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Regents of the University of New York, Report of, xxii, 415; xxv, 258^f; xxvii, 177; xxx, 389; xlix, 176.

_Regnault, V._, analysis of lithia mica, xxxvii, 356. ----, researches on the dilatation of gases, notice of, xliv, 63.

Règne Animal of Cuvier, American translation of, xxi, 388.

_Reid, W._, on the laws of storms, xxxv, 276. ----, work by, on storms, noticed, xxxv, 182.

_Reizet_, on determining the nitrogen in organic compounds, xlv, 267.

Reliquiæ Diluvianæ, of _W. Buckland_, viii, 150, 317; xi, 196; xviii, 393. ---- Baldwinianæ, xlvi, 192.

_Rennell, J._, notice of, xx, 304.

_Rensselaer, J. van_, ascent of Mount Blanc, ii, 1. ----, on the natural history of the ocean, v, 128. ----, notice of freshwater formations, vi, 381. ----, notice of an error in _J. Finch's_ paper on the Celtic antiquities of America, viii, 200. ----, on lightning rods, ix, 331. ----, geological lectures of, ix, 397; xii, 399. ----, on the fossil mastodon, xi, 246; xii, 380. ----, new Vesuvian minerals, xi, 250.^f ----, natural history of Orange Co., N. Y., xiii, 224. ----, fossil tooth of an elephant, xiv, 31. ----, on a larva, supposed to have passed from the bladder, xiii, 229. ----, temperature of the cities of Rome (Italy) and New York, xiii, 120.

_Rensselaer, S. van_, obituary notice of, xxxvi, 156. ----, notice of his survey in the district adjoining the Erie canal, viii, 195, 358.

Rensselaer school, travelling of, xviii, 200; xix, 151. ---- ---- flotilla, xviii, 200. ---- ----, incidents of, in 1830, xix, 153.

Rensselaerite, is steatitic pyroxene, _L. C. Beck_, xl, 77.

_Renwick, J._, longitude of New York, v, 143. ----, on a new mineral, viii, 192. ----, translation from the Astronomical Journal of Hamburgh, xvi, 225. ----, letter to, by _E. Sabine_, on the magnetism of the earth, xvii, 145. ----, treatise on the steam engine, review of, xx, 323. ----, Outlines of Geology, noticed, xxxiv, 183.

Repeating Theodolite, _F. R. Hassler's_, xvi, 252.^f

Report on Iron, by _J. H. Alexander_, xli, 376. ---- on herbaceous plants of Massachusetts, by _C. Dewey_, xli, 378. ---- on the quadrupeds of Massachusetts, by _E. Emmons_, xli, 378. ---- on insects injurious to vegetation, by _T. W. Harris_, noticed, xliii, 386. ---- on the invertebrata of Massachusetts, _A. A. Gould_, xli, 378. ----, fishes, reptiles and birds of Massachusetts, xxxviii, 379, 393. ---- on the fishes of New York, by _J. E. Dekay_, reviewed, xlv, 275. ----, Geological, of Connecticut, by _C. U. Shepard_, noticed, xxxiii, 151. ----, ----, ----, by _J. G. Percival_, noticed, xliv, 187. ----, ----, of Indiana, by _D. D. Owen_, noticed, xxxiv, 193; xl, 133. ----, ----, of Maine, by _C. T. Jackson_, noticed, xxxii, 193; xxxv, 387; xxxvi, 143; xxxvii, 376. ----, ----, of Maryland, by _J. T. Ducatel_, noticed, xxvii, 1; xxx, 393; xxxii, 191. ----, ----, of Massachusetts, by _E. Hitchcock_, xxii, 1^f; xxiii, 389; xxvi, 213; xxxvi, 363; xli, 384. ----, ----, of Michigan, by _D. Houghton_, xxxiv, 190; xl, 136. ----, ----, of New Hampshire, by _C. T. Jackson_, noticed, xli, 383; xlviii, 393; xlix, 27. ----, ----, of New York, annual, noticed, xxxii, 186; xxxvi, 1; xxxix, 95; xl, 73; xlii, 227. ----, ----, ----, final, reviewed, xlvi, 143; xlvii, 354^f; xlviii, 296.^f ----, ----, of Ohio, noticed, xxxii, 190; xxxiv, 196, 347^f; xl, 126. ----, ----, of Pennsylvania, by _H. D. Rogers_, noticed, xxxii, 192; xxxiv, 188; xxxvii, 380. ----, ----, of Rhode Island, by _C. T. Jackson_, noticed, xl, 182. ----, ----, of Tennessee, by _G. Troost_, noticed, xxx, 391; xxxiv, 187. ----, ----, of Virginia, by _W. B. Rogers_, noticed, xxxii, 192; xxxvii, 380. ----, ----, of Western States, _G. W. Featherstonhaugh_, xxviii, 379; xxxii, 185.

