...the oldest monuments of the earth's history, so far at least as relates to its earliest inhabitants. In no other country are these ancient strata developed...relative position is always clear and unequivocal.' Moreover, as if to show that the wonderful prairies of the North are practically inexhaustible for...

...to the Xew World if we want to see in perfection the oldest monuments of the earth's history, so far as relates to its earliest inhabitants. Certainly...their range from the Hudson River to the Niagara some tine examples of the gradual manner in which certain sets of strata thin out when followed for hundreds...

...these experiences then and later, for Mr. Lyell was frequently in New York after this time, that he " became convinced that we must turn to the New World...relative position is always clear and unequivocal." And so with glances at the Ridge Road along Lake Ontario, whose beach nature he recognizes, though...

...these experiences then and later, for Mr. Lyell was frequently in New York after this time, that he " became convinced that we must turn to the New World...relative position is always clear and unequivocal." And so with glances at the Ridge Road along Lake Ontario, whose beach nature he recognizes, though...

...if we wish to see in perfection the oldest monuments of the earth's history, so far at least as it relates to its earliest inhabitants. Certainly in...a grander scale, or more plentifully charged with fossils."1 In this situation there was room for both national pride in scientific achievement and an...