• Miscellaneous Intelligence. 449 



" It will be seen from the drawing that the animal which made the 

 tracks was a biped. For the short or fourth toe is found upon opposite 

 sides of the foot in the ditferent tracks, which would not be the case if 

 it were made by the hind and forefoot of a quadruped ; and the fact 

 that both tracks point in, almost exactly in the same direction, is with 

 difficulty reconciled to the idea that they were made by the hind and 

 fore feet of a quadruped on different sides of the body, &c." 



These arguments appear to be very conclusive in proof of the biped 

 character of the impressions, which sustain no analogy to mine. Instead 

 of a single, they were arranged in double rows ; instead of pointing 

 " directly forward," the divergence of the feet was remarkable ; and in- 

 stead of being 2* or 3 inches in length, they were not half so large. 

 My belief is, that there were five instead of four toes. In fact, there is 

 no analogy, however faint. 



Greenfield, July 15, 1847. 



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sion this year at Epinal (Vosges), on the 10th of September. The 

 Society was guided in this selection by the facility of examining 

 in this region a great variety of deposits oC geological interest; to wit, 

 the gres de Vosges, which surrounds Epinal on all sides ; to the south- 

 east, granitic rocks, gneiss, leptynite, serpentine and porphyry ; , and to 

 the northwest, the plains of Lorraine, the gres bigarre, muschelkalk, 

 lias and oolite. The basalt of the coast of Essey, the thermal sour- 

 ces of Plombieres and the baths of Luxeuil, were also objects of in- 

 terest. The region is besides interesting for its phenomena of erratic 

 blocks, and the terraces oi' the valley of the Moselle. 



20. American Science in Turkey.— We ought long since to have 

 mentioned that our excellent chemical correspondent, Dr. J. Lawrence 

 Smith, of Charleston, S. C, had gone to Constantinople, m the employ 

 of the Sultan as chemist and geologist. He has been successful in d.s- 

 covering valuable deposits of coal and other useful minerals in the 

 Turkish possessions, some account of which we hope to receive from 

 Dr. S. He has also exhibited the electric telegraph in the Koyal 

 palace, and his Highness the Sultan was pleased to express himself 

 highly delighted with its performances, and a rumor has reached this 

 country thai a decoration of diamonds and a complimentary diploma had 

 been ordered to be sent as a mark of the royal esteem, to Prof. Morse. 



There are at the present time several scientific men of different na- 

 tions in the employ of the Sultan in various scientific £"««•• . 



21. Prof. A P gasliz.-We are credibly informed that teta£ 

 naturalist has consented to accept an invitation to remain in this ^ountj 

 in connection with the scientific corps of Harvard College. *™JY" 1 - 

 entific man in America will be rejoiced to hear so unexpected a piece 



° IT LarTe Crystal of ColumbUe.-The large crystal of columbjte 

 described in vol. xxx, at p. 387 of this Journal, has been rece in I y pur- 

 chased for the Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. ; iu .weight 

 is 6 pounds 12 oz., and the mass of which it is a portion, weighed 14 

 pounds. 



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