1865.] ]^g7 [Lesley. 



Stated Meeting, December 1, 1865. 



Present, fifteen members. 



Prof. Cresson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



A letter with photograph was received from Mr. R. W. 

 Fox, near Falmouth, England, dated 7th month 11th, 1865. 



A letter requesting the return of manuscripts was received 

 from Mr. Julien, dated New York, Nov. 28th, 1865. 



A letter concerning the Zeisberger manuscripts was re- 

 ceived from Mr. D. W. Fiske, dated Syracuse, Nov. 13th, 1865. 

 On motion, it was referred to the Library Committee. 



A letter of envoi was received from Mr. I. A. Sheppard, 

 dated Boston, Nov. 29th, 1865. 



Donations for the Library were received from the London 

 Meteorological Society, Boston N. H. S., Silliman's Journal, 

 Mr. Sheppard, Dr. Hammond, Mr. Patterson, and the Cali- 

 fornia N. H. Society. 



The death of Dr. Wm. M. Euler,^a member of the Society, 

 at Philadelphia, on the 27th ult., aged 45, was announced by 

 the Secretary. 



An application for the Magellanic premium was read and 

 referred to the Board of Ofl&cers. 



Mr. Lesley communicated certain extracts from letters 

 concerning the development of the East Kentucky oil region, 

 with records of some of the recent borings. 



1. A letter from Mr. Hatailton Lyon, dated Paintville, Ky., Oct. 

 30th, 1865, "Dear Sir: In accordance with my promise last spring 

 inclosed you will please find the records of the boring of several wells 

 in this vicinity, made up by the proprietors and superintendents with 

 much care ; and in the main, I think they are pretty reliable. Dix- 

 on's Oil turned out a mere seep, which a few hours' pumping ex- 

 hausted. Of the 'Spradhn Well,' on 'Little Mud Lick,' the 

 property of the 'Cliff Spring Co.,' which I am superintending, I am 

 unable to give you anything like a definite record. The first 300 

 feet were bored before the war, and all records lost. I doubt very 



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