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McGee, W. G 264 



Meek, opinions of on Nebraska Geology 



162-164-179 



Mediteranean sea during Cretaceous 209 



Mesozoic times in Nebraska . . 173-1!>7 

 Mexico, Gulf of source of moisture 47 



Mice . . . 121-122 



Microscopic infusorial earth . . . 239 

 Milkweed family . 82 



Mint family 81 



Miocene Epoch, bad lands of . . . 224 



' ' camel family in . . 227 



4 ' carnivora of. . . 228 



' * close of . . . . 231 



deposits of ... 223 



elephants of . . .227 



extent of lakes of . 222 



flora of . . . . 225 



horse family in . . 220 



inauguration of . 221 



' ' length of ... 223 



' ' life, animal of . . 225 



Missouri River, at close of Loess period . 282 



character of . 58-56 



" character during Loess 



period . . 282 



sediments analyzed . 281 



' ' valley different from Mis- 



sissippi . . . .155 

 ' ' traffic on . . . .58 



Moisture in atmosphere .... 34 

 " relative amount . 35 

 ' ' how much absorbed by the soil . 45 

 Mollusks, land and fresh water . . 144 

 ' ' in Lignitic deposits . . . 205 

 " of Carboniferous age . .169 

 Monkeys, earliest of .... 21!> 



' ' of the Miocene . . . 290 

 Monchat's solar engine . . . 152 



Mosses 83 



Mountain horse .... 21 7 



' k regions, supposed drying up of 49 



Mudge, Prof 183-238 



Mulberry, wild . . . 117 



Muskrat 122 



Nebraska affected by the precipitation in 



the mountains . . . .49 



Nebraska a health resort, .... 150 

 ' ' future of the race in . . 153 



' ' partly a land surface in Miocene 224 

 " reserve and now wasted forces of 151 

 " sun power in . . . 151-153 

 " what to be expected from its 



people . . 155 



" when second time a land surface 208 



Nemaha, noted character, character of, etc 64 



Neuralgia, cause of in Nebraska . . 148 



Newberry 263 



Night-shade family . ... 81 



Niobrara Group, animal life of . .189 

 " birds of . . 195 



fossil wood of . . 1 89 

 fishes of ... 200 

 reptiles in . . .191 

 vegetable life of . .189 

 ' ' vigorous life of . ] 96 



Niobrara River, exposures of Miocene on 222 

 ' ' region, exceptional fea- 



tures of ... 13 

 region, exceptional mete- 

 orological conditions of 



38-39 



source, elevation above 

 the sea, length, canons 

 of, tributaries, etc 61 



Niobrara and Loup, character of Pliocene 236 

 North Park, Pliocene lake . . . 233 



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Nuts . 107 



Oak Creek, section of blue clay on . . 253 

 Ochre . . . . .315 



Orchis family 82 



Oreodons . . ... 245-22$ 



Owen, Prof R D 194 



Oysters in Lignitic Group . . . 205 

 lysters in Niobrara Group . . 190 

 Ozone in atmosphere . . . 32-146 

 Paint, mineral .... 315 

 Palmer, Captain, owner of molar of mas- 

 todon 244 



Papaw 107 



Parasite, insect 135 



| Paris, rainfall of 40 



Peak-toothed animals . . . .213 



Peat 309 



Peat, extent and character of . . 3C9-3IO 



Penstemons . 80 



Perchers . . . 123 



Permian Age, character of its rocks . 172 



" how caused, effects . . 171 



'.' last portion lost . .172 



" where its deposit occurs . 171 



Petrified wood in Pliocene . . . 241 



" " in Drift .... 257 



Pine forests formerly in Nebraska . . 3(4 



Pink family 78 



Planting of trees, supposed effect on rain- 

 fall ....... 44 



Plant lice, habits, increase, etc . .133 



Platte drainage into Republican . . 59 



" length, origin, character . 58-59 



' ' North Fork of, level of, etc. . . 59 



' ' temperature of waters at its mouth 



and at North Platte . . 49 



Pliocene Epoch, analysis of geysers . 280 



animal life of . .242 



' ' beds conformable to Mi- 



ocene .... 233 



" birds of . . . . 2-12 



" bisons in ... 246 



" calcareous character of . 238 



" camels in . . . 245 



cat family . . . 246 



' ' close of . . . 249 



dog family . . . 247 



elephants in . . . 244 



1 ' elevation of . . . 234 



extinct geysers in . . 239 



favorable conditions for 



animal life in . . 247 

 ' ' horse family in . . 243 



how inaugurated . . 232 

 ' ' lake, eastward barren of 234 



length of ... 241 



materials of in Nebraska 235 

 ' ' Oreodons . . . 245 



" origin of the above . 2o9 



picture of, character of 247 

 * ' polishing powder, infuso- 



rial earth, geyser flo- 

 cula .... 238 



Rhionoseros in . . 244 



ruminants in . . . '245 



11 thickness of . . . 233 



section of . . 23U-237 



" vegetable life of . . 241 



Pliocene lake, where perpetuated . . 299 



Plum, ground . . . . 78 



" wild of Nebraska . . . .97 



Polemonium family . . . . .81 



Polishing powder in Pliocene . . . 239 



' ' origin of ... 239 



" section of bed . . 239 



Pouillet's solar physics .... 151 



Position of Nebraska . . . 3 



