12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



Professor Whitney called attention to the curious errors in a 

 paper published in Petermann's Mittheilungen, 1861, page 133, 

 which purports to be a translation into German of a portion of a 

 work published by Mr. J. Xantus, describing his journey in Lower 

 California. He describes a quicksilver mine of great importance 

 as being worked at Marques ; but the description which he gives of 

 it shows that it is the New Almaden mine which, in reality, he vis- 

 ited, and which, by some confusion of his notes, he has located in 

 Lower, instead of Upper California. No mercury mine is worked 

 on the California peninsula, so far as can be ascertained. It is 

 evident that Mr. Xantus's notice of rich gold, lead and copper mines 

 on the peninsula must be taken with many grains of allowance. 



On motion of Dr. Ayres, it was ordered, that twenty-five copies 

 of the second volume of the Proceedings be placed at the disposal 

 of the Publishing Committee for distribution to learned societies, 

 public libraries, and distinguished scientific men in the Atlantic 

 States. 



Regular Meeting, March 2d, 1863. 

 President in the Chair. 



Present, fifteen members. 



Dr. J. P. Kirtland, of Cleveland, Ohio, was elected a corres- 

 ponding member. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



By Mr. Rowlandson, specimen of the wool of the Alpacca and 

 Vicuna, brought from Peru by Capt. Bissell, of the United States 

 sloop-of-war Cyane. 



Donations to the Library. 



The American Journal of Science, for January, 1863, from the 

 editors. 



Mr. Gabb communicated two papers by Mr. Rdmond, containing 

 descriptions of new fossils from California. 



