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300 feet in each of three deep holes. The middle one of these is on the state 

 line in mid-river and the other two lie at about equal distances on either side, 

 the total space being over 2,000 feet. The profile is uniform and gentle in 

 slope, except at the margins. But the interesting question is whether or not 

 a narrow inner gorge may occur. Seeing that the proven depth of channel 

 in the Highlands is at least 350 feet deeper than so far discovered at Xew 

 York City, the Hudson problem must still be considered an open one. 



Remarks were made by iVIr. Cook and by Mr. Jacobs, engineer for the 

 Pennsl}wania Tunnel Company, and by Mr. Fhnn, Department Engineer 

 of the New York City Board of Water Supply on the general problem of the 

 Hudson gorge. 



The Section then adjourned. 



Chaeles p. Berkey, 



Secretary. 



SECTION OF BIOLOGY. 



DECEilBER 14, 1908. 



Section met at 8:15 P. M., Dr. F. A. Lucas presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and approved. 



The following program was then offered: 



W. T. Homaday, Ax Exploration of the Pixacate Lava Region in 



Northwestern Mexico. 

 L. Hussakof, On a New Species of Goblin Shark {Scapano- 



rhynchus) from Japan. 

 Mary C. Dickerson, Woods Life in the New Englantd Winter. 



The Section then adjourned. 



Roy W. jVIiner, 



Secretary. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 December 21, 1908. 



The Academy met for the Annual Meeting on Monday, December 21, 

 1908, at 7:15 P. M. at the Hotel Endicott, President Cox in the chair. 



The minutes of the last Annual Meeting, December 16, 1907, were read 

 and approved. 



