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Another collection of great interest, presented to the Academy by Dr. Joel 

 Schelly, of Hereford, Berks county, Pennsylvania, consists of 58 fragments of 

 enaliosaurian bones in a matrix of hard conglomerate, probably bolonsjing to the 

 newer red sandstone formation, found in upper Milford, Lehigh co., Penna. 



We have also received 255 species, over 300 specimens, of fossil shells of dif- 

 ferent formations, of France, from Mr. Ed. Verreaux, of Paris, through Dr. 

 Wilson. 



Besides the foregoing, a number of other fossils were presented, chiefly by Mr. 

 Joseph Culbertson, of Carlisle, Mr. Ogden, of New Jersey, Mr. Moss, and Dr, 

 Budd. 



Mineralogy. 137 specimens of minerals have been presented, among which 

 my be particularly mentioned, a fine series of specimens of native gold from 

 California, presented by Dr. Heerman, and some fine specimens of gold ores from 

 Georgia and Virginia, and cinnabar from California, presented by Dr. J. B. 

 McClellan. The others were presented by Mr. Moss, Hough, of Somerville, N. 

 Y., and others. 



Two fine deposites of minerals consist of a specimen of Fluor Spar weighing 

 23 lbs., from Jefferson county, N. Y., from Mr. Vaux, and a beautiful specimen 

 of native Silver, of Peru, from Dr. Elwyn. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by Joseph Leidy. 



Chairman of Curators. 



The Society then proceeded 

 suing year, when the following 



President, 



Vice Presidents, . 



Corresponding Secretary, 



Recording Secretary, 



Treasurer, 



Librarian, 



Curators, 



Auditors, 



Publication Committee. 



to an election for officers for the en- 

 were chosen^ ' 



Samuel George Morton, M. D. 



J Price Wetherill, 

 Robert Bridges, M. D. 



John Cassin, 



Samuel Powel, 



George W. Carpenter, 



Wm. S. Zantzinger, M. D. 



Joseph Leidy, M. D. 

 Wm. S. Vaux, 

 Samuel Ashmead. 

 John Cassin, 



Wm. S. Vaux, 

 Robert Pearsall, 

 Samuel Ashmead, 



Wm. S. Vaux, 

 S. G. Morton, 

 Thomas B. Wilson, 

 Robert Bridges, 

 Samuel Powel. 