Reptiles, fossil, notice of _T. Hawkins's_ work on, xxvii, 413. ----, ----, notice of _R. Owen's_ report on, xlii, 328. ----, on the geological age of, _G. A. Mantell_, xxi, 359. ----, monograph on, _D. H. Barnes_, xi, 268. ---- of Connecticut, catalogue of, _J. H. Linsley_, xlvi, 37. ----, see farther under _Zoology_.

Resin, Maynas, xlix, 194. ----, guaiac, xlix, 194. ----, _J. F. W. Johnston_, xli, 53.

Resistance of the air to railway trains, xxxviii, 136. ---- of fluids, general principles of, _L. R. Gibbes_, xxvii, 135. ---- ----, _A. Bourne_, xxviii, 230. ---- ----, _G. W. Keely_, xxviii, 318^f; xxx, 164; xxxi, 111. ---- ----, _E. W. Blake_, xxix, 274; xxx, 359. ---- ----, _J. S. Russell_, xxix, 351; xxxv, 317.

Resisting medium, some of the probable effects of, _T. H. Perry_, xxxviii, 246. ---- ----, remarks on, xvii, 389. ---- ----, see farther, _Ether_.

Respiration, chemical process of, xii, 396. ----, _G. Magnus_, xxxv, 198. ----, on the office of nitrogen in, _L. C. Beck_, xviii, 52. ----, effect of deep, _G. C. Holland_, xxxiv, 28. ---- of oxygen, i, 95. ----, products of, at different periods of the day, _C. T. Coathupe_, xxxvii, 367.

Resuscitation from drowning, by oxygen, remarks on, _J. E. Muse_, xvi, 250.

Retina, remarks on, _W. C. Wallace_, xxviii, 278.

_Revere, J._, on the crude sodas of commerce, xiv, 41. ----, on sheathing for ships, xvi, 180.

Review, see _Works_.

Revue Encyclopédique, notice of, ii, 164; iii, 392; viii, 385; xviii, 184. ---- ----, notice of one of the monthly suppers commemorating the establishment of, xviii, 184.

_Reynolds, W. G._, theory of meteors, i, 266.

Rhine, amount of water of, which passes Bâle, v, 392.

Rhinoceros, fossil bones of, ii, 145.

Rhode Island, geological survey of, _C. T. Jackson_, xl, 182. ----, coal of, x, 342; xi, 78; xii, 76; xl, 187.

Rhodium in gold from Mexico, xi, 298.

Rhomb spar in Massachusetts, vii, 255; x, 18.

Rhubarb, _G. W. Carpenter_, ix, 91. ----, observations on, _G. W. Carpenter_, xiv, 33. ----, preparation of, vii, 385.

_Ribaucourt_, on peat, xv, 250.

Rice, how to boil, xxiii, 202. ---- paper, xxiv, 207.

_Rich, C._, effects of lightning on the packet ship New York, xxxvii, 321.

_Rich, E._, project for reforming the English alphabet, xlvii, 420.

_Richardson, J._, on the Zoology of North America, xxxi, 343, 356, 376.

_Riddell, J. L._, new construction of the barometer, xxvii, 223.^f ----, a new mode of preserving plants, xxxv, 338. ----, on the geological features of Ohio, xxx, 394. ----, electro-magnetic engine, xxxv, 343.^f ----, Texas, Trinity country, xxxvii, 211. ----, on Hog Wallow Prairies, Texas, xxxix, 211.

