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no Lingiiloe or Scollthus Uneavis have been met with at that 

 spot althoiiiih the}' both occur in the vicinit}-. The sandstone 

 is of u light brownish color and very hard and compact. The 

 tracks were first noticed by James Ferrier. Jr., of Montreal. 



Dr. Dawson said one of the tracks is a cast of two narrow fur- 

 rows about a quarter of an inch apart, with a row of punctiform 

 impressions about an incli distant at either side. This impres- 

 sion is repeated in two places on a ripple-marked slab. It may 

 be the track of a Trilobite with two prominent spines on the 

 pygidium, possibly of some species of Dikellocephalus. An- 

 other is a trail about an inch in width, marked with transverse 

 furrows and ridges, perfectly simple, and withoui -jny median 

 ridge. In this last respect they differ from the trails known as 

 Ilusichnites,Cruziana, Arthrichnites (Arthrophycus), and Fraena. 

 They resemble, though on a larger scale, impressions from the 

 Erian sandstone of Gaspe, (of which a slab from the McGill Col- 

 lege collection was exhibited for comparison). Such impressions, 

 destitute of a central ridge, may liave been made by gasteropods 

 or by worms without an}' abdominal furrow. These impressions 

 belong to the genus Gi/richnites already proposed by Mr. J. F. 

 Whiteaves, for the similar impressions from the Erian of Gaspe. 



Mr. J. U. Baudry described a visit to the wonderful corge 

 and cave at Covey Hill, about twenty miles from Beauharnois. 



Dr. J. Baker Edwards then read a paper on ''Recent An- 

 alyses of Soils, which may be found at page 45S. 



The fifth meeting was held on March 26th — the President 

 occupied the chair. 



Messrs. K. C. Adams. P. J. X. Beaudry, of Beauharnois, and 

 Arch. Wurtle, were elected members, and Messrs. W. H. Rin- 

 toul, and W. A. J. Bond, proposed for membership. 



A letter from Mr. Geo. Whitfield, of Bougemout, was read 

 inviting the Society to hold its field-da}' at his grounds. 



Prof. Lockwood, of Princeton, N. J., presented a paper on 

 " Canadian Earthquakes since 1876." which was read by Dr, T. 

 Sterry Hunt. This paper is printed in full at pages 455-458. 



Dr. Dawson then read the following biographical sketch of the 

 late Mr. Barnston, a former president of tlie society, and a mem- 

 ber of the Royal Society of Canada : — Mr. Barnston was of 

 English parentage, but was born and educated in Edinburgh. It 

 was apparently intended at one time that he should enter the 



