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hight of 4,000 feet by boulders of fossiliferous sandstones, whichoccur in 
place on the north and northwest. The mountain itself is composed of 
granite, but none of the granite is found on the northwest side. The 
fossiliferous blocks are found southward all over the state, down to the 
seashore. 
The doctrine of local glaciers in northern Maine was advocated by me 
in 18(n-'G2. Glacialists have not quoted this, perhaps because at the 
same time I held the iceberg theory to account for the general drift. 
All the statements then made about the local glaciers of the St. John 
and other valleys were correct. I presume that with the recognition of 
numerous stages constituting together the Ice age, glacialists will be 
more favorable to my advocacy of the abundance of glaciers in New 
England during the closing part of the period, distinct from the great 
mass of the ice. However, I cannot accept Mr. Ells' views of the north- 
Avestward movement of the ice in the neighborhood of lake Memphre- 
magog. The movement there was to the east of south. Owl's Head 
has been traversed by the same movement and could not have been of 
itself a center of dispersion. C. H. Hitchcock. 
Ilanoter, N. H., March I4, 1895. 
PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
The board of managers of the Iowa Geological Survey 
at its April meeting elected Mr. H, F. Bain assistant state 
geologist in place of Dr. Charles K. Keyes who recentl}'^ re- 
signed to take charge of the Missouri Stirvey. Mr. Bain has 
been an assistant geologist since the organization of the sur- 
vey three years ago and is thoroughly familiar with the de- 
tails and workings. He has pushed his investigations with 
great vigor and foresight and some of the results of his efforts 
are soon to appear in the forthcoming volume IV of the Iowa 
.Survey now in press. This work will occupy the greater por- 
tion of a large quarto volume, illustrated by several colored 
maps, plates and numerous cuts. 
The legislature of Missouri has given the GEOLo<acAL 
Survey of that state its regular appropriation. The bill for 
the continuance of the work passed both houses without a dis- 
senting vote. In the senate .$6,000 was added to the amount 
allowed by the lower house and recommended by the senate 
committee on appropriations, which amendment also passed 
without opposition, but in joint conference of the two houses 
it was necessary for the senate to recede, owing to lack of 
funds available for the next two years. Of all the appropri- 
ations made that of the survey was the onlj" one which was 
not cut from the original amount asked for. 
