Miscellaneous Intelligence. 407 
on which he had marked the probable position of the continuation 
in the Central Wisconsin District. Afterward I verified this and 
located the range as mapped in my report; and in studying out 
my own observations on the Glacial Drift, found them to harmonize 
so thoroughly with his theory that the Kettle Ranges are contin- 
uous moraines, that I yielded to his idea and used it in explaining 
the phenomena observed in my own district—among them the 
existence of the Driftless Region. The honor of the first recogni- 
tion of these great moraines as such, and of their great value as 
indicators of the positions and size of the various glaciers, and of 
glacial movements generally, must be given entirely to Professor 
Chamberlin. Should this idea stand the test of investigation, it 
will, beyond doubt, lead to some important conclusions. 
ROLAND D. IRVING. 
2. A Treatise on Chemistry ; by H. E. Roscor, F.R.S. and 
C. Scuortemmer, F.R.S., Professors of Chemistry in Owens Col- 
lege. Vol. I. The Non-metallic Elements. 769 pp. 8vo ew 
sf 
also another by J. E. Hilgard, Assistant, on the determinations of 
Transatlantic Longitudes of 1872, being the final Report, giving 
a review of previous determinations. : 
4. Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences.—The Bulletin 
for 1877 contains a catalogue, with notes, of the Mycological flora 
of Minnesota, by A. E. Johnson, M.D., occupying 100 pages. 
5. Matter and Motion; by J. CLerk Maxwett, M.A., LL.D., 
etc. 224 pp.12mo. New York, 1878. (D. Van Nostrand—Van 
ost 
and May numbers of Van Nostrand’s Magazine. It is a very clear 
Statement of some of the fundamental principles of physics by a 
most eminent authority. 
6. Contributions to North American Ethnology: Tribes of 
California ; by Stpuen Powers. Department of the Interior, 
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain 
Region, J. W. Powell in charge. 636 pp. 4to, with a map and 
habits, weapons, implements, etc. Many of 
pages of the volume are occupied by vocabularies from various 
Sources, edited by Prof. Powell. 
Report of the Chief of Engineers for the year 1877. PartsIand IL 1456 
Pages, 8yo. 1878. 
