The American Geologist, Vol. 24: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The American Geologist, Vol. 24: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences Prof. Swallow was an industrious man all of his life. His father was a farmer and also a manufacturer of implements, and the son, when at home, worked on the farm in the sum ner and in the sh0p during winter. These pursuits, no doubt. Helped him very much in his labors of later years. He was a very close observer of all natural phenomena, his eye missed but little that was of interest or important to know. This I have observed during his geological work, for each stratum was observed carefully, though rapidly, both as regards its po sition and connection and correlation with other layers, and its color, texture, hardness, fracture, weathering, mineral con tents, composition and fossils. The general surface and topo graphy of the country were also noted with care. His assist ants were quick to adopt his methods and to recognize their value. Furthermore, every object of natural history belonging to the country was observed. The animals were noted, the shells, both land and freshwater, and the reptiles. The ¿ora was closelv observed and specimens of plants collected. The trees were catalogued as to size and distribution, the soils were collected and the growth of plants and trees peculiar to each kind of soil was noted. Many useful notes were taken, but alas, by the stopping of the survey in 1861 these were rendered useless, as they were never published. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.