400 The American Geologist. December, 1901 
Woodward, who was in charge of the excavation, has forward- 
ed to the British museum forty-seven large cases of fossils. — 
Nat. Geog. Mag. 
I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN positi'vc prOOf of the dis- 
covery of any implements used by man in gravels covered by 
so-called lavas, or human remains in auriferous deposits in 
place in any part of California. I have for years kept this mat- 
ter in view and eagerly sought information when discoveries 
were announced, but have met with an insurmountable doubt 
when the evidence was carefully investigated. The same un- 
certainty applies to discoveries made at the bottom of vertical 
shafts, for surface objects may accidentally fall or be thrown 
into them purposely. H. G. Hanks. 
