348 NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY 



Notes on the Geology of several parts of Western 

 Asia: founded chiefly on Specimens • and Descriptions 

 FROM American . Missionaries. By Edward Hitchcock, 

 LL. D., Professor of Che7nistry and Natural History in 

 Amherst College, Massachusetts. 



For several years past, I have from time to time received 

 specimens of rocks and minerals from American missionaries 

 located in Western Asia, often accompanied by full descriptions. 

 My collection from that part of the world (including about one 

 hundred specimens from India, Ceylon, and China, sent by Rev. 

 E. Burgess, N. Ward, and E. C. Bridgman, also missionaries) 

 amounts to six hundred and sixty-two specimens : and, since the 

 geology of those countries is so little known, it has seemed to 

 me that these specimens and descriptions would enable me to 

 present to this Association some Notes concerning it, that might 

 be of value. We cannot, indeed, expect to obtain, from speci- 

 mens thus sent, a regular history of the geological structure of 

 those wide regions ; but even glimpses may be important, and 

 assist future explorers. Specimens have been received from the 

 following gentlemen ; most of whom I have known in the inter- 

 esting relation of pupils : 



Rev. Justin Perkins, located at Ooroomiah, in Persia. 

 " Story Hebard, at Beyroot, in Syria. 

 " Ben.tamin Schneider, at Broosa, in Asia Minor. 

 " Oliver Philander Powers, at Broosa, in Asia Minor. 

 " Henry Homes, at Constantinople. 

 " James L. Merrick, at Tabreez, in Persia. 

 " Henry J. Van Lennep, at Smyrna. 

 " J. J. Robertson, D. D., at Athens and Constantinople. 

 " Cyrus Hamlin, at Constantinople. 

 Mr. Alexander G. Pastati, at Constantinople. 

 " HoMAN Hallock, at Malta and Smyrna. 



I ought to mention, also, the valuable information which I 

 have obtained from the recent very able and learned work, en- 

 titled ' Biblical Researches in Arabia, Palestine, and Syria, by 

 Professor Edward Robinson of this countrv, and Rev. Eli Smith, 



