2 Cincinnati Society of Natnial History. 



ponding with the lecturers, and the general arrangement of the 

 course was largely assumed by Miss Anna Brown, to whom due 

 credit should be given. 



Donations were announced as follows : 



From E. M. Cooper, Proceedings of the Worcester Society of 

 Antiquity for 1885 ; from Eugene A. Smith, Geological Survey of 

 Alabama, on Warrior Coal Field; from Chief Signal Officer, 

 Monthly Weather Review for (Jctober ; from D. G. Brinton, Con- 

 ception of Love in some American Languages, pamphlet; from J. 

 E. Poorman, Jr., Specimen of Agate; from H. P. Smith, mounted 

 Botanical specimens. 



Adjourned. 



Scientific Meeting, Tuesday, February ist. 



President Dun in the chair. Ten members present. 



Minutes for December approved. 



Dr. A. E. Heigh way, Jr., exhibited some fine specimens of 

 Staurolite from Northern Georgia, and described the locality where 

 found. 



Dr. W. A. Dun presented a series of interesting data regard- 

 ing the Artesian well sunk by the Messrs. Hemingray, at their 

 Glass works in Covington. The well is 2,007 ^^^t deep and flows 

 water at the temperature of 59°, estimated at 30,000 barrels and 

 75,000 cubic feet of gas daily. Gas was first reached at 320 feet, 

 at 550 feet, and again at 720 feet. The bed rock was struck at 85 

 feet, or 43 feet below low water mark. The members present 

 discussed the question of natural gas and the various wells sunk 

 in the city limits. 



Messrs. Chas. Harrison and Chas. Phipps were elected active 

 members. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Kebler and Dr. W. H. Wilder 

 were proposed for membership. 



Dr. Dun reported that Prof. E. D. Cope, of Philadelphia, 

 would lecture at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Broadway, in 

 March, for the benefit of the Building fund of the Society. The 

 The next lecture of the free course was announced by Mr. Knight. 

 Prof. E. W. Claypole, of Akron, Ohio, would address the Society 

 in College Hall, on the "Retreat of the Ice and the Evolution of 

 Lake Erie."' 



Donations were announced as follows : 



From E. O. Hurd, mounted specimen of Loon ; trom E. M. 

 Cooper, Proceedings of Worcester Society of Antiquity, for 1884; 

 from Dr. W. A. Dun, Symbols for weather indications; from H. 



