dozen niicletermined forms), Saccocrinus 
amphis, Ollacrinns tuberculosis, Bhodo- 
crinus (2 species), Actino crinus scitulus, 
Amnltiradiatus, other species of Actino- 
crinus, Eretmocrinus (several species) 
Geranatocrinus nowoodi, Schizohlastus 
saiji, Pentremites elo)igatus, Cadaster {2 or 
3 undetermined species), and rroostoo i- 
mis sp? Perliaps the finest and most 
showy Orinoid from the Upper Burling- 
ton chert is Strotocrinus reijalis.XW of the 
casts are fine objects for study and no 
student's cabinet is complete without a 
suite of these most instructive and very 
showy Crinoids. This series of articles 
on the pala;ozoic roclcs ot Piice County 
began with the Edgewood outcrop sup- 
posed to represent the upper part of the 
Hudson River Group, and ends for the 
present with the Upper Burlington 
Limestone. The series is not complete, 
since it neither begins at our lowest rocks 
nor ends with the highest. There are two 
groups below the Edgewood beds, (The 
Trenton and Hudson River proper) and 
two above the BurlingD^n (Keokuk and 
Coal Measures). 
IMPORTANT GEOLOGICAL FIND. 
Fragments ov a Fossil's Remains Un- 
earthed IN A Sandstone Quarry 
IN the Town of Manchester, 
Ct. — Prof. Marsh of Yale 
at avork on the dis- 
COVERY. 
Mr. H. T. Woodman, of New York 
City, sends the following, condensed 
from the Springfield BepvhUcan. He 
says : "There is not a shadovv of doubt 
but that the reptilian bones here referred 
to are of a species of reptile whose foot- 
prints are found in great abundance in 
Massachusetts and Connecticut, and 
which for many years were regarded as 
belonging to, or made by, some unknown 
bird." 
At the sandstone quarry of Chai-les 
Wolcott. in Buckland, near Manches- 
ter a fossil has bee;; discovered 
which is in all probability the most 
important geological discovery of the 
nineteenth century. The finding of re- 
mains of this antediluvian, date Ijack 
some six years, and although the greater 
part of the reptile's frame has been 
mounted and is in the museum at Yale, 
the facts have not been known to the 
public or scientific men in general. The 
creature is one whose many footprints in 
the sandstone from the vicinity of Am- 
herst and Northampton, in Massachu- 
setts, can be seen in most of the large 
college collections of the country. These 
fossils were first noticed imbedded in 
the sandstone which was blasted some 
38 feet from the surface in the center of 
the quarry. They were apjjarently the 
vertebra' of some animal and as 
other pieces of the sandstone were 
broken mere pieces were found. In 
breaking one piece of stone the head was 
split in twain, the lines of the face and 
nose being similar to those of a large 
Newfoundland dog. 'i'he feet and hands 
wlHi claw-shaped fingers and toes were 
also plainly imbedded in other pieces 
of the stone, and the relation of the parts 
of the animal, while yet in the stone, to 
each other took the form of a large lizard 
shaped creature about eight feet in 
length. Charles Owen, of Manchesteri 
hearing of the discovery and at once 
realizing its importance, informed Prof. 
Marsh of Yale college. The well-known 
geologist had no sooner received the in- 
formation than his representative was 
sent to Buckland to obtain the specimen. 
