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specimens uiilI duplicates iu his posses- 
ion. Prof. Hitchcock was very much 
interested in the announcement as he had 
not heard of the discovery before. 
Prof. Safford of N" ashville, Tenn. ex- 
hibited bones of INlegalonix, recently dis- 
covered in a cave i)i Middle Tennessee. 
Prof. Cope stated that tlie Meo;alonix 
was peculiar to North America, not oc- 
curring south of temperate regions. Many 
other interesting papers weie read and 
discussed. 
Many of the members of the Interna- 
tional Congress were in attendance and 
took part in tlie discussio)i of the Geolo- 
gical Society. 
The International Congress was well 
attended, there were about Sixty Euro- 
peans. Among other members present 
were many eminent geologists from all 
parts of the world, including representa- 
tives of nearly all of the great scientihc 
institutions of Europe and America. 
The countries represented were Austria, 
Hungary, Chili, France, Germany, Great 
Britian, Mexico, Rouniania, Russia, 
Sweden and Switzerland. 
The first regular session of the Con- 
gress was in the afternoon of Aug. 26th. 
Prof. LeConte presided. 
Othcers were elected as follows: 
Honorary presidents — J. D. Dana, 
and James Hall. 
President — J. S. Newberry. 
A list of vice-presidents from the var- 
ious countries represented. 
General secretaries — H. S. AVilliams 
and S. E. Emmons. 
Secretaries — J. C. Branner, Emanuel 
DeMargaries, G. II Williams, Dr. F 
F. Frencli, Dr. Diener and Whitman 
Cross. 
Treasurer — Arnold Hague. 
Preliminary steps were taken to form 
an organization of the directors of the 
state and National Geological Surveys, a 
meeting for this purpose was held at the 
Columbian University Aug. 29th. There 
were present Major J. W. Powell, direc- 
toi- of the United States geological sur- 
vey; I'rof. James Hall, New Yoik; Prof. 
J. M. Saftord, Tennessee; Prof. J, ,W 
Spencer, Geoi-gia; Prof. E. A. Smith, 
Alabama; Mr. Arthur Winslow, Mis- 
soui-1; Mr. E. T. Dumblo, state geologist 
of Texas; Prof. S. Lindahl. Asa result 
of this meeting a committee of six was 
elected to consider the matter of organi- 
zation, with the power to frame a consti- 
tution and by-laws, to be reported to the 
association at a time and jdace to be se- 
lected by the committee. 
After the Congress had adjourned Sept 
1st, a party composed of some sixty foi- 
eigners and twent.y /vmericans started 
West on a special ti-ain of Puilnian vesti- 
buled cars furnished by the Baltimore & 
Oliio Railroad (yompany, in charge of 
special agent, Iliymond Whitcomb. The 
train will run independently of regidar 
trains and will be the home of the par y 
during the principal portion of the jour- 
ney. In each region of special geological 
interest the party will be guided by a 
geologist familiar with the ground. 
The route arranged for the main line 
of the excursion is more than G.OOO miles 
in length and traverses 39 deg. of longi- 
tude. It crosses twenty of the states and 
territories and a province of Canada. 
Tlie route will be from thi.s city west- 
ward over the Baltimore and Ohio i-ail- 
road, passing through Harper's Ferry. 
Cumberland and the famous Cheat river 
mountain region, crossing the Ohio river 
at Bellaire ; thence to Chicago and the 
Northwest, along the Northern Pacific 
and to the Yellowstone Park, where a 
stay of six days will be made. The party 
will be guided by Messrs Arnold Hague 
and Joseph P. Giddings, of the geologi- 
cal survey. Leaving the park, the party 
will go to the head waters of the IMissom'i 
and spend a day at the mines in Butte 
City, thence southward through Idaho 
and Utah to Salt Lake City. 
Excursions from the latter place will 
be taken under the guidance of Mr. G. K, 
