PROCEEDINGS FOR 1904 XVII 



12. — '* Variation in the Valency of Elements with Tempera- 

 ture/' by E. H. Archibald, Ph.D., and D. Mcintosh, M.A. Presented 

 by Dr. B. J. Harrington. 



13.— " Phenol-Phthalein and the Theory of Indicators," by D. 

 Mcintosh, M.A. Presented by Dr. B. J. Harrington. 



14. — " A Eevision of the Atomic Weight of Potassium. 1 — The 

 Analysis of Potassium Chloride," by E. H. Archibald, Ph.D. Presented 

 by Dr. B. J. Harrington 



15. — " An Examination of some Canadian Micas," By J. E. 

 Egle&on, B.Sc. Presented by Dr. B. J. Harrington. 



16. — "Backwater produced by Diminishing the Width of a Weir," 

 by Prof. Bovey. 



17.—" Eelation of Thermal Change to Tension," Prof. Coker. Pre- 

 sented by Prof. Bovey. \ 



18. — " Eadioactivity of Natural Gas," by Prof. J. C. McLennan. 



19. — " The Composition and Energy Equivalent of the Food of 

 Canadian Lumbermen," by Dr. W. H. Ellis. 



Section II presented a report as follows: — 



Report of Section II. 



The section held four meetings, the President, Dr. Bryce, occupy- 

 ing the chair on each occasion. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr. William Wilfrid Campbell. 

 ^Ir. W. D. LeSueur, by request, acted as Secretary. 



The following members were also present at the different meetings : 

 Col. Denison, Prof. J. Clark Murray, George Murray, Mr. W. D. 

 Lighthall, Dr. S. E. Dawson, Eev. Prof. Clark, His Grace Archbishop 

 O'Brien, and the Eev. F. G. Scott. 



The following papers were submitted : — 



1. — " The Jesuit Missions of Canada — the Last of the Huron?." 

 by the Eev. Dr. Withrow. Presented and read by Mr. W. D. Light- 

 hall. A graphic description, based chiefly on the Relations des Jésuites 

 and the "'History" of Charlevoix, of the destruction of the Huron 

 nation by the Iroquois. 



2. — " The Monument to Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham, and the 

 Old Statue at 'Wolfe's Corner,'" by Mr. P. B. Casgrain. Presented, 

 through Dr. George Stewart, and read by Mr. W, D. Lighthall. 



3. — " Thomas Pownall, his services to the Anglo-Saxon race,"" by 

 Mr. W. D. Lighthall, and read in part by him. Pownall is represented 



Proc, 1904. 2. 



