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RECENT GEOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS. 



Matthew, W. D.- — A revision of the Puerco Fauna. Bulletin 

 of the Amer. Mus. of Nat. Hist, Vol. IX., Art. XXII, pp. 

 259-323, New York, Nov 15th, 1897. 

 A very comprehensive paper in which the author re-arranges 



the species already described, and reduces their number. 



Blue, Archibald. — Sixth Report of the Bureau of Mines- 

 Printed by order oi the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 

 Toronto, 1897 (Distributed November). Contains a great 

 deal of valuable information regarding the work carried on by 

 the Ontario Government to aid the mining industry of the 

 Province. Section I. deals with the production of nickel, copper, 

 gold, corundum, graphite and iron. Section JL consists of the 

 Third Report on the West Ontario Gold Regions, by Prof A. P. 

 Coleman, of the University of Toronto, Ont. Other reports in 

 this volume, as follows : — 



Section Hi, — TJie Story of Silver Inlet, pp. 125-158. 

 Section IV. — Anthraxolite or Anthracitic Carbon, by Dr. A. P. 

 Coleman. Section V.- Geology of the Nipissing- Algonia line. 

 Section VI. — Moss Litter. Section VI f. — Mining Schools of 

 Ontario. Section Vlli. — Mineral collections for Mining Schools. 

 Section IX. Some notes on the Milling of Gold Ores. There 

 is added the " Seventh Report of the Inspector of Mines," 

 by A. Slaght. 



Two geological maps of part of Ontario, prepared by the 

 Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, and placed at the dis- 

 posal of the Ontario Bureau of Hines, accompany the Pveport. 



Introduction to Natural History. 



On the evenings of February 8th, February 22nd and 

 March 8th (Tuesdays), the President (Prof Prince), will deliver 

 a course of lectures, illustrated by lantern slides and specimens, 

 the subjects being respectively : 



L A Fish. 



II. A Bird. 



III. A four-footed Animal. 



Each evening there will be a demonstration by the dissec- 

 tion of fresh specimens. The lectures will be adapted , to the 

 needs of those commencing natural history studies, and admis- 

 sion will be by special ticket, limited to members of the Natur- 

 alists' Field Club and the Y.M.C.A. 



