2 TKANSACTIONS OF THE [oCT. 13, 



Mr. B. B. Chambeblin commented on the earthquake re- 

 cently experienced in New York. 



Mr. Benjamin Braman described the condition of certain 

 glaciers of the Alps which he had visited during the .past sum- 

 mer. 



Mr. George F. Kunz remarked upon some Maine minerals 

 and their localities which he had lately visited. 



President Newberry gave an account of the Montreal 

 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, and the Philadelphia meeting of the American Associ- 

 ation for the Advancement of Science. He also described his 

 visits to Colorado and Montana. 



Mr. J. D. Warner spoke of the water power of the Upper 

 Missouri river. 



October 13th, 1884. 



Stated Meeting. 



The President, Dr. J. S. Newberry, in the chair. 

 Sixty persons present. 



Miss F. R. M. Hitchcock exhibited some limestone pebbles 

 from Mt. Lebanon, which were curiously grooved. 

 Dr. J. S. Newberry read a paper entitled, 



notes on a recent visit to northern MONTANA ; ITS SCENERY, RESOURCES 

 AND GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE. 



(Illustrated with lantern views.) 

 (Published in the Annai.s Vol. iii., pp. 242-270, under the 

 title, " Notes on the Geology and Botany of the Northern 

 Papific Railroad.") 



October 20th, 1884. 



Stated Meeting. 



The President, Dr. J. S. Newberry, in the chair. 

 Thirty eight persons present. 



