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viffoi-ons notes of alanu he had sounded. It was a hmieutable fact that 

 but few leninants of the vast virgin forests could now be found. There 

 had been at Casselman a considerable area untouched, but this was now 

 fast being destroyed. There remained a section of original forest in 

 Ontario upon the head waters of the Petewawa, Madawaska and 

 Muskoka rivers, which it had been proposed to set apart as a Provincial 

 Park, for the conservation of the forest and also of the larger animals 

 which are so I'apidly being exterminated. He had much pleasure in 

 movins a vote of thanks to Prof. Macoun for his valuable address. 

 Mr. Ballantyne, in seconding the vote of thanks, referred to the 

 economic questions which had been brouglit forward, and to the action 

 taken by the Ontario Government toward ascertaining the best methods 

 for preserving' and replanting the forest areas. Rev. Prof. Marsan 

 asked why they did not avail themselves of the experience of other 

 countries in this direction, instead of spending so much time in such 

 investigations as had just ])een mentioned, while there was a continual 

 destruction going on, the effects of which could never be remedied. Of 

 minerals there was an inexhaustible store, so that waste of them did 

 not so greatly matter, but the vegetable and animal supplies for man's 

 use were limited, and being under liis control should be carefully pre- 

 served for the requirements of the future. 



Mr. J. Stewart read a brief paper giving a synopsis of geological 

 work performed during the past summer by Mr. W, R. Billings, Mr. 

 T. W". E. Sowter and himself in various localities. Several new genera 

 and species of Crinoids, etc., had been discovered, as well as many 

 additions to the published list of fossils for this district. In reply to a 

 question by Mr. H. B. Small regarding the opening of clay nodules, 

 Mr. Stewart explained the method of alternate boiling and freezing 

 adopted by him. JMr. Ami stated that he had also found this plan 

 very efiectual, and that in some cases the splitting occurred during the 

 act of boiling. 



Mr. Ami then read some notes on his examination of the New 

 Edinburgh exposures of the Utica, accompanied by a list of the species 

 collected from these^-^i;y fossiliferous rocks, indicating those new to 

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