© AMERICAN 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &c, 
GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, &e. 
a 
Art. L—-4 Sketch of thee Ccolory, ey: and 
at OR ery of the SS ontiguous to the River Connec- 
logical Map and Drawings of Organic 
Heat 3 and oce ceasional Botanical Notices. Read be- 
fore the American Geological Society at their Sitting ; 
Sept. 11th, 1822; by the Rev. Epwarv Hrrcucocx, 
A. M. of Conway, Massachusetts, * ; 
va 
PART III. 
ScENERY. 
_ BETWEEN the geology and scenery of acountry, —_ 
is an intimate and interesting connection. Let the 
“perienced oe be fe, a upon an eminence, and chi 
contour of the surrounding region will enable him to decide 
with a good deeree ability, concerning the nature of # 
its rocks. The pti will at once be pronounced alluvic 
The swelling hillock or ridge with mural faces—if eir 
aspect be dark—indicate some member of the trap family ; 
if light coloured, they indicate granite. The conical eleva- 
tion of a reddish hue will be immediately referred to old red 
sandstone. And those moderately steep hills, that stretch 
away over many a league, and form continuousand extensive 
* For the - and drawings see Vol. VI. No. I. 
Vou. VII.—No. I * 
