PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF ScrENCES. February 6, 1893. 
President Harkness in the chair. 
Additions to the museum were reported from N. A. Freeman, 
G. C. Duncan, J. Anderson, John Hemsley, H. N. Cook, J. Z. 
Davis, Rev. F. H. Wales, C. P. Nettleton, J. H. Cluff, James E. 
Fowler, T. K. Couperus. 
The Librarian reported 225 additions to the library. 
Mr. W. L. Watts read a paper on ‘‘ Natural Gas in the San 
Joaquin Valley.” 
Mr. W. S. Chapman called attention to the fact that a bill had : 
_ been introduced in Congress to contract the limits of the Yosemite 
Park Reservation, and moved that a committee be appointed to 
prepare resolutions requesting the Senators and Members of Con- 
gress from this State to use their utmost endeavors to preserve 
the present limits of the Reservation. Messrs. Chapman, Hisen, 
Hittell, and McDonald were appointed. 
Dr. Eisen read a paper on ‘‘ The Preservation of Game in the 
Sierra Nevada.’’ 
March 6, 1893. President Harkness in the chair. 
Additions to the museum were reported from W. H. Shockley, 
Mrs. E. L. G. Steele, W. L. Watts, Miss Anna Hewston, J. M. 
Hahn, C. E. Manning, D. T. Hughes, Captain Praetz, Charles 
A. Keeler. 
The Librarian reported 234 additions to the library. 
A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. D. T. Hughes for his 
valuable donation of a collection of butterflies from Columbia. 
Mr. George H. Ashley read a paper on “‘ An Tilustration of 
the Flexure of Rock.’’ 
Dr. H. H. Behr read a paper on ‘“‘ The Relations Between But- 
terflies and Plants.”’ 
Mr. Walter E. Bryant read a paper descriptive of new mam- 
mals from Lower California, with exhibition of specimens. 
April 3, 1893. President Harkness in the chair. 
Dr. J. C. Branner, Prof. J. P. Smith, Mr. Marsden Manson, 
and Prof. W. R. Dudley, were elected to resident membership. 
