40 TRANSACTIONS OF THE [ Dec. 5 
As Resident Member : 
C. N. Jones. 
As Corresponding Member : 
Rosert L. Jack. 
On motion, the Secretary was directed to cast a ballot elect- 
ing the Fellows and Members. 
The Secretary reported having cast the ballot, and the candi- 
dates were declared duly elected. 
Second—The formation of a Section of Geology and Mineral-_ 
ogy. Approved. 
Mr. Garrerrson announced the generous gift of Carr, THomas 
L. Casry to the Publication Fund, amounting to $500, and 
moved that a vote of thanks be accorded him. Carried, 
Dr. Botton presented a chart of the pronunciation and spell- 
ing of chemical terms proposed by a committee of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science, 1887. This chart 
has been adopted by various authors, and is now published by 
the U. S. Bureau of Education. 
The following paper was read by title : 
Notes on the Clays of New York State and Their 
Economic Value. 
BY HEINRICH RIES, 
[Published by permission of the New York State Museum. | 
Contents : — General remarks on the clays. Clay deposits of the Erie, 
Ontario, St. Lawrence and Champlain watershed. Clays of the Mohawk 
and Hudson River watershed. Clays of the Delaware and Susquehanna 
watershed. Staten Island clays. Long Island clays. Economic impor- 
tance of the clays, 
During the past season the writer has had occasion to visit 
most of the clay deposits in the State, and the following paper 
is intended to give a general account of some results of that . 
work. ; 
Deposits of clay suitable for the manufacture of brick, tile, 
etc., are found in nearly every county, and the introduction 
within the last few years of new forms of machinery and of im- 
proved methods gives every indication of future success. 
