A. R. Makvine. — Mr. Archibald E.. Marvine, the geologist, died 

 in Washington, March 2d, 1876. He was born at Auburn, N. Y., 

 Sept. 26, 1848, and while a youth attended the military school at 

 Sing Sing, and subsequently the School of Technology at Phila- 

 delphia. He then entered the Hooper Mining School of Harvard 

 University, from which he graduated in 1870, when he was appoin- 

 ted instructor in the same school, a position which he held until 

 July, 1871. He was one of the students who went with Professor 

 Whitney, to make practical studies in geology and geography in 

 the Park Mountains of Colorado, in 1869. 



In the summer of 1870, Mr. Marvine was appointed assistant- 

 geologist to attend the celebrated Santo Domingo Expedition, and 

 bn his return he prepared a brief report on the geology of the 

 island, which was published, with the other reports relating to 

 Santo Domingo aifairs, by order of Congress. 



In July, 1871, he received the appointment of astronomer to 

 the Wheeler Expedition, in which capacity he served several 

 months, while that work was in progress, and then continued as 

 a member of the Expedition in the capacity of geologist. His re- 

 port on the geology of a district of country through which he 

 passed, embraced in southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona, and 

 southern California, has lately been published by authority of 

 Congress. 



Pumpelly, and his report "was published by authority of the legis- 

 lature of Michigan. 



In March, 1873, he was given a position as geologist in the corps 

 of the U. S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territo- 

 ries under Dr. Hayden. In this capacity he made a carefiil survey 

 of a region embracing Middle Park and extending eastward across 

 the Front Range to the foot hills. His published report on this 

 work gives evidence of thorough preparation, great labor and 

 much skill, in the collection of material, and ability in its use. 

 After preparing his report on the Middle Park district, he re- 

 turned to Colorado Territory for the purpose of extending his in- 

 vestigations into a region of country west of Middle Park on the 

 headwaters of the Grand, White, and Yampa rivers, and entered into 

 his labors with great vigor and enthusiasm. But a long summer of 

 toil and privation in that wilderness of canons, crags, and peaks, 

 undermined his health, and shortly after his return, early m the 

 winter of 1874-5, he was prostrated with an attack of rheumatic 

 meningitis from which, after many weeks of suffering, he partially 

 recovered, but was not again able to resume his work, and early 

 in December last he relapsed into a condition that was soon found 

 to be hopeless. 



Mr. Marvine leaves behind a large circle of friends, among the 

 working scientists of the country, who had learned to expect great 

 and valuable results from his researches. g- k. g. 



