40 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



The resignation of W. J. Fisher as Librarian was tendered, 

 and referred to the Council. 



On motion of Dr. Stout, a vote of welcome was passed "to 

 our returned President." 



General Colton, of the Board of Trustees, stated that a letter 

 had been received by the Board from the Central Pacific Railroad 

 Company asking the use of certain ethnological specimens for 

 exhibition with their collection at the Centennial. Mr. Scupham, 

 a member of the Academy, would have personal charge of the 

 Railroad Company's collection, and would take equal care of the 

 objects loaned by the Society. He moved that the articles be 

 loaned for the purpose specified. 



Mr. Scupham explained that it was intended to make as full a 

 display as possible of Pacific Coast material, and the co-operation 

 of the Academy would be of assistance — the Company's collection 

 of ethnological specimens being meagre. 



The motion to lend the articles asked for was then put and 

 passed. 



Regular Meeting, March 20th, 1876. 



The President and Vice-Presidents being absent, Dr. Hark- 

 ness was called to the Chair. 



Forty members present. 



Chas. F. Dio Hastings was elected a member. 



J. K. Nelson was proposed as a candidate. 



Donations to the Museum: From F. A. "Walley, chloritic slate, 

 Sonoma Co. From Governor Purdy, silver ore from De Leon 

 mine, Sonora, Mexico, and gold quartz from Calaveras County. 

 From Dr. J. M. Hill, quartz from Calaveras County, Cal. From 

 Geo. H. Saunders, specimens of mineral resin, hematite (red 

 ochre), larva and petrified wood. C. C. Bean presented silver 

 ore from Peek Mine, Arizona. T. J. Butler donated specimens 

 of calcareous tufa, argentiferous galena from Arizona. 



