1^4-4 Thi Ann r'icil II (ti'liliKJlst. OctolxT, 1H91 
pleasure to miiiifnuis Aiiutu-im ucolojiists to ineet tin- continental 
geologists of Europe, witli whose work tliev luid l)ecome familiar. 
Imt whose faces they had never seen, and to grasp by the hand 
some of those whom they had previously known only thnnigh the 
exchanges of formal correspondence. Hut the English-speak- 
ing American, while heartily welcoming the small luimherof gool- 
ogi.sts present from Great Britian. was much disaj^pointed that 
.the meeting was largely ignored I)}' the l»ody of Knglish geolo- 
gists. He was still more surprised that his English-speaking 
cousin, who dominates the American continent from the great 
lakes to tlu' northern pole, should have but two nominal represen- 
tatives. Not <jne official geologist of either Great Britain or 
Canada attended the congress. This anomalous and significant 
fact ma}- be susceptible of an explanation which will not impli- 
cate any one in any unpleasant manner, but at the present time 
it bears the prima f del i- evidence of some common cause, by 
reason of which our nearest allies preferred to express their 
sense of disapproval by dignified non-attendance. 
From Germany there was a large delegation — twenty-three 
geologists — . from Mexico three. fr<jm l^eru one. Roumania two 
(each accompanied by his wife), from Russia eight. (Prof. Pavlow 
also had his wife with him), from Sweden four, Norway one. Bel- 
gium three. Switzerland two. Au.stria-IIungar}' three. Chili one. 
and from France five. From the United States one hundred and 
forty -eight were registered (including ladies), of whom fifty-three 
are connected with the United States Geological Survey. Ten 
active "state geologists'" were present, and other state surveys 
( Michigan and Kentucky ) were represented by geologists em- 
ployed thereon. From New York city six attended, and from 
other parts of New York state eleven. From Philadelphia came 
six, and: from other parts of Penn.sylvania three. There were 
four from Baltimore, and none from other parts of Maryland. 
New Hampshire and \'ermont each sent one. Massachusetts sent 
fourteen, Connecticut four, and Rhode Island two. There was 
one present from New Jersey, one from ^'irginia. and one from 
AV est Virginia. Two registered from North Carolina, and one from 
South Carolina. There was one each from Florida, Georgia, Arizona 
and Alabama, and three came from Texas. From Arkansas three 
were present, from Missouri five, from Colorado. S. Dakota. Kan- 
sas and Nebraska one each, and from California four. Ohio sent 
