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Stated Meeting. 

 November 16th, 1896. 



The Academy was called to order by the Secretary, in the 

 absence of the President. 



On nomination. Prof. Albert H. Chester was made chairman 

 for the evening. 



The reading of the Minutes of the previous meeting were dis- 

 pensed with. 



The Secretary presented the nomination of Mr. F. N. War- 

 burg, of No. 18 East 72d Street, for resident membership. It 

 was referred in due order to the Council. 



The Secretary read by title " Coleopterological Notes, VII.," 

 by Captain Thomas Case}', which was referred to the Council. 



The reading of papers was then begun. 



The first was by E. 0. Hove^^," On a deep Well-boring at Key 

 West, Fla." Dr. Hovey described the section of this well, 

 which has penetrated to a depth of about two thousand feet, 

 through limestone in large part. The full paper will appear in 

 the " Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology." 



The second paper was b}- Prof. A. J. Moses, entitled " Exhi- 

 bition of recent accessions of Mineralogical Instruments." The 

 paper appears in full below. 



The third paper was by A. Chester Beatty, on " The Minerals 

 of the Elkhorn Mine, Montana." The paper was illustrated by 

 man}' beautiful specimens of calamine and native silver. 



The fourth paper was by G. F. Kunz, entitled "A new Meteor- 

 ite from Guatemala : Mineralological Notes, with exhibition of 

 Specimens." The paper appears in full below. 



The fifth paper was by Prof. A. H. Chester, entitled " Mineral- 

 ological Notes, with exhibitions of Specimens." Prof. Chester 

 exhibited a remarkable series of rutile from the historic localit}^ 

 at Graves Mountain, Georgia. He also commented on the recent 

 discover}' of chalcodite at a new locality in New Jersey. 



