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Regular Meeting, January 18th, 869. 

 Pi'esident in the Chair. 



Fourteen members present. 



W. Frank Stewart, of San Jose, and Prof. George Davidson, 

 Chief of the U. S. Coast Survey for the Pacific Coast, were elected 

 members. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Fossils from the carboniferous forma- 

 tion of Treasure Hill, White Pine District, found in strata dipping 

 20 degrees toward the west, presented by Dr. Blake. 



Specimens of a fungus incorporating acorns in its growth, found 

 near Martinez, by Mr. Mathewson. 



Donations to the Library : Catalogue of Terrestrial Shells in the 

 collection of Wm. A. Haines, para. 8vo., N. Y., 1868. Observa- 

 tions on Genus Unio, etc.. Vol. XI, by Isaac Lea, L.L.D., Philad., 

 1868, 1 vol. 4to., from the authors. Smithsonian Annual Report 

 for 1867 ; Annual of National Academy of Sciences, Wash., pam. 

 8vo.,1868; from the societies or publishers. 



Regular Meeting, February 1st, 1869. 

 Col. Ransom in the Chair. 



Twenty members present. 



Max Waizman -was elected a resident member. 



Donations to the Cabinet : Petrified wood from the " Kansas 

 Gravel " mine near Grass Valley, by T. A. Mudge. Armor made 

 of wood by the natives of Alaska before its occupation by the 

 Russians, by G. ."Yale. 



Donations to the Library : Manufacturer and Builder for Janu- 

 ary, 1869, pam. 4to., from publishers. Contributions to the Fauna 

 of the Gulf Stream, by Count L. F. de Pourtales, Assistant U. S. 

 Coast Survey, Cambridge, Mass., 1867, pam. 8vo., from the author. 



Mr. H, G. Hanks read an interesting paper on the mineral 

 resources of Owens River and adjacent districts, exhibiting some 



