CONTENTS. 



Page. 

 Poem, ...... V 



Preface, ......... vii 



Annual Address of the President — Br. R. J. Farquharson, . 1 



Report of the Curator— Tr.fi". Pm«, ..... 6 



Report of the Treasurer — H. C. Fulton, .... 8 



Report of the Finance Committee — Charles E. Putnam, . . 9 



Report of the Publication Committee — Dr. C. C. Parry, . . 11 



Election of Officers for 1879, ...... 13 



Additions to the Libraiy during 1877, ..... 14 



Additions to the Library during 1878, . . . . .25 



Contributions to the Museum during 1877, .... 43 



Contributions to the Museum during 1878, . . . .56 



Contributions to the Building Fund, ..... 61 



List of Honorary Members, ....... 62 



List of Corresponding Members, ..... 62 



List of Regular Members, ....... 64 



Standing Committees for 1879, ...... 67 



Remarks on Habits of several Western Cicadge — /. D. Putnain, . 67 



Antiquities of Whitesides County, Hlinois — W. C. Holhrook, . 68 



The Indian Inscriptions of Davenport (illustrated) — Prof. G. Seyffarth, 72 

 Resolutions on the death of John C. Putnam, ... 82 



Explorations in Idaho and Montana, 1878 (illustrated)— Pro/. E. S. Berthoud, 83 

 Explorations of Mounds at Albany, Illinois — W. H. Pratt, . . 88 



Inscribed Rock at Sterling, Illinois — W. H. Pratt, . . .89 



Exploration of a Mound on the Allen Farm — W. H. Pratt, 90 



Lightning Phenomena at Blackhawk (illustrated) — W. H. Pratt, . 91 



Annual Meeting and Reports of Officers, January 7th, 1880, . 95 



Annual Address of the President — Mrs. M. L. B. Putnam, . . 98 



Election of Officers for 1880 105 



Geological Section of Bluff at East Davenport (illustrated) — TT^.fi". Prfl«, 106 

 Standing Committees for 1880, ...... 107 



Remarks on Antiquities of New Mexico and Arizona (illustrated) — Br. 



W. J. Hoffman, ....... 108 



Section of the Bluff at Sixth Street, Davenport (illustrated) — IF. 5". Pratt 127 

 Beds of Carboniferous Drift in Bluffs of East Davenport^ T. McWhorter, 129 

 Exploration of Mounds in Louisa County, Iowa — Rev. A. Blumer, 182 



Recent Exploration of Mounds in Rock Island County, 111. (illustrated) — . 



Rev. J. Gass, ........ 135 



Exploration of Mounds in Louisa County, Iowa — Rev. J. Gass, . 140 



Exploration of Mounds in Mercer County, Illinois — Rev. J. Gass, . 147 

 Annual Meeting and Reports of Officers, January 5th, 1881, . 148 



