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young and enthusiastic author, whose health became impaired 
under such an additional oe upon his nervous system, immedi- 
ments, Professor Newton returned this season e Black Hills, 
where he was a ees stricken with mountain a while prose- 
oe nes 
Prof ; heaton was fora number of years attached to the 
School of Mikes of Columbia College, Pig he received ao degrees 
and was Assistant in Geology. During the same peri id 
excellent service upon the Geo bloseldial Sarvey of Ohio, J.P. K 
Moszs Srrone, Assistant Geologist in the Geological Survey of 
Wisconsin, died on the 18th of last August. Mr. Stron ng was en- 
gaged in a geological examination of the branches of the Chip- 
pewa River, and was erapxonng to pass in a skiff some rapids 
on the Flambeau ou, when the boat was upset, and he was 
occupied by the co DO end be formation in the region of the 
Upper St. Croix River. and had exa amined the Huronian forma- 
aa st trong, after graduation at Yale pig oa with the class of 
1867, pursued scientific studies at a German University, and ha 
thus ‘thoroughly fitted sponge for the work in which he was en; 
gaged. He leaves a young wife and chi 
Professor ADOLF at an eminent Gere an physicist, Pro- 
fessor in the ighen SV EOeN died on the 13th of July, at the 
age of seventy-on 
