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Standing Eules\of the Society. 22 ek Ix 
Standing Rules of the General Committee --_.---_----.------. 2 x 
Rules for the Publication of the Bulletin --__.__-_.--_. ---__.___- XIII 
iresears cleetenlacemiber, teem ce ool Se RIV 
Oicers elected December, 1686-2. = a BE ENG 
1S SA TEES 2s RA SE A PS aL UO eal a XVI 
Wires ce eresed: (Members Ao ee aed 
I se Se ee ae XXVIII 
wannis), eport ef, the Seeretaries).2. 2. 1-2 OX 
flainualcheport of. the, Treasureryc2! 0) yen ee ee ee) RE 
Annual Address of the President, J. S. Billings_---.-.---..__..__- XXXV 
Bulletin‘of the General Meeting 222 ee) os oe et 1 
Report of the Auditing Committee_---___ —..__. _---. -_-_. 3 
Notes on the geology of northern California, J. S. Diller ___- 4 
Notes on the faults of the Great Basin and of the eastern base 
Of, the) Sierra, Nevada, 1... Russelle 2 = be ee 5 
Recent changes of level in the basin of Lake Ontario, G. K. 
Galpert,:( Ticle ore) ceo he eae 8 
Lieutenant Lockwood’s expedition to farthest north, George E. 
ETE AR SSG IES RO PT atl is aN ch 2 SR LN eo His 8 
Two examples of similar inventions in areas widely apart, O. T. 
SO Ste ee a a ee 12 
Historical sketch of deep-sea temperature observations, J. H. 
gg A Ge AM LT | RR esl BS naps Gl Mee ae Ae 14 
Annual profit to banks of national bank note circulation, E. B. 
PETRON ty Renee OVObYy Vem nn oon eee Ret 14 
Quantity of United States subsidiary silver coin existing and 
in circulation, E. B. Elliott, (Title only)-----.---- -------- 14 
The new star in the nebula of Andromeda, Asaph Hall, (Title 
OTe) rach Sarees nee ae ee aren et los aie Geet 14 
The images of stars, Asaph Hall, (Title only) -------------- aes 15 
On the changes of terrestrial level surfaces due to variations in 
distribution of superficial matter, R. S. Woodward, (Title 
OVA) aes ee oe BS Mh 15 
On the observed changes of level surfaces in the Bonneville 
area and their explanation, G. K. Gilbert, ( Title only) --_-. 15 
On the varying altitudes of former level surfaces in the Great 
Lake region and the applicability of proposed explanations, 
Po, Cnsmnberiin,: (isle onlyys <n coho a eta eee LOY LO 
The enlargement of mineral fragments as a factor in rock alter- 
anion, ik. US irvine, (Die O71) 5 on ao es Ss a 16 
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