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drawing of a very large specimen of Busy con perversum, measur- 

 ing 12.5 inches in length. This shell was found in connection with 

 ancient (Mound-Builder's) relics in excavating the street grades in 

 the city of Milwaukee. A similar shell was obtained some years 

 ago at Fond du Lac. The species is living on the Florida coast. 

 A letter was read from the Chicago Academy of Sciences, dated 

 November 30, acknowledging receipt of several hundred named 

 species of shells presented to that Institution by the Conchological 

 Section. 



The Conservator's Annual Report was read. (See Reports of 

 Officers and Committees of the Academ}-.) 



The officers for the ensuing year were then elected. 



Director . . . . W. S. W. Ruschenberger, M.I). 

 Vice-Director . . . Geo. W. Tryon, Jr. 

 Recorder . . . S. R. Roberts. 



Treasurer . . . W. L. Mactier. 

 Secretary . . . Rev. E. R. Beadle. 



Conservator . . E. J. Nolan, M.D. 



December 10. 

 The President, Dr. Ruschenberger, in the chair. 



Twenty-six members present. 



Jos. Willcox made the following: remarks : 



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Having lately visited many mineral localities in Canada, I 

 desire to place them on record, as many of them are not mentioned 

 either in the Geological Report of Canada, or in Dana's Mineralogy. 

 I was accompanied by Mr. Charles D. Nims, of Philadelphia, 

 Jefferson County, New York, who has frequently visited Canada 

 for the purpose of procuring mineral specimens. 



At the Falls of Ottawa River at Grand Calumet Island. Black 

 mica (phlogopite), pyroxene, hornblende, serpentine, tremolite. 



The following localities are all in the Province of Ontario: 



At Arnprior. Calcite (dog tooth spar). 



Near Packenham. Hornblende. 



In Bathurst. Pyroxene, scapolite, sphene, apatite, peristerite. 



Two miles southwest of Perth. Bronze mica (phlogopite), 

 having beautiful hexagonal marks on the cleaveage planes. 



Near Otty Lake, in North Elmsley. Apatite, pyroxene, black 

 mica (biotite), zircon, red spinel chondrodite. 



In Burgess. Apatite, black mica (biotite). 



Near Bob Lake, twenty miles northwest of Perth, the best 

 crystals of apatite are found. 



