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The America )i Geoloyist. 
September, 1^96 
After the close of tlie Congress there will be a long excur- 
sion as follows : 
1. From St. Petersburg, visit Moscow atid its environs. 
Din's I oil info three sect ions. 
Section B. 
2. From Moscow to 
Nijni-Novgorod: voy- 
age by steamer on the 
Vol^fa and to Vladi- 
kavkaz (under the di- 
rection of Pavlovv and 
Amalitzky). 
Section C. 
2. From Moscow to 
Kiew, by the Dniexjer 
to Vladikavkaz (un- 
der the direction of 
Sokolow and Thio- 
philaklow). 
Section A. 
2. From Moscow to 
the basin of the Do- 
netz: study of the 
Carboniferous sedi- 
ments in the region of 
Moscow, Kharhow, 
etc. 
Valley of the Do- 
netz (under the direc- 
tion of Tschernys- 
L'hew and Loutougin), 
Voyage to Vladikav- 
kaz and visit to the 
mineral waters. 
2'he three sections continue after reunion at Vladikavkaz. 
3. From Vladikavkaz to Tiflis, by the military road of 
Georgia; visit to the glaciers (under the direction of Loe- 
winson-Lessing) . 
4. Titlis and Bakou (guidance of Simonowitsch. Konschin 
and Sjogren). 
5. Titiis — Batouni. Visit to Tkviboul ( under the guidance 
of Simonowitsch). 
6. Fi'om Batoum to Kertch. 
7. Kertch and other parts of the Crimea (guidance of 
Androussow, Lagorio, Golovkinsky, Vogt and Karakasch). 
10. Sebastopol. — Final meeting and close of the Congress. 
The whole excursion, from St. Petersburg to Sebastopol, 
will require about a month. 
From this general excursion there are to be six different 
variations for special points of interest in central and south- 
ern Russia, under guidance of some Russian geologists, the 
participants uniting again with the main excursion. 
An excursion will be organized to visit specially the Cau- 
casus direct, without stopping in central or southern Russia 
if a sutlicient number of geologists express such a desire. 
This will take about twenty days. 
The committee desires to be informed, before the month of 
October, which excursion geologists will take part in. The 
expense attendant on these excursions will be carefully esti- 
mated and notice of each will be given later. 
His majesty, the emperor, has granted to all geologists who 
give, in sutlicient time, their notification of attendance on the 
Congress, tickets giving free travel on the Russian railroads 
during their stay in Russia, before and after the Congress, in- 
cluding the excursions. n. h. w. 
