The American journal of science, & c . her; the icebeing entirely closed to the south, in the whole extent fromeast to west-southwest, without the least appearance of anyopening. The advanced season of the year did not, however,permit Captain Cook to ascertain whether he could coastaround this ice—whether it was ultimately attached to land, orwas a part of a vast field extending to the south pole. This lastis however highly improbable, because being found about 23°from the pole, it is hardly credible that it would occupy soextensive a region as to embrace the pole, and, perhaps extendas much f
The American journal of science, & c . her; the icebeing entirely closed to the south, in the whole extent fromeast to west-southwest, without the least appearance of anyopening. The advanced season of the year did not, however,permit Captain Cook to ascertain whether he could coastaround this ice—whether it was ultimately attached to land, orwas a part of a vast field extending to the south pole. This lastis however highly improbable, because being found about 23°from the pole, it is hardly credible that it would occupy soextensive a region as to embrace the pole, and, perhaps extendas much farther beyond ; especially as in similar latitudes inthe opposite hemisphere, navigation is comparatively free, andhas been pushed even to more than 80° of north latitude. The scientific, as well as the commercial world, will waitwith no small impatience for the termination of the two grandarctic expeditions, which are among the most original anddaring, and may he among the most interesting and momentoushitherto undertaken by CONTENTS. PageMINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY. Art. I. Remarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of asection of Massachusetts, on Connecticutriver, with a part of New-Hampshire andVermont, by Edward Hitchcock, Prin-cipal of Deerfield Academy 106 Art. II. On the Prairies and Barrens of the West, by Caleb Atwater, Esq 116 Art. III. Account of the Coal Mines in the vicinity ofRichmond, Virginia, by Mr. John Grammer,Jun 125 Art IV. Sketch of the Geology and Mineralogy of apart of the State of Indiana, by Mr. W. 131 Art. V. New localities of Agate, Chalcedony, Chahasie, Stilbite, Analcime, Titanium, Prehnite, &c. 134 Art. VI. Account of the Strata perforated by, and ofthe Minerals found in, the great adit to theSouthampton Lead Mine, by Mr. Amos Eaton,Lecturer on Geology, Botany, &c. . 136 Art VII. On the Peat of Dutchess County, by the Rev. F. C. Schaeffer 139 Art. VIII. Notices of Geology in the West-Indies, by Dr. Nugent 140 Art. IX. Discovery of
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