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removal to Fifeshire. On the motion of Major Bowden, Mr Wilson 
was heartily thanked for his services as secretary, Messrs Watson 
and Murray making complimentary remarks upon the value of his 
exertions on behalf of the Society. Mr Robert Barbour was 
elected secretary till the end of the current session. The Council 
agreed to present a gold watch to Mr Wilson as a testimonial in 
recognition of his labours as secretary. This presentation was 
made on the 5th of July at a meeting of the Society specially sum- 
moned for the purpose. 
Field Meeting. 7th of July. 
A party of twenty-six members from Dumfries, who weie 
joined on the way by Dr Grierson, president of the Society, and 
several members from Sanquhar, making thirty-five in all, had a 
circular drive on Saturday, 7th July, from Thornhill, proceeding 
up the Valley of the Nith and Mennock Pass to Wanlockhead and 
Leadhills, and returning by way of the Elvan and Dalveen Passes. 
On the way up Mennock, a halt was made at a spot called the 
Pangrains, to inspect two little grass-grown grounds, intersecting 
each other in form of a cross, supposed to mark the site of an 
ancient place of worship. The shaft of the cross is twelve yards 
in length ; the arms each measures seven yards. At Wanlockhead 
the party were conducted by Mr Peter Stewart, resident manager 
of the Lead Mines, through the crushing, washing, and smelting 
works, the various processes being explained to them, and Dr 
Wilson, of Wanlockhead, pointing out the various minerals found 
along with the galena. They had also explained to them the 
methods employed in desilverising the ore (according to Pattinson’s 
patent) and extracting litharge. At Leadhills the President 
obtained from one of the miners a few grains of native gold, and 
several of the members procured samples of different minerals from 
the lead mines. 
field Meeting. 8th of September. 
The last field meeting of the session was held on Saturday, 
8th September, when a party of thirteen left the Fountain by wag- 
gonette, at 9.30 Am. They first visited Springfield Camp, near 
Dunscore, where they were joined by the Rev. Mr Simpson and 
Dr Callander. The latter undertook to act as conductor, and 