Mr. Wolcott had been advised bj' one 
of his neighbors not to sell the fossil for 
a small sum, but .1^50, the ofifei' of the 
Yale man, was a fair price for common 
sandstone and he at once agreed to part 
with it. On further examination it was 
found that the head and foreshoulders of 
the fossil were missing. Then it was 
learned that the pieces of sandstone con- 
taining them had been sent to a bridge 
in the southern part of the town and 
were doing their share of work in the 
abutment which formed a part of its 
construction. When Prof. Marsh heard 
that the fossil was not complete, he 
off'ered Mr. Wolcott .$1,000 to secure the 
remainder of the reptile. Tlie discov- 
eries of last month are of a slightly 
difl'erent nature. The block containing 
these fragments was quarried from the 
same ledge from which the reptile was 
taken. \Vhile not parts of that fossil, 
these evidently belong to a representa- 
tive of the same species. Clearly out- 
lined in the red samlstone is a joint, 
which seems to correspond to that in a 
man's wrist, and two long, talon-like 
fingers, the ends of which are firmly im- 
bedded in the stone. The block contain- 
ing this '"find"' has been broken in two 
pieces, the Ijones in one being merelj^the 
converse of those in the other. In time 
both blocks will be forwarded to Pi-of. 
Marsh, under whose careful chiseling 
much that is interesting and important, 
but as yet concealed in the sandstone, 
will doubtless be brought to light. In 
connection with the first discovery it is 
a somewhat remarkable fact that Prof. 
3Iarsh had predicted it from his study of 
the traces of the reptile as revealed in 
the various formations in AV^estern Mas- 
sachusetts. He even wrote a magazine 
article on the subject, in which he said 
that (Jonnecticut would doubtless have 
the honor of making this important con- 
tribution to science. As if to verify his 
statement, the discovery was made while 
his article was in proof and he was 
enabled to add in a foot note an outline 
of the facts i-egarding it. He regards the 
fossil as especially important in estab- 
lishing beyond doubt some of the hith- 
erto uncertain points in Darwin's claim 
of theories and promises. 
A Lady Naturalist. 
At the recent congress of Scientists, 
at Berlin, Franlien von Chauvin attracted 
much fiattering attention. Poor health 
prevented her from attending school, 
but she concentrated all her interest in 
the study and observation of animal and 
vegetable life. She has, by her ingeni- 
ous experiments and discoveries, proved 
herself a natural scientist of the first 
class, and enjoys a wide and general rep- 
utation as such. Her aviary is a regular 
"happy family," where she, as she says, 
by her love, forces the most diftldent 
animals to live peaceabl}^ together. 
Vultures, pigeons, ravens, owls, fowls, a 
parrot, a stork, peacocks, ducks, etc., all 
get on together in the best possible man- 
ner, and know and obey the voice of their 
mistress. A Siamese cat has its quarters 
in the same cage as some Egyptian rats ; 
but they take no notice of each other. 
Fraulien von Chauvin's collection of 
butterflies is the most perfect in Ger- 
many. Within the vegetable world this 
gifted lady has wrought many wonders. 
Her health does not allow her to read or 
write much, but one or two of her 
treatises have attracted great attention. 
Where Some of Missoiiris' Fire-Clay 
Goes. 
Fireclay, produced in Missouri, is 
used extensively by the Kokomo, Ind. 
plate-glass works, in constructing the 
large melting pots which are required to 
hold from 1,000 to 2, 500 pounds of molt- 
en glass. The clay is first mixed to the 
proper consistency by men with their 
bare feet, when it is made into small 
rolls, and laid aside for future use. The 
making of these pots is slow work, as 
one man can only complete eighteen in 
twelve days. The workman uses the rolls, 
and adds about six inches a day to each 
pot, which allows ample time for dry- 
ing. Nothing has been as yet devised to 
take the place of the human hand in the 
very particular work required in con- 
structing these immense pots, which, 
when completed, bear the initials of the 
maker as well as the date, and all are 
then allowed to -'season" for a considera- 
ble time before being used. The life of 
a pot in constant use is about thirty days. 
A very superior quality of Clay suita- 
ble for this purpose is found on the pro- 
erty of the Lythia Springs Improvement 
Co., located within five miles of Kansas 
City. 
— — 
A Pair of Captive California Quail Lay 
Twenty-four Eggs. 
A pair of captive California Quail, in 
possession of a Kansas City bird store, 
laid twenty-four eggs since received here 
some months since. The proprietor only 
asks $.5 a pair "for the dear little things." 