_Riench's_ test for arsenic, medicolegal application of, xliv, 240.

_Rigg, R._, carbon a compound body, xlvii, 211. ----, Chemical and Agricultural Researches of, noticed, xlvii, 211.

Right angled triangles, expressions for sides of, xxiv, 68.

Rio Janeiro, meteorological register kept at, from 1832-1843, xlvii, 290.

Ripple-marks in transition rocks, _T. A. Conrad_, xxxv, 248. ---- ---- in the rocks of the Connecticut valley, _C. Lyell_, xlv, 394. ---- ---- in the new red sandstone of New Jersey, xliv, 136. ---- ---- and mud furrows in rocks, _J. Hall_, xlv, 148. ---- ---- in New York, xxxvi, 46.

Rise of land, see _Elevation_.

_Ritter, T._, on Belmont anthracite, xii, 301.

_Rive, A. de la_, galvanic instrument by, v, 395. ----, present state (1833) of the principles of electricity, xxvi, 175. ----, on electro-magnetic currents, xxxiv, 6.

River McKenzie, xvii, 4. ---- Rhine, amount of water in, which passes Bâle, v, 392. ---- Mississippi, velocity of, vii, 174. ---- Copper Mine, xvii, 7.

Rivers, action of, xxi, 23.

_Rivero, de_, sketch of the mines of Pasco, xvii, 43.^f

_Robert, E._, visit to Iceland, xxxi, 167; xxxii, 196.

_Robertson, E._, on aerostation, xiv, 166, 325. ----, gold medal of the Geographical Society awarded to, xliii, 404.

_Robinson, S._, catalogue of minerals of, noticed, viii, 200; ix, 396. ----, localities of minerals, viii, 230. ----, notice of minerals, x, 225. ----, cabinet of minerals of, xiii, 199.

_Robison, I._, on the rising of the coast of Chili, in 1822, xxx, 110.

_Robison, J._, perfection of the art of photography, xxxvii, 183. ----, substitute for barometer, xxxv, 294.

_Robiquet_, on a new metallic dye, xxii, 197.

_Rochefoucald, Duc de la_, notice of, xiii, 167; xiv, 392.

Rochester, town of, ii, 252.

Rock crystal, see _Quartz_.

Rock, Paint, i, 67.

Rock, Putnam's, v, 37.

Rocks, _Brongniart's_ seven classes of, xxxix, 149. ----, _K. C. von Leonhard's_ arrangement of, xx, 182. ----, European, classification of, _H. T. De la Beche_, xviii, 26. ----, American, classification and characters of, _L. Vanuxem_, xvi, 254. ----, nomenclature and classes of, _A. Eaton_, xiv, 145^f, 359. ----, of America, equivalency with European, _A. Eaton_, xxxix, 149. ----, volcanic, characters and arrangement of the different kinds of, _G. P. Scrope_, xv, 28. ---- of the Connecticut valley, vii, 25. ----, joints in, a result of elevation, xxxi, 366. ----, supposed motion, without apparent cause, v, 34.^f ----, moving, of Salisbury, remarks on, v, 34^f; ix, 239. ---- moved by ice, _J. Adams_, ix, 136. ---- ----, _J. Wood_, ix, 144. ----, removal of, by the Saxicava, xlii, 326. ----, excavated basins in, about a fall in the Green Mountains, Vt., vi, 252. ----, blasting of, see _Blasting_.

Rocket, newly invented, v, 189.

Rocking stone, of Durham, N. H., _J. B. Moore_, vi, 243.^f ---- ---- of Hanover, N. H., xxiv, 185.^f ---- ---- of Roxbury, Mass., vii, 59.^f ---- ---- in Savoy, Massachusetts, ix, 27.^f ---- ---- in Rhode Island, x, 9.^f ---- ---- in Warwick, R. Island, vii, 201.^f ---- ---- in Putnam Co., N. Y., v, 252.^f ---- ---- raised by the Indians of America, vii, 157.

