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until it became a marsh, which the early settlers still further filled up 

 to build upon. 



In discussing the subject Dr. Porter Farley said that his 

 mother, an old resident, had often spoken of this part of the city as 

 being a swamp as late as 1837 or 1838, and of epidemics starting from 

 this locality. 



Mr. S. G. Crump exhibited some very interesting Indian relics. 

 One was a pipe of soapstone representing a human figure kneeling 

 with the pipe bowl on his back. The figure is represented in the act 

 of drawing down a mask, revealing a dog's face. The relic was 

 remarkable for the very high degree of polish which it showed. The 

 pipe was found by Mr. Frank Pugsley in a graveyard near West 

 Henrietta. 



Another relic found on a farm in Mendon, was a "bird stone" 

 of banded slate. The specimen was absolutely perfect, an unusual 

 circumstance. Mr. Crump also exhibited a fine specimen of jasper 

 conglomerate found by him near West Bay City, Michigan. 



Mr. Phinney called attention to the fact that the Academy had 

 lost another member by death, Mr. Ezra R. Andrews, paying a high 

 tribute to his personal character, speaking of his interest in all the 

 good works of the city, particularly those of a philanthropic nature, 

 and of the great loss which the community had sustained. 



November 13, 1900. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; the President in 

 the chair; thirteen persons present. 



President Fairchild gave a paper entided : 



NEW DATA RELATING TO THE ICE RECESSION IN 



NEW YORK STATE. 



(The substance of this paper is published in the 22d annual report 

 of the New York State Geologist and other papers there noticed. ) 



November 23, 1900. 



The meeting was held at the Reynolds Library; Vice-President 

 Charles Wright Dodge in the chair; thirty-eight persons present. 



