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the construction theory enth^ely, and to explain both peaks and 

 ranges with their striking parallehsm to the coast by upheavals 

 occurring near the sea, due to the explosive power of steam, which 



has heaved up the mountains from beneath And lastly 



it shows that all mountains are alike inside, whether they burst 

 open and become volcanoes or remain intact. " 



The same agency he advances for producing earthquakes and 

 volcanoes. 



This post-script is not the place to present and discuss the 

 paper at length. 



However, one is safe in saying that geophysicists and seismo- 

 logists will not tacitly say am^en, when Professor See exclaims 

 " Eureka. " 