Rocksalt, see _Salt_.

Rockwell, C. H., analysis of kyanite, xlvi, 383. ----, analysis of meteoric iron of Otsego Co., N. Y., xlvi, 402.

_Rockwell, S._, on spontaneous combustion, v, 201.

Rocky Mountains, geological observations on the northern termination of, xvii, 2. ---- ----, geology and meteorology west of, _A. Eaton_, xxv, 351. ---- ----, ibid, remarks on, _J. Ball_, xxviii, 1.

Rod, divining, iii, 102; xi, 201.^f

Rodentia, new species of, xxxi, 385. ----, see farther _Zoology_.

_Rodman, W. W._, new localities of minerals, xxxv, 179, 180.

_Rodriguez, P. J._, on comets, xvi, 94.^f

_Roger, T._, on the preservation of insects, xix, 213.

_Rogers, G. A._, method of manufacturing pot and pearl ashes, viii, 304.

_Rogers, H. D._, on the falls of Niagara, xxvii, 326.^f ----, Geology of the United States, notice of a memoir read before the British Association, xxviii, 74. ----, opinion on age of graywacke, opposed, xxxv, 243. ----, ibid, explanation concerning, _B. Silliman_, xxxv, 250. ----, on trap dikes in Pennsylvania, xli, 173. ----, ---- ----, crescent form of, xlv, 334. ----, on diluvial action, xli, 175. ----, Pennsylvania coal formation, xli, 177. ----, dip of new red sandstone, due to oblique deposition, xliii, 170. ----, dispersion of drift due to waves of translution from the north seas, xliii, 153. ----, on hydrated minerals, xlv, 147. ----, on the ancient temperature of the globe, xlv, 147. ----, Address before the American Association of Geologists and Naturalists, including a review of American geology and some branches of general geological dynamics, xlvii, 137, 247. ----, characters of some recent earthquakes, as bearing upon the dynamics of geology, xlv, 341; xlvii, 274. ----, paroxysmal undulations of the earth's crust, a cause of flexures of strata, xlv, 345, 346; xlvii, 276. ----, constitution of the atmosphere during the coal era, xlvii, 105. ----, first Report on the Geology of Pennsylvania, noticed, xxxii, 192. ----, second Report on Geology of Pennsylvania, noticed, xxxiv, 188. ----, third Report, ibid, xxxvii, 380. ----, fifth Report, ibid, xli, 385. ----, origin of the Appalachian coal strata, xliii, 178. ----, structure of the Appalachian chain, xliii, 177; xliv, 359. ----, scratches, diluvial, in Pennsylvania, xliii, 180. ----, a new compound containing platinum, xxxix, 369.

_Rogers, J. B._, and _J. Green_, experiments with the elementary voltaic battery, xxviii, 33.

_Rogers, J. B._, dolomite, a double salt, xli, 172. ----, analysis of meteoric iron, xliii, 169.

_Rogers, Moses_, Savannah steamer the first which crossed the Atlantic, commanded by, xxxviii, 155. ----, ----, log-book of, preserved at Philadelphia, by the American Philosophical Society, xl, 34.

_Rogers, R. E._, on limestones, xli, 171. ----, new instruments and processes for the analysis of the carbonates, xlvi, 346.^f

_Rogers, S._, letters on the manufacture of iron, xlii, 380.

_Rogers, W. B._ and _H. D._, experimental enquiry into some of the laws of the elementary voltaic battery, xxvii, 39.^f

