Show deacon bross on the mineral wealth of the west A special meeting rig ol of the chic ac ademy of science was held beld at their I 1 rooms oct letb alth for the purpose of Us lis bening tf in an addic s by lieutenant governor bross on subjects connected wih his bis lecell sotir to the pacific 11 coast coal the chicago says say thit that owing to the unpleasant nature ot of the be weather only a small audience as m bled the pr president predent Ident dr 11 II A john son called tile society to older at eight 0 clock and introduced governor go aci nor bi biess oss who stated that tle the object of the lecture would simply simple bo be to give some facts in regard to the ho geology and mancra mineralogy of the continent alv aby hid bad been pre presented to lo his notice after alluding allu dingi to the lie tour four to tb i pacific coast recently made by mr colfax anil and party of which the lecturer was a member he be went on to notice the geological formation or of the continent nent ot of north america the three great ranges chich mark the continent the allegheny on oil the cast ill laih rocky on the west between them the valler of the mississippi and the nevada enllie on ahe pacific coast were in turn jurn commented on mr drw ahen gave gaca a sketch of the he route foute tadeu by hiis his pir the pacific coast and in this connection give his vic views Ws or of the best rou route to for the pacific ral railroad road there visa was a slope of some or nil miles lesin in length from the mississippi Aliis sippi to the rocky mountains and giving elving an ascent of some soma feet which mch is so gradual as hardly to be ba perceptible following up the greit platte river the range is traversed by the south pass through this waa was the best route for or the great ereal pacific railway on accounts account or of the easy grade i which bleb nature bad provided thence down the snake and co speaking f utah tho the deacon sid said it also alpo as well wall as colorado abounded in minerals including the precious metals metal coal and iron tho the speaker predicted that in a year silver would be shipped from idaho bybe by thelon on in addition odd iliou to ali the regions already anum enumerated ra t ed the fe lecturer c alluded bri f effy to the mineral re sources ot of montana and the frazer river country and exhibited a specimen of gold from the latter locality ile he predicted antso that as explorations of the gold goia bearing regions of tho the conti cond nent continue the precious metals will be discovered in quantities which will astonish the world in conclusion governor dross bross 1 alluded eloquently to the vast resources of our country and spiel did future of material prosperity made possible abere thereby by |