116 Scientific Intelligence. 
These fossils were not found in 1863, as the — implies, but*late 
in Sept. 1864. On referring to He original paper in the Proceedings of 
the Academy, (iii, p. 170), I find that he “identified ” the fossils by re- 
ea them i ~ wrong genera, ne determined by Mr. Meek). 
Again he st 
“ The attention sen the Geological Survey having been directed to this local- 
ity by my announcement and exhibition of fossils in San Francisco,” &c. (Ib.) 
The attention of Mr. Gabb and zo was ate to those particu- 
lar species by the announcement; but had already procur 
and forwarded to Prof. Whiting, "for Scat pion by Mr. Meek, similar » 
specimens from the same locality before a, Blake had seen or heard 
of a fossil being found there. I had not been advised of Mr. King’s 
action in the matter, nor had Mr. Gabb, me afterwards visited the local- 
ity and Anes more Ayo mens. 
marks furt 
“Tt appears also, from same source, (Whitney’s Geology of California), 
that Mr. King, a gentleman pe with the Survey, had obtained Belem- 
nites from the Mariposa rocks in 1864,” &c. (Ib.) 
Prof. Blake neglects to ase that sis same source informs him that 
ese Belemnites were found in plac e very near to ine Tree vein, and 
are before’ the fossils mentioned in the preceding paragraph 
gain: 
8) 
siderable aps rt of the gold-bearing slates of California are probably Carbonif- 
erous.” (p. 2 
Devonian or Silurian,” &c., and in the later pages of the same work he 
paves the way for priority of discovery, —_ a actually prove to be 
Silurian, by stating that the conclusions arrived at by Sir R. I. Murchi- 
en confirmed by his (Prof. Blake’s) dhidesibonss in California. 
gain 
“The opinion of the comparatively modern age of the gold rocks has been 
steadily gaining strength for years past, and has been the subject of discus- 
sion in the daily j ournals.” 
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