_Rogers, W. B._, analyses of shells, xxvi, 36. ----, apparatus for analyzing marl and carbonates, xxvii, 299^f; xlvi, 346.^f ----, on bimalate of lime in sumach, xxvii, 294. ----, self-filling syphon, xxvii, 302.^f ----, chlorine in meteoric iron, xliii, 169. ----, fossil footmarks, xliii, 173. ----, ores of zinc and lead in Virginia, xliii, 169. ----, oxide of tin in Virginia, xliii, 168. ----, on subterranean temperature, xliii, 176. ----, on the dip of strata, xliii, 171. ----, elevation and flexure of strata, theory of, xliv, 360. ----, proofs of diluvial agency, xliii, 181. ----, infusorial stratum, near Richmond, Va., xlv, 313. ----, ---- ----, in Maryland, xlvi, 141. ----, Virginia tertiary formations, xxxviii, 183. ----, coal of eastern Virginia, of the age of the lower oolite, xliii, 175. ----, natural coke, or porous anthracite of eastern Virginia, xliii, 175. ----, connection of thermal springs with anticlinal axes and faults, xliii, 176. ----, structure of the Appalachian chain, xliii, 177; xliv, 359. ----, on chemical equivalents, xlvii, 105. ----, geological Report on Virginia, notice of, xxxii, 192; xxxvii, 380.

Roma, Campagna di, malaria of, xxii, 336. ----, manuscripts at, v, 385. ----, clergy and population of, ix, 186.

Roman aqueducts, xix, 389.

Romanzow's expedition across Behring's Straits, ii, 345.

Roofs of pasteboard, xxiv, 381.

Roofing with zinc, _A. Caswell_, xxxi, 248. ----, ibid, _L. D. Gale_, xxxii, 315. ----, slate, of Lebanon, N. Y., v, 11. ----, ----, in Vermont, v, 272.

Ropes, on the various vegetable materials for, xxi, 27; xxv, 330. ----, material for, from the Rose of Sharon, xxviii, 371. ----, from Manilla hemp, xli, 200.^f ----, strengthened by a solution of glue with oak bark, xxvi, 186.

Rosaic acid in urine, xvii, 385.

Rose of Sharon, fibres of, xxviii, 371.

Roses, preparation of oil of, xxviii, 383. ----, stearoptine of oil of, xxviii, 383.

_Rosé, G._, on the identity of Edwardsite and Monazite, xxxv, 249.

_Rosé, H._, on the new metals niobium and pelopium, xlviii, 400. ----, examination of columbite, xlix, 228.

Rosin, gas lights from, xxviii, 147. ----, bubbles blown in, ii, 179.

Rosse's great telescope, xlvi, 208; xlix, 221.

Rossie lead mines, xxxvi, 24; xlii, 174.

Rot, dry, _G. Gibbs_, ii, 114. ----, ----, P. Rainey, xxxiv, 169. ----, ----, J. T. Plummer, xlii, 197.

Rotary motion, instrument for illustrating, (rotascope) _W. R. Johnson_, xxi, 265.^f ----, multiplier, see under _Electricity_.

Rotascope, description of, _W. R. Johnson_, xxi, 265.^f

Rotation of the planet Venus, xxiv, 204.^f ----, of fluids, xxvii, 84.^f

Rotative piston, Cooper's, xvi, 313.^f

_Rothe, C. E._, remarks on the gold mines of North Carolina, xiii, 201.^f

Rotting of timber in certain situations, xxxii, 380.

_Rowles_, evaporation of water under electrical insulation, xlvii, 190.

Royal George, state of preservation of, xl, 213. ---- Society, see _Society_.

Rubellite of Kingsbridge, ii, 366.

Ruby, fusion of, ii, 292.

Rudder, temporary, xiii, 371.^f

_Rue, W. de la_, structure of electro-precipitated metals, xlix, 390.

_Ruffin, E._, on calcareous manures, review of, xxx, 138.

_Ruggles, D._, notice of the region about Fort Winnebago, xxx, 1.^f ----, on the copper mines of Lake Superior, xlix, 64.^f ----, tides in the North American lakes, xlv, 18. ----, on a large trilobite, and Iowa coralline marble, xlix, 216.

Rumford, Count, biographical memoir of, xix, 28. ----, ----, sketch of the early history of, _J. Johnston_, xxxiii, 21.

Ruminants, follicular dentition in, xxxviii, 129.

_Rumker, C._, on currents in the ocean, xx, 180.

Rupert's drop, breaking of, xxv, 194.

Rural economy, v, 380; xiv, 391.

