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July 5th, 1854. 



Dr. C. T. Jackson, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Present by invitation, Mr. Jules Marcou, United States 

 Geologist, and member of the Geological Society of France. 



The Chairman announced to the Society the death of Dr. 

 Waldo I. Burnett, which had taken place since the last 

 meeting. 



On motion of Dr. Abbot, it was Voted, That Prof. Jef- 

 fries Wyman be a Committee to draw up resolutions, ex- 

 pressive of the regret of the Society at the loss they have 

 experienced in the death of Dr. Burnett, and also to pre- 

 pare a notice of his life and scientific labors. 



Dr. C. T. Jackson read an account of a new mine of Gold, 

 Silver, Lead, and Copper, recendy opened at Bridgewater, 

 Vermont. The minerals at present known in this mine are 

 as follows, viz. 



Native gold in scales, and small irregular grains, in quartz, in 

 black blende, and in other minerals of the vein ; Argentiferous 

 Galena ; Black Zinc blende ; Yellow Copper pyrites ; Gahnite or 

 Zinciferous Spinelle ; Crystals of quartz in geodes ; Brown oxide 

 of Iron. 



This mine is about twenty miles from the principal railroads 

 leading to Boston and New York, and the produce of it will pro- 

 bably be brought to market by way of Woodstock and Hartland, 

 as the country is less mountainous in that direction than towards 

 Rutland. It is gratifying to find that Vermont may justly rank 

 among the mineral States. Already extensive and valuable cop- 

 per mines have been opened in Vershire and Corinth, and there 

 is reason to believe that many other valuable mines of that metal 

 will be opened along the line of the copper bearing rocks which 

 extend from Strafford to Orange in a line a little west of north. 



Dr. Jackson also exhibited specimens of Mexican Native Iron, 



