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above the present level of Rainy Lake, or that such an extreme altitude 

 was of short duration. The shores of Rainy Lake are generally rocky, 

 and over much of them there are practically no deposits of unconsoli- 

 dated materials, the bed rock coming to the surface wherever the thin 

 forest soil is pushed aside. At the western end of the lake this rocky 

 surface suddenly gives way to a plain of clays, through which the bed 

 rock rarely emerges. These clays are regarded in the main as deposits 

 made in the waters of Lake Agassiz. The change from the rocky coun- 

 try on the east to this clay plain on the west is abrupt and very strik- 

 ing, and is intensified by asudden change in the flora; the lake shores 

 have a forest largely of evergreen and boreal in aspect, while to the 

 west. of the lake a forect largely deciduous and of less boreal aspect 

 appears. 



233d Meeting, February 9, 1897. 



Six persons present; President W'inchell in the chair. 



Special meeting called to hear the report of the commit- 

 tee on a state charter. After two meetings of the committee 

 and consultation with Judge Hicks of the Hennepin delega- 

 tion it was found that the charter desired was special legisla- 

 tion and therefore unconstitutional. To get a state charter it 

 would be necessary to transfer all the property of the Academy 

 to the state, as well as to give complete control of its affairs 

 to state officers. The committee was continued and in- 

 structed to report again. 



A. D. Roe was elected to membership. 



It was ordered that $10 be expended for the purpose of 

 preserving some of the specimens, purchase of material, etc.; 

 and that L. E. Griffin's offer to do certain necessar}- work in 

 lieu of his current dues be accepted. 



Communications from E. L. Brown of \A'arren, touching 

 a collection of birds and animals, and Air. Worcester, asking 

 for the loan of several specimens of the Philippine Island col- 

 lection. The latter communication was referred to the Trus- 

 tees. 



234th Meeting, March 2, 1897. 



Eight persons present; President Winchell in the chair. 



The president reported for the Charter committee that it 

 had drawn up a new charter and had submitted it to Capt. 

 Cross, who had declared it unconstitutional. The committee 

 was contintied. 



