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Show Fossils, Minerals and Curiosities. Tne pressure upon our columns j -in v t'ic full -wing was revived, has cro.dtd it oi:t un'.il this m 'ruing: Ml-sbcm, Dec. 27, IST'j. '.fV...v Jhr.Ul: ' j It -viil give me much pleasure to' show you tpecimens tf interesting: ifssils, minerals aud uther natural' ouriositt' s collected by me in my vi-.it to the nortu. By the kicdlyj ! nonces tiven by the pre?s informing the uuhlic of the ohjuet ol my visit, I !sucei-edtd in obiaimiig far mure Ui.m I c u:J h:tve expected at t'oia Bt-a-on uf i:ie y. 'ir. Pru lessor BariuU is ex-ct-tsliiigiy well pleased witu the spui-iiifijs spui-iiifijs utnaiued from Ligau canon, L.-p"cialiy as the fossils are of that ' C!iar..ct' r tliAt enables much to br d-Unnintd in relation to tiic relative ngf of the rcks in which they are iuLiud. Tiny appear to be uf the upper siiurun; uome of tiiem are fucuidat in tneir character: others represent re-present the shells of nijlusks that appear to be of that age. I Fossils obtained from Hampton station are probably of the later tertiary period; ihoy are chiefly casts ol shflis which appear to be of fresh watrr genera. They are enclosed in 'a coarse, oolitic limestone which is j filled up with fragments of siliceous rocks. In the immediate neighborhood neighbor-hood of these fossililerous rocks a very compact, useful calcerous sand- i stone is found, which is used for j building purposes and is very white 1 an 1 beautiiul. I also received specimens of various ores containing silver, showing that : Cache valley is in possession of the normal mineral wealth of this country coun-try (the argentiferous); besides the immense deposits ef iron ores that have already been noticed in your columns. In Ogden canon I visited an iron mine and brought home specimens of i red hematite, some of which is gran-iular, gran-iular, other is compact, each variety of 'good quality. A curious little insect jwas also found on the enow. It is probably of the geiivis haltica, a Uea-i Uea-i beetle which is very abundant. I I also brought some slate from the quarries there. I Charles W. Penrose, Eiq., editor of the Ogden Ju.-iclwn, presented a ' fossil bono that may prove of some I interest to scientists. It appears to be I part ol the spinal process ol some I huge animal. I have aUo received specimeus of silver ores from a new district 140 miles west of Ogden, specimens spe-cimens of which I now lay bclore you. These arc rich in silver aud are found in quartzitu and limestone. ! Yours, respectfully, W. D. Johnson. |