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WARD’S NATURAL SCIENCE BULLETIN. 
United States Geological Survey. 
Two years ago Congress abolished the different 
Geological Surveys and created the present Sur- 
vey, which covers the whole public domain, and 
Mr. Clarence King, who had just completed the 
exploration of the fortieth parallel, was, with the 
general approval of the scientific men of the 
country, appointed the first director. The two 
years of his administration have been eminently 
satisfactory, and it is to be regretted that he has 
found it necessary to resign and that the Survey 
is to lose his services in the future; but in the 
appointment of Prof. Powell as his successor we 
are pleased to see that his mantle has fallen on 
one so well qualified by knowledge and experi- 
ence to carry on the work. 
MajorPowell resigned the professorship of geol- 
ogy in the Wesleyan University at Bloomington, 
111. in 1867, and commenced the exploration of 
the Colorado Canon, which, for deliberate facing 
of danger, will ever stand as one of the greatest 
achievements in scientific exploration. The plan 
of the work enlarged as it went on, and Congress 
continued to grant increased appropriations from 
year to year, until the survey under his direction 
became established as the “ United States Geo- 
logical and Geographical Survey of the Rocky 
Mountain Region/’ but as it became evident that 
the work being done by the different surveys 
could be better done under the direction of one 
person, he joined heartily in the movement to 
consolidate his own survey with those under the 
direction of Dr. Hayden and Lieut. Wheeler, 
and favored the appointment of Mr. King as 
Director. He was himself appointed Director 
of the Bureau of Ethnology, which position he 
continues to hold. 
Major Powell has done himself a great injustice 
in failing to publish his discoveries; none but 
those intimately acquainted with him and his 
work know what he has accomplished for geolo- 
gy, and with what generosity he has turned over 
his work to others, who must necessarily, to a 
large extent, receive the credit which they 
would gladly give him as his due. We trust 
that the survey under his direction may continue 
to prosper, and not be interfered with by poli- 
ticians. 
SONG OF THE SCIENTIFIC SWAIN. 
Air — “ The Wearing of the Green.” 
My sweetheart is a lassie 
Whose charms none can resist; 
Her brow is pure and glassy, 
Like a plate of mica schist ; 
A plesiosaurian neck has she, 
With which my arm entwines, 
And the veins upon her bosom be 
Like spectroscopic lines. 
I will search for hidden treasures, 
Which I’ll bear the girl I sing— 
Search the Mesozoic measures 
For the pterodactyl’s wing. 
Where the zoophytes are swelling, 
Where the infusoria play, 
We will keep our humble dwelling 
Through the whole siderial day. 
To enhance my love’s collections 
I will ravage land and sea ; 
I will win her best affections 
With a brilliant scarabee. 
We will taste serenest pleasure 
Amid brisk electric shocks, 
And roam in bliss unmeasure- 
D through the metamorphic rocks. 
What lump of anthropology 
Such joy can boast as I, 
Since doctrines of biology 
Make lovely girls comply ? 
And inductions psychological 
Are tending still to prove 
That I’ll win the pedagogic gal— 
The maiden that I love. 
Prof. Ward writes from New Zealand that he 
has secured a few specimens of the very rare 
Hattsria punctata. A description by him of the 
habits of this interesting Lizard — the sole repre- 
sentative of the order Rhynchocephalina — will 
appear in the next Bulletin. 
YOUNG GRIZZLIES. 
Although we prefer to receive our specimens 
not only dead, but with as little flesh on them as 
possible; yet it occasionally happens that live 
animals are either brought, or sent to us. Early 
last fall came a letter from a collector in the North- 
west Territories announcing that two Grizzly 
Bear cubs were on the way, and in due course of 
time, the American Express brought up a good 
sized box, which from the occasional grunts and 
growls proceeding from within evidently con- 
tained something “that was alive.” That 
something proved to be the little Grizzlies, who, 
being duly transferred to a slatted-box, intimated 
that they were cross, dirty and hungry after 
their long ride. A thorough washing and a 
good dinner restored them to good nature, and 
they settled down in comparative content in 
their new quarters. These little Grizzlies were 
six months old when received, weighed about 
fifty pounds, and were remarkably strong for 
their size. Young as they were, they exhibited 
much of that ugliness of disposition for which 
the Grizzly is noted, and it never was safe to 
put hand or foot within their reach. They 
would sit apparently absorbed in thought and 
looking thoroughly innocent, until some one in- 
cautiously stepped within range, when they 
would stick out a paw so quickly, that it was 
down on the visitor’s foot before there was time 
to dodge. Taking a bath was one of their great 
pleasures, and they would stand in a tub of wa- 
ter splashing about for half an hour at a time. 
