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which are of much value to the student of geology, and the 

 morning with him was most interesting. Prospect Hill, 

 Sunset Rock, the Shausheen River, were also visited. 

 The library room (Brechen Hall) and the flax mills were 

 open to the visitors, and the fine collection of antiquities 

 belonging to Rev. Selah Merrill, were seen by several of 

 the party, the owner explaining the various specimens. 

 Lunch at 1.30, and the afternoon session in the church 

 at 3 P. M. PRESIDENT in the chair. Records read. 



The PRESIDENT referred to former field meetings held 

 in Audover and spoke of the objects of the Institute, 

 especially to the forming of a collection of books and 

 pamphlets of every description relating to the county, as 

 written by natives and residents of the county. 



Rev. GEORGE F. WRIGHT gave a full account of the 

 Indian Ridge which had been visited during the morning. 

 Mr. W. also referred to the ice period, and described the 

 surface geology of the region about Andover. 



Prof. WILLIAM H. NILES, continuing the subject, gave 

 an account of observations made by himself among the 

 glaciers of the Alps. He fully endorsed the theory 

 advanced by Mr. Wright in regard to the Incian Ridge, 

 and spoke in the highest terms of Mr. Wright's published 

 paper on the ridge and the geology of the vicinity, illus- 

 trating his remarks by drawings on the blackboard. 



Rev. FRANCIS H. JOHNSON, of Andover, placed on the 

 table for exhibition, a very curious old powder-horn 

 loaned for this occasion. Mr. Johnson read a statement 

 regarding the horn which was given to one of the early 

 Audover families by some Acadians who lived in the 



