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emy and down to the time of his death. When the memorial 
volume was published, in 1887, Mr. Redfield furnished a large 
amount of most valuable data and reminiscences, which are em- 
bodied and acknowledged at many points in the book. 
‘Although personally acquainted with but few of our present 
members, many have known of his great work in connection with 
the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and by reason 
of this, and his early prominence in our own society, he has had 
our profound respect and grateful esteem. It is therefore, 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Academy that in the 
death of Mr. John H. Redfield, American Science has lost a crit- 
ical and enthusiastic student, a liberal patron, and a devoted 
friend; and the Academy a co-laborer who greatly aided in its 
early period of organization, as an officer and a scientific inves- 
tigator,and who was almost the last to connect its present mem- 
bership with the generation of its founders and pioneers. 
N. L. Britton, 
D. S. MARTIN, 
A. A. JULIEN, 
Committee. 
The Section of Geology and Mineralogy next organized, and 
listened to the paper of the evening by Dr. J. L. Wortmann, on 
the “ White River Miocene Deposits.” The paper was _ illus- 
trated by beautiful lantern views, and at the close a vote of 
thanks was given the speaker. J. F. Kemp, 
Rec. Sec. 
THE EFFUSIVE AND DYKE ROCKS NEAR ST. 
JOHN, N. B. 
W. D. Martruew. 
Read by title, March 17th, 1895. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
INTRODUCTION. 
Pre—Cambrian volcanics along the Eastern coast of North. America 
Review of work done on New Brunswick volcanics. 
Classification of pre-Cambrian in New Brunswick. 
Laurentian or Portland group. 
