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Mr. Stodder alluded to Diatoms found by him at the 

 Cambridge brickyards, in which distorted specimens 

 seemed to be the rule instead of the exception. 



M. A. Daubr^e, of Strasburg, and M. A. Delesse, of 

 Paris, France, were elected Honorary Members. 



June 15, 1859. 

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



Dr. C. T. Jackson, for the Committee on the frozen 

 well at Brandon, Vt., read a report by Mr. Blake and 

 himself, as follows : — 



Your committee, appointed to examine the frozen well in Bran- 

 don, Vermont, have attended to their duty, and beg leave to re- 

 port progress. On the 10th of this month, two members of the 

 committee visited Brandon, and made their researches on that 

 day, and on the 11th inst. They examined the persons who saw 

 the well dug, and the owner of the property, and learned all the 

 facts known to those parties. They also made as thorough a 

 geological examination of the locality and its vicinity as was 

 in their power, during this short visit, surveyed the premises, 

 experimented on the temperature of the water of the well in 

 question, and on that of the neighboring springs and wells, and 

 made an^angements for further researches. In this examination 

 of the locality, the committee were aided by Messrs. Palmer, 

 Wiggins, and Strong, of Brandon ; the people of the village 

 manifested much interest in our researches, and offered to aid us 

 in future operations. 



The frozen well is situated about half a mile west of the Bran- 

 don House, on the side of a moderate elevation which is called 

 the Hogback by some people, and Prospect Hill by others. It 

 is on the estate of Abraham Trombley, and was dug in Novem- 

 ber, 1858. 



From persons who were present when the well was sunk, we 



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