THE 



AMERICAN 

 JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, &c. 



GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, &ic. 



Art. L A Sketch of the Geology, Mineralogy, and 



Scenery of the Regions contiguous to the River Connec- 

 ticut ; with a Geological Map and Draivings of Organic 

 Remains ; and occasional Botanical Notices, Read be- 

 fore the American Geological Society at their Sitting ; 

 Sept. llth, 1822; by the Rev. Edward Hitchcock, 

 A. M. of Conway, Massachusetts.* 



PART III. 



Scenery. 



BETWEEN the geology and scenery of a country, there 

 is an intimate and interesting connection. I^et the ex- 

 perienced geologist be placed upon an eminence, and the 

 contour of the surrounding region will enable hirn to decide 

 with a good degree of probability, concerning the nature of 

 its rocks. The plain will at once be pronounced alluvion. 

 The swelling hillock or ridge with mural faces — if their 

 aspect be dark — indicate some member of the trap family; 

 if light coloured, they indicate granite, TheconJca! eleva- 

 tion of a reddish hue will be immediately refer! ed to old red 

 sandstone. And those moderately steep hills, that stretch 

 away over many a league, and form continuous and extensive 



* For the map and drawings see Vol. VI. No. 1. 



VoL.VIL— No. 1. 1 



