Show i our fossils and minerals A very inhere interesting eting collection ot fossils has been received at the muse um from brother A L siler ol 01 kane katie co being the parcel paree parre nent sent by that gentleman to this cita of tho th the folla and minerals of ofir oun our southern seu thern country s the present specimen hav having 1 ing ind een deen broken from tricks rocks ny which re rec na main maln ain aln in the place of their 0 original rigina i i I 1 deposit deposition idu below the thel ocean 1 gian much more respecting epting the geology of that part of oui ori ter tor er than fossils found upon the surface of our fields or prairies eH elcan tean do or than these found ia itt conglomerate formations which may contain fossils from other and older ulder rocks it is 11 not at too much t to say that if there were a new few collectors such sueh aa air siler in different parts of these kaleys valleys we should know kilow a great deal irone of the geology of a i besides a number of fossil oysters among which are two varieties of oj weil weli well known cretaceous types some t of which are as weli weil preserved aa as those taken from a recent oy oyster ster bed there are ate several ammonites 4 i that were found in the fielda to these comparatively i little imort hince fince ance is attached although they In indicate dicato the proximity of jj jurassic rassie rocks but bub the presence ofa of a small ivell well known fossil of the cretaceous period lz in a calcareous sandstone throws touch much light upon the geology of the rocks in which it was found Im imbedded bedded the fossil alluded to is known among geologists as a 11 a name dame given to it from its for form in but hut it happens to be to exactly like the same kind of fossil found upon the continent of europe which 1 is at also found in the cretaceous this will doubtless bo be interesting to bro siler slier who is an industrious and intelligent collector and it may draw the attention of our brethren generally rener genei ally nily to the importance of oui our fossils as means to enable us to understand der stand the geology of our oun country and apply we the knowledge thus acquired to the discovery of useful minerals and rocks we need have little littie fear forthe for the silver its intrinsic value will necessarily cessa rily cause it to be sought after the iron and the coal will also be cared for foi for they will be wanted but there are many matay v valuable a leable minerals besides those of the precious metals that are wanted that will find employment for hiir our population and bea boa be a perpetual source sour C of wealth to us as asa a community of course the mere fact itself that we have the same identical fossils that are found in the chalk forma formation tiNn of europe fossils similar to those found in strata on the shores of the atlantic border of the united stater states strata which although not dot I 1 chalk are the equivalent of that formation of cour course e all this is interesting te resting and is doubtless known to the talented scientists who visit this territory from time to time but it is not known to us who are living here to whom the rich mineral in wealth eaith W in these mountains belongs by right of occupancy in common with those who seek a home among us that large collections of our fossils and minerals have bave found their way into private cabinets there can be beno no doubt collector Collect ors orr pass through the territory to buy up these things A market for the sale pale of cabinets of both minerals and fo fossils s could be opened up in this cit city aj in which movement bro siler and one or two besides that gentleman have taken the initiative the exact neighborhood of all the important mineral deposits would then be known to whom to apply when purchasers come nere the glass making materials materials for porcelain the clays slates marbles and ornamental rocks the cements pigments the sulphates of imon iron copper magnesia lime the nitrates nitrated borates and phosphates the oil rocks bituminous parag marafine pa lne and ca of all kinds these and many other things could there thero be represented inthis central city and purchasers would not faveto have to go away disappointed because they know not to whom to appl apply yand and there bispo is no one to tell them where to purchase 1 l |