rivers to have transported them thither, 
yn several thousand feet above the general ley- 