_Ruschenberger, W. S. W._, remarks on the barometer, and meteorological observations on board U. S. ship Peacock, xxxiii, 345. ----, translation of _C. Bertero's_ list of the plants of Chili, xix, 63, 299; xx, 248; xxiii, 78, 250.

_Rush, B._, on the sugar of the maple, ii, 261.

_Russell, A._, on Statistical Enquiries, noticed, xxxix, 395.

_Russell, J. L._, on the cryptogamia of Chelmsford, xxxix, 183.

_Russell, J. S._, on waves, xxxiii, 283; xxxiv, 1; xxxv, 290. ----, substitute for mountain barometer, xxxv, 294.

_Russell's_ Planetarium, xlii, 400.

Russia, population of, iv, 389. ----, population and religion of, xv, 397. ----, religious toleration in, xvii, 192. ----, establishments in, v, 176. ----, extensive draining in, v, 393. ----, destruction of live-stock by wolves, xx, 177. ----, wood in, vi, 398. ----, steppes of, xvii, 23. ----, ----, salt, of Orenburg, xliv, 205. ----, Irkutsk, notice of, xvii, 27. ----, Okotsk, notice of, xvii, 30. ----, St. Petersburgh Botanic Garden, xx, 175. ----, libraries of, v, 177. ----, Yakutsk, notice of, xvii, 28. ----, gypsum in, xvii, 19, 21, 24. ----, salt of, xvii, 19. ----, mines, proceeds of, from 1818 to 1823, xii, 197. ----, mines of Nertchinsk, xvii, 34. ----, diamond mines, xix, 199. ----, copper mines at Ekatherinenburg, xvii, 25. ----, notice of gold mines of, ix, 183; xii, 384; xiv, 204; xvii, 25; xviii, 190; xxviii, 395; xlvi, 211. ----, mines of gold and silver, yield of, xvii, 406; xx, 402; xxi, 372. ----, mass of twenty-five pounds, xii, 384. ----, platina in the Ural, xii, 384; xiv, 204; xviii, 190; xxviii, 395. ----, ----, large masses of, xlvi, 212. ----, iron founderies, improvements in, xxx, 181. ----, stone butter, a mineral product eaten in, xvii, 28.

Russian drinks, xi, 392. ----, leather, fabrication of, iv, 193. ----, universities, xx, 176.

Rust, preservation of iron from, xix, 203; xxi, 150; xxii, 382; xxiii, 199, 383. ----, means of preserving from, by caoutchouc, vi, 398.

Ruthenium, a new metal from the Ural, xvi, 384; xlviii, 401.

Rutile, in Connecticut, iv, 55. ----, in Massachusetts, i, 116, 134; v, 405; vii, 58; xii, 259; xx, 170. ----, in New Jersey, ix, 245. ----, in New York, xxi, 325. ----, in Pennsylvania, v, 41; xiv, 5, 14. ----, in Vermont, ix, 55.

Rye, ergot of, _Wm. Tally_, ii, 45.

S.

Sabal Adansoni, xxvi, 315. ---- hystrix, v, 293. ---- minima, v, 293.

Sabine, E., on the magnetism of the earth, and especially of the Arctic regions, xvii, 145.^f

Saccharic acid, _Heintz_, xlviii, 193.

Saccharine juices, optical properties of, _Biot_, xxiv, 379.

Saco river, temperature of, xxxiv, 381; xxxvii, 389.

Saddle Mountain, Mass., viii, 3.

Safe, for provisions, xxx, 169.

Safety lamp, _H. Davy's_, xvii, 240. ---- ----, of _E. du Mesnil_, xxxviii, 115. ---- tubes, substitute for, xvii, 345.^f

Sagenaria, generic characters, vii, 180.

_Sager, A._, on American amphibia, xxxvi, 320.^f

Saguerus, a Sago palm, affording material for cordage, xxi, 36.

Sahlite, in Connecticut, vi, 225. ----, in New York, viii, 88.

Sailing, solution of a case in, xlvi, 79.

Sal-ammoniac, produced from the combustion of a coal bed, vi, 395.

Salamander, see under _Zoology_.

Salicine, xix, 204, 370; xx, 384. ----, mode of obtaining, xxi, 155. ----, properties of, xlix, 392.

