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Columbia River, by Capt. Scammon, through Dr. Cooper. Wood 

 bored by the Teredo, from Panama an^ from San Francisco Bay, 

 by Gregory Yale ; also, ornamental shell work. 



Further business was suspended in order to hear an address by 

 Mr. R. W. Raymond, U. S. Commissioner of Mining Statistics, 

 upon the relations of the Government to the mineral lands and min- 

 ing interests of the country. 



Regular Meeting, June loth, 1868. 

 President in the Chair. 



Donations to the Cabinet : A nest of a species of Oriole from 

 Central America, by Captain Blethen, and a .Japanese zoophyte, 

 from Dr. I. Rowell, both through Dr. Stout. 



Mr. L. Falkenau read a paper entitled " The Part we should 

 take in furthering the Mining Interests of the Pacific Coast." 



Adjourned Meeting, June 22nd, 1868. 

 President in the Chair. 



Eighteen Members present. 



Dr. Victor Fourgeaud was elected a resident member. 



The fifth and last number of Vol. Ill of the Proceedings of the 

 Academy was laid on the table for distribution. 



Mr. Bradley presented his resignation as Recording Secretary, 

 from want of time to attend to the duties of the ofiice. 



Donations to the Cabinet : A jar of Crustacea from Victoria, 

 V. I., by Capt. Phoenix, through Dr. Blake. A specimen of Met- 

 amorphic Rock, by G. Yale. 



Donations to the Library : " British Ferns, popularly described 

 and illustrated, by G. W. Johnson," 1 vol., 12mo, London, 1857 ; 

 ' " Conchological Manual, by G. B. Sowerby," 1 vol., 8vo., and 

 " British Museum Catalogue of Ichneumonidie," 1 vol., 8vo., pre- 

 sented by Mr. Stretch. 



