50 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



On the subject of the photographs of Indian mscriptions lately 

 presented, Mr. Hanks stated that he had seen similar ones along 

 Kern River painted in two colors. Dr. Blake had seen such near 

 Salt Lake, which he thought had been cut in the rocks, presenting 

 the forms of circles, stars, etc. ; also broken pottery, of which the 

 present race of Indians there know nothing. 



Regular Meeting, May 3rd, 1869. 

 President in the Chair. 



Rev. Siegfried Simon, Hermann Simon, and Eugene Arnstein, 

 "were elected resident members. 



Donations to the Library : Catalogue of Califoi-nia Minerals, 

 Sacto., 1868, 8vo. ; Gen'l Notes on Stickeen River Country, pam., 

 8vo. ; Reports on the Precious JNIetals, etc., in the Paris Exposi- 

 tion ; by W. P. Blake, Commissioner from State of California ; 

 Bulletin of U. S. Sanitary Coram., 1860 to ^65, Washington, 3 

 vols, large 8vo. ; from the authors. 



Mr. H. P. Carlton read the following paper : 



Shells of Antioch, Cal., and Vicinity. 



BY H. P. CARLTON. 



The following list of land and fresh-water niollusca is interesting, as coming 

 from a locality which has furnished the largest number, so far as known, from 

 any one place in the State. Part of them were collected by myself; but many 

 were sent to me by Miss Ward, a teacher at the locality, and formerly a pupil 

 of mine. These were collected by her scholars. 



Antioch is situated at the junction of the San Joaquin and Sacramento 

 rivers, on the south bank ; and Miss ^Vard's school is eight miles east of the 

 town, in Iron District, on the bank of a slough connected with the San Joaquin. 

 Her collection was the first received, and contained the largest number of spe- 

 cies. The Rev. J. Rowell next olitained three of the same species, and five 

 more at Eden District, on Marsh's ranch, in a creek of the same name, four 

 miles southeast of Iron District. Mr. G. W. Dunn found one ut Antioch not 

 in former lists. 



Numbers 5, 6, 13, 22, 25, and 26, are new additions to the shell-fauna of 

 California. 



The whole country near the streams is " tule" land, inundated in winter. It 



