6 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



" Whereas, the real estate embracing the ancient work known 

 as 'The Old Fort' situated near Fort Ancient in Warern county 

 is for sale, and 



"Whereas, It is desirable that said 'Old Fort' be preserved 

 as a specimen of the civilization and engineering skill of the ancient 

 inhabitants of Ohio, and, 



"Whereas, said ' Old Fort' is now largely occupied as farm 

 land and is being rapidly obliterated and destroyed, and under 

 existing circumstances must soon cease to be the Archeological 

 monument it now is, therefore 



''Rcsflh'cd, That the Legislature of Ohio be and hereby is re- 

 spectfully requested to acquire by purchase or other A'ise said prop- 

 erty embracing said ' Old Fort ' and its accessories and dedicate 

 the same as a public park, or to any other purpose consistent with, 

 and which will conduce to the preservation of said ancient earth 

 work as an unequalled specimen of the Mound Builders" power and 

 skill. 



Resolved, that a copy of this resolution, and the preambles be 

 sent to the Lieutenant Governor and the speaker of the House of 

 Representatives, who are requested to lay them before their re- 

 spective bodies.'" 



After some conversation regarding the importance of preserv- 

 ing not only this but other ancient remains in the State, the reso- 

 lutions were unanimously adopted. 



The Society after the reading of donations adjourned. 



Donations were as follows : 



From Chas. Faber, specimens of Crustacea of Cincinnati 

 Group; from Dr. A. E. Heighway, Jr., Crystals of Staurolite from 

 Georgia; from Dr. N. E. Jones, Circleville, specimen of Mound 

 Builders' cloth ; from D. S. Schureman, slide of volcanic ashes ; 

 trom Chief Signal Officer, Monthly Weather Review for Decem- 

 ber, 1886; from Dr. O. D. Norton, Smithsonian Report for 1872; 

 from H. C. Fithian, Ohio Agricultural reports for 1882 and 

 1883; from E. M. Cooper, miscellaneous pamphlets and scien- 

 tific journals; from Jos. F. James, Journal of Science, December, 

 1879, February, 1880, Random Notes, Vol. L No. 5, Conchol- 

 ogists' Exchange, Vol. \. No. 2. 



