and had not only a general and broad view but technical 

 and detailed information, which he delighted to commu- 

 nicate, in the simplest and most interesting manner. He 

 would often spend whole days, and travel long distances 

 without accomplishing much ; this in no way discouraged 

 him — he would say, "that is to be expected ; another day 

 we shall accomplish more than we anticipate, and so the 

 loss and gain will be equalized." He had a remarkable 

 facility for drawing others out ; after stating in a general 

 way the subject on which he wished information he would 

 let his informant tell his story in his own way, and at 

 length, not interrupting or checking him because he 

 might wander, or give unimportant or irrelevant facts — 

 after he had finished, he might ask further questions. He 

 said talking was necessary for the transaction of business, 

 and that the time consumed was part of its legitimate 

 cost. In this way, while gaining large information in his 

 own lines, he won the confidence of men, and received a 

 vast fund of information on every conceivable subject, 

 which was carefully entered in his note book. These note 

 books must be a perfect treasure-house; he always had 

 one in his pocket, and could refer to what he wanted. 

 Indeed, he made it his business to obtain information 

 general, as well as specific, and after a long day spent in 

 travel and investigation, the evening would be spent in 

 writing up his notes and planning for another busy day, 

 and the morning, before others were awake, in examining 

 maps and laying out routes. 



At home he carried on with energy and success as we 

 have seen, not only the geological survey, which alone 

 would have overtasked the powers of most men, but also 

 the agricultural experiment stations and his college work. 

 To all this he added the creation and constant care of the 

 geological museum of Rutgers College. The year before 

 his death he gave the summer, which others were spend- 