Saliferous formation of the Ohio valley, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxiv, 46; xxix, 26. ---- ---- in New York, xxxix, 103. ---- ---- in Virginia, xli, 214.

Salina, salt works and springs of, xv, 6; xvi, 187; xix, 141; xxxvi, 2; xxxix, 103. ----, bromine in the brine of, xviii, 143.

Salines, see under _Salt_.

_Salisbury, E. E._, Dr. Lund on the occurrence of fossil human bones of the præ-historic world, xliv, 277. ----, abstract of J. Klaproth on the invention of the compass, xl, 242.

_Salisbury, S._, analysis of the Avon waters, xxxv, 188.

Salisbury, Connecticut, iron ores, ii, 212. ----, iron works, xix, 322. ----, geology and mineralogy of, viii, 252.

Salix ambigua, xlv, 35. ---- Cutleri, xlv, 36. ---- myrtilloides, xlv, 34. ---- phylicifolia, xlv, 35.

_Salmon, W._, biographical notice of, xxxvii, 121.

Salt, _J. Van Rensselaer_ on, vii, 360. ----, a mode of obtaining large crystals of, xvi, 397. ----, a remedy for animal poisons, xxi, 158. ----, gas in the cavities of, producing decrepitation, xix, 198. ---- storms, influence of, on vegetation, _J. B. Beck_, i, 388. ----, ibid, on animals, i, 394. ----, quantity of, in sea-water, _C. Daubeny_, xxxvi, 188. ----, marine, arsenic detected in, xx, 193. ---- infusoria, xli, 193. ---- beds, origin of, _L. Vanuxem,_ xii, 88. ---- manufactured by evaporation on faggots, x, 180. ---- in Asia, Tabriz, Lake Oroomiah, and of the great desert of Arabia, xxxvii, 350. ---- in Europe, annual yield of mines, iii, 371. ---- ----, in Russia, xvii, 19, 20. ---- ----, ----, steppe south of Orenburg, _R. I. Murchison_, xliv, 205. ---- ----, mines of Ischil, xxix, 225. ---- ----, in France, impurities of, xix, 178. ---- ----, mines in Cheshire, England, xxiii, 219. ---- in South America, on the plains of Tarapaca, _J. H. Blake_, xliv, 2. ---- ----, New Grenada, works of Zipaquera, _J. H. Gibbon_, xxxii, 89. ---- in North America, U. States, springs and deposits, _G. W. Carpenter_, xv, 1. ---- ----, New York, rocks and springs of, xv, 5, 6, 214; xxxvi, 2; xxxix, 103. ---- ----, ----, works of Onondaga lake, xlii, 228. ---- ----, ----, works of Salina and Syracuse, xv, 6; xix, 141. ---- ----, ----, manufacture of, xxxvi, 2. ---- ----, Pennsylvania, valley of the Kiskiminitas and Conemaugh, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxix, 71. ---- ----, Ohio, region of, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxiv, 46. ---- ----, ----, of the Muskingum valley, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxiv, 50; xxix, 26. ---- ----, ----, of Sundy Creek, xxix, 48. ---- ----, ----, mode of making the salt in the Ohio valley, xxiv, 54. ---- ----, ----, history of manufacture of, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxix, 117. ---- ----, in Virginia, and salt formation, xli, 214. ---- ----, ----, Kenawha valleys, _S. P. Hildreth_, xxiv, 51; xxix, 84, 113. ---- ----, ----, of the Holston, _C. B. Hayden_, xliv, 173. ---- ----, in Michigan, xxxiv, 192. ---- ----, in Kentucky, xxix, 140. ---- ----, in Texas, springs of, xxxvii, 213. ----, see farther _Springs, salt_. ----, theory of, xxix, 115. ---- marshes of the Mediterranean, red color of, due to a crustaceous animal, xli, 193. ---- radical theory, criticism on, _R. Hare_, xlv, 52, 247. ---- ----, ----, criticism on, _W. Gibbs_, xlvi, 52. ---- ----, ----, _R. Kane_, xlvi, 57.