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two or three months. His account is explicit. As some general interest 
is attached to these views, whatever their bearing or geological import- 
ance, we cite a few paragraphs from Prof. Owen’s work. Aiming to 
bring out the “fixed rules” in the earth’s structure he says; p. 36— 
“The first step, in accordance with the above plan, is to collect the 
facts regarding the Direction of the Coasts, in their great outlines; also 
of - mountain ranges, rivers, ete. 
“ 
w depress the north pole 234° below the horizon, and you brin 
the eastern coast of North America, (Atlantic seaboard of the Unit 
hees spanned by 234°, and several smaller measurements which seem 
'0 be the eighth part of 664°, or nearly 8}°; near enough at least. for 
Tactical purposes 
P 
. The ibmar of the two measurements, viz. 234°, will Be found to be 
the distance from the Alps to Palestine, as well as, in a due south direc- 
oo to the Tropic of Cancer; also from the Alps successively to the 
Lak Islands, to Mount Hecla in Iceland, to near the Malstrém, te 
es Genoa to Etna ; from Tunis (ancient Carthage) to Barca, and fror 
