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October 8, 1870. 
Mr. J. W. Ward in the chair. Twelve persons present. 
The Librarian laid upon the table a large number of books, 
consisting for the most.part of the proceedings and transac- 
tions of native and foreign societies, received in exchange 
since the last meeting. 
Dr. H. C. Bowron presented a number of Specimens in 
Ethnology consisting of portions of a human skull of consid- 
erable size and thickness, vertebrae, arrow-heads, axe-heads, a 
pipe and fragments of utensils, some of pottery, and one 
carved from a talecose rock; all from a mound in the Missis- 
sippi Valley, the exact locality uncertain. He made some re- 
marks upon the points of interest presented by these speci- 
mens, and pointed out that the talcose vessel was of uneom- 
mon occurrence. 
Pror. A. M. Epwarps announced that Prof. C. H. Hitch- 
cock, State Geologist of New Hampshire, had written to him 
within a few days, that he had made an important discovery. 
Throughout the State of New Hampshire, hitherto no traces 
of undoubted fossils had been obtained, the rocks being 
’ Granites, Schists and the like. On the 28th of last month, 
September, however, he had been enabled to detect Crinoidal 
Fragments in a supposed Quebec Group Limestone band. This 
fact was of interest and desirable to be recorded at this time. 
Prof. O. W. Morris read a 
Meteorological Report for the Month of Sept., 1870. 
(All temperatures are Fahrenheit.) 
The mean temperature for the month had been 68:91° 
Maximum a “ on the 25th 83°50° 
Minimum Z| a Oo 12th 55:40° 
Range 28°10° 
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