AMERICAN 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &c. 
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ce? 1.—On the Physical. sella of the United States east of 
Rocky Mountains, and on some of the Causes affecting 
prin Sadinidestdiny: Formations of the Earth; by Wiss W. 
Maruer, Professor of Natural Saiatiooss in the “mre preornrla 
Athens, Ohio.* 
Part I. On-the Causes of the great Currents of the Geeta and their 
Influence in the Transport and Deposition of the Sedimentary Rocks 
of the United States. 
Ir is well known to those who have attended to the geo- 
logical structure of our country, either by reading or observa- 
tion, that the whole territory of the United States south of the 
great lakes and the St. Lawrence river, and between the Rocky 
Mountains on the west, and the Blue Ridge, the Highlands of 
New Jersey and New York, and the Green Monntains on a the Sone 
ep discussing’ ie cipiotid suggested in the title of our article, in this and 
some subsequent Nos, of thier dia 9 it er toes anes conv aan adopt the 
following divisions :— 
the causes of the eee currents of an fl 
transport and deposition of the Siac’ focke oF the United States. 
If. On the causes of elevation of the sedimentary rocks above the level of the sea, 
and oe ty sans and cacnee of to patioaady those of the United States 
TM. , plications, and foldings of the 
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strata cease 
IV: hi that the sedimentary and other rocks have un- 
dergone since their Ie aes and elevation. 
and second parts were read before the National Tostitute + at Washing. 
on, D. Ci in Ana: and before the Association of rare sees ee it 
ralate a0 May, 1844. » ahh ae ; 
Vol. xxx, No. 1.—AprilsTune, 1845. lente: eatin: ¢ . as pol PSE 
