Proceedings. 301 



J. B. Hawley read a note on the boring of shallow wells in 

 Saint Paul, around the lakes, which are used for the water supply 

 of that city. 



A paper by Warren Upham, entitled, Artesian Wells in 

 North and South Dakota, was read by Secretary C. W. Hall. 



A paper entitled, A Prehistoric Indian Village, was read 

 in the absence of its author, Fred W. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls, 

 South Dakota, by ]. P. Goode. The paper was illustrated by 

 photographs. 



Dr. A. F. Elliot presented some minerals, and also a photo- 

 graph of prehistoric articles from a burial place in California. 



Secretary Hall then announced informally that Mr. L. F. 

 Menage had decided to assume the expenses of fitting out an 

 expedition to the Philippine Islands, under the direction of Dean 

 C. Worcester and Frank S. Bourns, for the purpose of collect- 

 ing natural history specimens. 



July 2, 1890. 



Under the above date, in the records of the Board of Trus- 

 tees, the following stands : 



There was placed before the Trustees for their consideration a com- 

 munication from Mr. Louis F. Menage, bearing date of June 26, 1890, tend- 

 ering to the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences, under certain con- 

 ditions named in the comunication, the collections to be made by The 

 Menage Scientific Expedition to the Philippine Islands. 



It was moved that the President and Secretary be a com- 

 mittee to take the tender of Mr. Menage under consideration 

 and, after consultation with Mr. Menage and representative mem- 

 bers of the Academy, to call a meeting of the Trustees or of the 

 Academy, or both, and report on a line of action. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



July 21.1 890. 



Under the above date the following entry was made in the 

 records of the Board of Trustees : 



To the Trustees of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences : 



Your committee has acted in conformity with your directions of July 

 2, inst., that is, we have consulted with Mr. Louis F. Menage and other 

 members of the Academy, and now recommend that the Trustees report 

 the tender by Mr. Louis F. Menage to the Minnesota Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of the collections to be made by The Menage Scientific Expedi- 



