The American Journal of Science and Arts, 1825, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The American Journal of Science and Arts, 1825, Vol. 9That marked 11. Is a section of the hill, shewing more distinctly the arrangement, elevation and curve of the different stiate. The dark lines may be supposed to rep resent the argillite, and those Ofa lighter shade, the gray wacke.It is impossible to examine this locality without being strongly impressed with the belief that the position which the strata here assume could not have been effected in any other way than by a power Operating from beneath up wards and at the same time possessing a progressive force something analogous to What takes place in the breaking up of the ice of large rivers. The continued swelling of the stream first overcomes the resistance of its frozen sur face and having elevated it to a certain extent, it is forced into a vertical position, or thrown over upon the unbroken stratum behind, by the progressive power of the current.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.