Geology and Mineralogy. 417 
surrounded now, as they must have been for a vast period, by the 
elds of continental ice, a large collection of plants (fifty-four 
species) was obtained, and some few animals were also found. 
The ice on the east side of the ‘“ Nunatakker” has an altitude of 
of Belgium measures twenty-four inches ", twenty. It is a beau- 
i reas of nearly fifty 
y colors and etching, ranging 
from the Pliocene through the whole geological series to its bot- 
In part even, are addicted to the eating of earth. The following 
analysis shows the composition of an earth eaten to a considerable 
extent by the Ainos. The clay, occurring in a bed several feet in 
: : a 
valley) on the north coast of Yesso. It is of a light gray color 
and very fine in structure. 
S10, Al,O, Fe,O,; MnO, CaO MgO K.O NasO SO, P.0; H,0* 
6719 13°61 1-11 0-07 3:89 199 0-23 O75 O19 é&. 11°02 = 100-05 
* With volatile matter. 
