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24. Professor Holmes exhibited a number of early maps of the Carolinas, 

 with explanations and remarks. 



The Vice-President announced that the Society had lost by death during 

 the past year the following members: 



Prof. R. H. Graves, Chapel Hill. 



Eugene Morehead, Esq., Durham. , 



Rev. Dr. Charles Phillips, Chapel Hill. 



Benoni Thorp, Raleigh. 



He further stated that arrangements had been made for a biographical 

 sketch of Professor Graves by Professor Geo. T. Winston, and also one of Dr. 

 Phillips by Col. W.J. Martin. 



In Mr. Morehead the Society had lost a valued and helpful friend, but as 

 his life had not been given to scientific pursuits, no sketch would be given in 

 the Journal. 



Mr. St. Clair Hester then read a biography of Mr. Thorp, which will be 

 printed in the Journal. 



The Society rose in token of respect for the members thus lost by death. 



The Secretary reported one new exchange and seventy-one additional 

 pamphlets and books received. 



forty-eighth meeting. 



November 12, 1889. 



The Resident Vice-President, Prof J. A. Holmes, presided and presented 

 the first paper of the evening on 



25. The Conglomerate and Pebble Beds of the Triassic and Potomac For- 

 mation in North Carolina. This paper was accompanied by an exhibition of 

 numerous specimens from each. The conglomerates near Morrisville and on 

 the Neuse River, in Granville county, were described, and it was shown that 

 the character and distribution of the materials, the present topographic feat- 

 ures of the region and the Raleigh anticline all go to prove that the conglom- 

 erates were deposited by rapidly moving currentSj of water fiowino in a 

 westerly direction at the time when the region to the east (about Raleigh) was 

 much more elevated than now. It was further shown that the Potomac peb- 

 ble beds were deposited on the Roanoke River, a few miles above Gaston, at 

 a time when tide-water extended up to and covered this region. 



26. The Metal of the Future — ^Alumininm, was the subject of the next 

 paper, presented by Mr. H. L. Miller. In it an account was given of the 

 recent improvements in methods of production, the comparative reduction of 

 cost, the valuable properties and the possible uses of this metal. It was a 

 valuable compilation of facts from the very latest sources. 



27. The Allotro[)ic Forms of Silver. In this paper Mr. J. S. Callison 

 recounted some of the experiments and discoveries of Mr. Lea in this interest- 

 ing line of research. 



28. Saccharin. Dr. Venable gave a history of the discovery and of the 

 manufacture of this body. Its chemical nature and physiological action were 



