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White, I. C. 
Origin of grahamite. (Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., vol. 10, pp. 277-284, 
pi. 29, April, 1899.) 
Whiteaves. J. F. 
Recent discovery rocks of the age of the Trenton formation at 
Akpatok island. Ungava bay, Ungava. (Am. Jour. Sci. 4th ser., vol. 
7. PP- 433-434, June, 1899.) 
Willis, Bailey. 
Some coal fields of Puget sound. (i8th An. Rep., U. S. Geol. survey, 
part 3, PP- 393-436, pis. 52-68, 1898.) 
Wolff, John, E., and A. A. Brooks, 
The age of the Franklin white limestone of Sussex county. New 
Jersey. (i8th An. Rep., U. S. Geol. Sur., part 2, pp. 425-457, pi. 83, 
1898.) 
Woodworth, J. B., (G. C. Curtis and). 
Nantucket a morainal island. (Jour. Geol., vol. 7, pp. 226-237, April- 
May, 1899.) 
Wright, G. Frederick. 
New method of estimating the age of Niagara Falls. (Pop. Sci. 
Month., vol. 55, pp. 145-154, June, 1899.) 
PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
Prof. F. W. McNair of the Michigan College of Mines, 
was recently elected president of the institution, I'ice M. E. 
Wadsworth resigned last year. Prof. McNair has been for 
some years connected with the institution as professor of 
mathematics and ph)'sirs. 
Dr. U. S. Grant, one of the editors of the American 
Geologist, and for fourteen years connected with the geo- 
logical surve)' of Minnesota, has been elected professor of 
geology and curator of the museum at Northwestern Uni- 
versity, Evanston. Ur. Grant is a large contributor to the 
forthcoming final volumes IV, and V of the Minnesota re- 
port. 
Dr. Charles R. Keyes has been engaged for some 
time past in making investigations regarding the adaptabili- 
ty of certain coals for gas-making purposes. The inquiry- 
extends over Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas and will soon be 
extended into Arkansas and Indian territory. The compan)- 
under whose auspices the experiments and field work is be- 
ing conducted have some new processes whereby it is be- 
lieved that many of the coals not now available can be util- 
ized to great advantage. So far the coals selected b}' Dr. 
Keyes have met with great success. 
