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San Francisdo, Jan. 21, 1856. 



President in the Chair. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From C. D. Gibbs, specimens, of Clay containing 

 impressions of leaves, from Table Mountain ; also a 

 specimen of Lignite, with Sulphuret of Iron. 



From Col. Ransom, silicified wood, from Kern Ri- 

 ver. 



From S. W. Higgins, a fossil multilocular shell, 

 apparently of new generic form, from Coose Bay. 



From W B. Little, a calcareous concretion, from 

 Thompson's ranch, Santa Clara Co. 



From Dr. J. B. Trask, specimens of Arbor Vitae, in 

 blossom ; they were referred for investigation to Dr. 

 Behr and Dr. Kellogg. 



From M. G. Read, Sulphuret of Iron, from Mexico ; 

 also a Roman coin, from Herculaneum, 



From Capt. J. W. Russell, specimens of shells, &c, 

 from the island of San Miguel, Cal. 



Deposited for the Cabinet. 



By Dr. A. B. Stout, an Indian Mummy, from Shoal- 

 water Bay, showing the result of their method of pre- 

 serving their dead. 



By Capt. J. W. Russell, a blanket made by the In- 

 dians at Cape Flattery, from the hair of a peculiar 

 race of dogs. 



Donations to the Library. 



Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural His- 

 tory, vol. 5, pp. 241 — 256, from the Society. 



Report of the Coast Survey for 1854, from R. D. 

 Cutts, Esq., from Washington, D. C. 



Plants of Cincinnati and Vicinity, by Thomas G. 

 Lea, from Jacob Resor, Esq. 



San Francisco, Jan. 26, 1856. 



President in the Chair. 



S. W. Higgins and F. Rohrer were elected Corres- 

 ponding Members. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Mr. W. T. Rumble, of Columbia, a series of 

 specimens collected chiefly in Utah Territory. — 

 Among them was a pebble of Jasper cut so as to con- 

 stitute a seal ; this was found amid fragments of an- 

 cient pottery. 



From Mr. C. K. Lambert, of Columbia, specimens 

 from Table Mountain and vicinity. 



From Henry Hancock, U. S. Deputy Sorveyor, 

 specimens of shrubs, and the wood and leaves of 

 Palmetto, found N. E. of Los Angeles. 



From B. M. Henry, U. S. Deputy Surveyor, a 

 specimen of Tertiary Coal, from the Coast Range, 

 fifteen miles southwest of Stockton. 



From Dr. C. H. Raymond, a specimen of paper 

 manufactured from wood shavings. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted for the 

 above donations. 



From Dr. Lanszweert, a Capsule from Central 

 America. Referred to Dr. KelloggandMr. Bloomer. 



From Mr. S. W. Higgins, Tertiary fossils from 

 Coose Bay, 0. T. 



San Francisco, Feb. 4, 1856. 



Dr. A. Kellogg in the Chair. 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Mrs. Herrick, a specimen of Acroslichum 

 alcicorne. or Elk Horn Fern. 



From Mrs. Miller, a specimen of Fucus from the 

 Gulf Stream. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted for the 

 above donations. 



From Dr. Eckel, a part of the jaw of a Mastodon, 

 from Columbia, Tuolumne Co. ; the same species as 

 the teeth previously received from Murphy's, Cala- 

 veras Co. 



From Dr. Lanszweert. Iron from Santa Clara, made 

 from ore found in that county, containing forty per 

 cent. 



From Capt. Russell, shells and Indian relics from 

 San Miguel, with others from Cape Flattery. 



From Dr. Randall, specimens of Tertiary Fossils 

 from Chico Creek, Butte Co., containing a small Am- 

 monite, and a Baculnite. Dr. Randall also present- 

 ed a specimen of Planorbis from the same county, 

 with Indian relics from Marin county. 



From Dr. R. Reid, of Stockton, plants collected 

 near the Cosumnes and Mokelumne rivers. 

 Donations to the Library. 



From Jacob Resor, of Cincinnati, a Catalogue of 

 the Flowering Plants and Ferns observed in the vi- 

 cinity of Cincinnati, by Joseph Clark. 



From Dr. Eckel, Liebig's complete works on Chem- 

 istry. 



From subscription of the members, the Botany of 

 Capt. Beechey's Voyage, and Part 1 of the Botany 

 of the Voyage of H. M. Ship Herald. 



Dr. Kellogg exhibited drawings of ten species of 

 Conifers, four species of the Silver Fir, and four spe- 

 cies of Spruce Fir; two of the latter are rare, and 

 may prove to be new. Also two species of Pines, one 

 of which is evidently new. The Society are under ob- 

 ligations to Dr. J. C. Newberry, of Col. Richardson's 

 Survey, for the use of the specimens from which the 

 sketches were made. A full description will appear 

 in his report. As the Society have no specimens of 

 many of these species, our friends would greatly 

 oblige us by sending any specimens from their respec- 

 tive vicinities. 



Feb. 11, 1856. 

 President in the Chair. 



Mr. J. C. Palmer was elected a Life Member of the 

 Academy. ♦ 



Donations to the Cabinet. 



From Capt. Ktntzel. a living specimen of the 

 Whistler, Aryctomys pruinosus, Penn.. from Cook's 

 Inlet, Russian Possessions. This donation is of more 

 than ordinary interest, as the species is represented 



