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deer “in the gravel that covers everywhere the older formations ” 
mentioned by Prof. E. D. Cope (Geol. New Jersey, 1868, p. 740) ; 
and the long known facts respecting the existence in Kentucky of 
remains of the Moose, Caribou, Reindeer, Musk Ox and other 
northern Mammals; and r egards Paleolithic man as a resident of 
the sag baat in the same era. 
; s treats in detail of the stratified deposits of the spiral 
ware, the Soittaetl of the terminal moraine across the country, th 
origin of the deposits, and the antiquity of man. His conclusion 
is that the deposits are apparently post-Glacial, and probably were 
deposited by the flooded rivers at a period immediately ae 
the last Glacial epoch upon the Delaware river. e view that 
there was more than one Glacial epoch over the region oppers to 
require more evidence than has yet been presented; and if not a 
fact the opinion of Mr. Abbott will probably ae sustained, 
3. M. EF. Wadsworth on the Origin of the ahi Ores of 
the Marquette District—The notice of this paper, on page 320 
does Mr. Wadsworth injustice. Its criticisms derives their force 
oversight but not an excuse for it. I take, therefore, this earliest 
opportunity to withdraw the dero ogatory remarks made in this 
memoir, the larger part of the section on the “ Jasper ai Iron 
Ore,” with a portion of his ia aot saheaeites His account 
of his stated Pasa is illustrated a number of figures showing 
the relations of the ore, jasper and sahioty, which are here omitted. 
He does not, however, give any drawings from microscopic views 
of thin rock-slices and, as he states, refers to the facts thus ob- 
served only in a genera 
T have also here to state that my remark on the banded struc- 
ture rate 320), does not meet the argument he presents, lone 
aims to show that since banding occurs in both igneous and m 
amorphic rocks, it cannot be distinctive of eithe 
ith r regard to o Mr. Wadsworth’s method of speaking of the 
labors and conclusions of others I have nothing further to say. 
add a word here on the bearing of the facts from other 
Sochons regions, especially those relating to the question of con- 
formability, on the Marquette i rc aee a point not appreciated 
in Mr. Wadsw be 8 discussion 
Of all the avidunied used to erie a sedimentary origin of the 
