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early tlirown for tlie diivftion of liis life into scientific channels. Prof. 

 Hemy A. Ward *iavo tlio initial inipulso. The five or six years spent 

 in tlie enthusiastic atmosphere of Cosmos Hall, witli the ever-growing 

 collections, tlie occasional opportunities for field excursions and observa- 

 tions, the measuring and mounting of specimens, the increasing familiar- 

 ity, with rocks and fossils and geologic material generally, the chance 

 to test the powers of constructive work given by the Cohoes studies, the 

 sense of capacity that must have come, for the work was well done — 

 these doubtless went far toward determining a career. Then there was 

 sought and found the opportunity in Ohio — a new and broader field, new 

 problems, new associates, another inspiring leadership in Dr. Newberry. 

 Dr. Xewberry's old home was in Cleveland, and during the existence of 

 the Ohio Survey he spent the summers in the State and was often in 

 Cleveland. Gilbert was on terms of intimacy with the family there, so 

 that summer and winter during these two years, from 1869 to 18T1, the 

 relations between the two were very close, 



I can imagine that these two enthusiasts in geologic science, Ward 

 and Newberry, were greatly attracted by the clearness and fairness and 

 mental power of their assistant, and that they offered every encourage- 

 ment in the direction of a scientific career. Certain it is that the first 

 associations of chief and assistant developed in each case into firm friend- 

 ships, for Professor Ward and Dr. Newberry always sought Gilbert when 

 in later years they came to Washington, and he in turn always looked 

 forward to a visit with them when in New York or Eochester. ^ 



Henry W. Henshaw, lifelong friend and associate of Gilbert, writes ^ 

 that once in after years, when they had gone to New York together, 

 Gilbert especially to see Newberry, "We called on him in his hotel one 

 Sunday morning rather early and found him in bed. When he came 

 down we sat at the breakfast table with him while he ate, and then 

 walked over to his quarters in Columbia College, where he and Gilbert 

 proceeded to discuss geologic problems at a great rate.'^ 



It was through Dr. Newberry that Gilbert was selected as geologist 

 to the Wheeler Expedition. Before the Civil War Newberry had been 

 attached as geologist and naturalist to the Williamson, the Ives, and the 

 Macomb expeditions to tlie T-'ar West, under the auspices of the War 

 Department. His work on the Sanitary Commission throughout the 

 war had necessarily increased his acquaintance with the personnel of the 

 military establishment. It was but natural, therefore, that Lieutenant 



* PerHonal communication. 



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