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CORRESPONDENCE. 
Richard Burton Rowe. Richard Burton Rowe died in Los An- 
geles, California, on May- 26, aged 30 years. His death was due to 
tuberculosis, against which he had bravely struggled for nearly two 
years. His early demise will be regretted by all geologists who were ac- 
quainted with him and his promising work. 
Dr. Rowe was born in Clarksville, Albany Co., New York, May 3, 
1872, and received his early education mainly at Clarksville and in the 
