246 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
older astronomical theory of the zodiacal light being the solar 
t ro jus 
negatived by the spectroscope: for “ no two speouray” as the lady 
most truly said in the Royal Gcvaiery at Palermo, “can be 
more essentially different than . of the aurora and the zodi 
acal light. They are as different from one another as night from 
day.— Monthly Notices Astron. Sots , June, p. 285. 
so MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 
t of Elevations and Distances in that portion Pi the 
United "eatin west of the Mississippi River; collated and 
See by Prof. MS Tuomas, Assistant i S. Ge ological Survey 
under Dr. I, V. Haypmn. 32 pp. 12mo. Washington, 1872.— 
W. ere Table x1, of elevations in <Coldtnd; from this valu- 
able catalogue of elevations :— 
Names of Points. a | Names of Points. se rae 
Feet. sis 
pea Harvard ide eke ona kdb S10) CORRES PARB sc 6. oan cadwwnne 12,400 
8 Peak 14,145 | Argentine Pass -. 13,100 
Mount — a --. 14,123 | Georgia Gulch Pass, .....---- 11,487 
... 14,078 Ute Pass, 2. 11,300 
Pike 4 Peak (Parry), = Rw 14,216 | Vasquez Pass (estimated), -..- _ 11,500 
a Somantting Se sak 14,056 | Hot Springs (Idaho City). sean 87088 
Barns Peak 13,133 | Hot Springs (Middle Park), --- 7,725 
Mena. 2,878 | SodaS inoe naar Pie v's Peak) 6,515 
Mount Wright (E. Berthoud’s Gold Hh 1, 1636 
-. 11,800/1 vet eo 8 Ranch eee Co.), 7,752 
cherry Creek Divide,......._. 7,576 |< South Park, ..----- 9,842 
Denver. 5,317 | 1 tai Soke 
Golden City, 5,882 ot Berthoud’ Papen coc 9,325 
youn. 6,479 | Osborn’s Lake,....---. ------ 8,821 
Golden Gate, 6,226 VoRie Peak Co eae 13,456 
Junction N. and 8. Clear Mount Audubon, vieWeenciss 13,402 
eee ae ee 6,46 . 
Black Hawk, 1,5 Line (Parry). 
Central City, 8,043 | On Pike's Peak igs -aanenttr ss 12,000 
Missouri 9,073 | On Snowy Range, .....------ , 
ead Virgin Ceron 20505 20 9,690 | On Meant Andee, bea eae Lied 
"7,149 | On Long’s Peak, _.._...-.---- 0,80 ; 
Gentaetoen 8,245 | On Wind River Mountains, - 10,16 
Berthoud Pass, 10,896 | On Gilbert’s Peak (Uinta Moun- ib 
Boulder Pass, 11,670! tains. Hayden’s esac a 11,10 
The pamphlet closes with the following “ Remarks :”— 
“ An examination of the foregoin sare cede pa with those 
found in the reports of the surveys of Pro son for 
1870 and 1871, reveals some very i sipostaen * Sista 3 in regard to rt 
topograph y of the west; — which we may mention the fo 
lowin Teed neral in b- 
“That t ai oer Bntseailo, or “Staked Plains,” at their nort’ 
ern satiety. ‘hidlapilintaty south of the Canadian river, vary , - 