In fact the bath-tub was a frequent source of 
dispute between them ; but the one first in usu- 
ally maintained possession. After a bath and a 
good meal they would romp together in a very 
amusing manner,' standing on their hind legs 
and wrestling in a very human like fashion. The 
ease with which they assumed an erect attitude 
was astonishing, the change from all fours to an 
upright position being apparently effected with- 
out an effort, while their seemingly clumsy 
build was belied by their quick and supple move- 
ments. They were comparatively good-natured 
when left alone; but it was only too easy to 
arouse their bad temper, and a peach — of which 
they were very fond — could readily be made a 
very apple of discord. It was only necessaiy to 
hold one between them, let them get a good 
look at it, and then drop it, to convert two happy 
little Grizzlies into two infuriated brutes. It 
was not so much that either bear wished for the 
peach, only he was bound that the other should 
not get it, and the way that they clawed, growl 
ed, bit and rolled over and over revealed un- 
thought of possibilities in the way of muscle and 
ferocity. At first their teeth were too small to 
do damage; but after two months captivity it 
was found necessary to place them apart, although 
they resented the separation, and did not cease 
complaining until their boxes were put so that 
they could see one another. Their ordinary 
voice was more like the grunt of a pig than any- 
thing else, and when feeding they ate and 
grunted in a similar manner. When excited 
they uttered a deep, harsh ah ah, increasing in 
loudness as they were aroused. 
After staying with us for four months, they 
were purchased by the Cincinnati Zoological 
Gardens, where we hear that they have steadily 
increased in size and irritability of disposi- 
tion. 
OUR PATRONS. 
We give below a list of 46 institutions 
to which we have furnished cabinets (in- 
cluding cases in several instances) at a cost 
of from $1,000 to $51,700. The average 
cost of each of the 46 cabinets is $4,217. 
University of Virginia. 
University of Kochester. 
Museum of Comparative Zoology. 
Vassar Female College. 
Princeton College, Princeton, N. J. 
Washington and Lee University. 
Lafayette College. 
Mt. Union College. 
Allegheny College. 
State Geological Cabinet, Albany, N. Y. 
Smithsonian Institution. 
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Ct. 
Indiana State University. 
Vanderbilt University. 
Yale College. 
University of Syracuse. 
American Museum of Natural History, 
Central Park. 
Cornell University. 
Columbia College. 
Buffalo Academy of Natural Sciences. 
Ohio State Agricultural College. 
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 
Illinois State Industrial University. 
Chicago Academy of Sciences. 
Buchtel College. 
Mt. Holyoke Seminary. 
University of Western Pennsylvania. 
Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. 
Detroit Scientific Association. 
Wilberforce University. 
Pittsburgh Female College. 
Alfred University. 
Dartmouth College. 
University of Minnesota. 
University of Nashville. 
Washington and Jefferson College. 
Milwaukee Female College. 
Hobart College. 
Williams College. 
Union School, Titusville, Pa. 
Centre College. 
Olivet College. 
Medical College, Chicago. 
Iowa State Agricultural College. 
University of California. 
Wabash College. 
List of Institutions where Cabinet- 
Cases have been sent and erected, at a 
cost of from $1,000 to $14,000 : 
S m i th son i an I n s titu tion . 
University of Virginia. 
Lafayette College. 
Vassar College. 
Alleghany College. 
Indiana State Univ. 
Princeton College, N. J. 
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. 
Trinity College. 
Syracuse University. 
Vanderbilt University. 
Cornell University. 
Pittsburgh Female College. 
