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Schmidt will conduct a party over the central Alps from Zurich to Lugano, visiting the "cliffs" of the Mythen and following the Gothard route across the crystalline axis of the Alps. Professor Baltzer, of Bern, will conduct another party over the Bernese Alps, from Lucerne to Tessin, examining the intricately plicated strata of the Gstellihorn, passing over the Grimsel and visiting the glaciers of the Unteraar and the Rhône. Professor Schardt will lead a party over the western Swiss Alps from Bulle, studying the complicated structure of the Alps of Freiburg, and crossing the Tête-Noire to Domo-d' Ossola. These excursions will furnish foreign geologists the best possible opportunity of becoming acquainted with the complex structure and widespread metamorphism which have become classic through the untiring energy and intelligent investigation of the Swiss Geologists. It goes without saying that all who can find the time and means at their command will avail themselves of these exceptional opportunities, and that the Sixth International Congress of Geologists will surpass its predecessors both in the number of members attending and in the benefits derived from the meeting.