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him, and to them, as well as to all who knew him, the news of his death 

 comes with special sadness." 



Latterly Dr. Williams devoted special attention to the petrogiaphy 

 of the rocks from the volcanic regions of America. He has contributed 

 to science a large number of useful papers on various topics, a list of 

 which will shortly be published in the American Gco'ogist. With a 

 number of our Canadian geologists Dr. Williams was intimately 

 associated, not only by the nature of his studies, but also by his geniality 

 and uniform kindliness. A great gloom is certainly cast by his death 

 over the prospective meeting of the Geological Society of America at 

 Baltimore, as his absence will be more than strongly felt. H. M. A. 



4. Nepheline Syenite in Ontario. In the American Journal of 

 Science 3, Vol. XLVIII, pp. 10-16, July, 1894, Dr. Adams, Logan Profes- 

 sor of Geology and Palaeontology at McGill University, contributes an 

 article entitled "On the' occurrence of a large area of Nepheline 

 Syenite, in the Township of Dungannon, Ontario." The region in 

 question is there described as one in the midst of Laurentian rocks, and 

 it is stated that this is the first discovery of Nepheline Syenite in the 

 Laurentian System of Canada. This adds another to the list of the few 

 localities in the world where Nepheline Syenite occurs. The Mount 

 Royal outcrops of this interesting Rock of probable Devonian age, are 

 well known and need not be referred to here. 



The fact that this rock penetrates and cuts newer but pakeozoic 

 strata at Montreal and elsewhere, would lead us to look for outcrops of 

 similar age, (right in the heart of the areas coloured Laurentian on our 

 geological maps. 



It is evident, however, that if the Nepheline Syenites of Mount 

 Royal, Montreal, Quebec, are intruded through Cambro-Silurian Strata 

 they must also cut underlying Laurentian or Archiean rocks, and 

 similar syenites ought to be looked for in Laurentian areas not over- 

 lain by palasozoic rocks. H. M. Ami. 



WINTER SOIREES. 



The soiree committee is now preparing the programme for the 

 winter meetings. Any members who wish to submit papers or short 

 notes, will oblige by sending in their titles as soon as possible. 



