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bers; and Prof. G. Seyffarth, and Messrs. Alex. Leitch, Kenneth 
Mackenzie, Beyj. McDonald, Benj. O'Fallon, Spencer Smith, and 
Wm. Taussig, were elected Associate Members. 
September 8, 1856. 
Vice President, Dr. H. A. Provrt, in the Chair. 
Letters were read from Prof. Robley Dunglison, of Philadel- 
phia, and from Mr. H. Hodgkiss, of Fort Clark, Nebraska Ter., 
elected Corresponding Members, and from Prof. Seyffarth, of 
Concordia College, St. Louis, elected an Associate Member. 
te C, A. Pope presented a fine specimen of Heliophyllum 
Halli, a Chaetetes, and a Spirifer. 
Dr. S. Pollak presented from Mr. Belcher, of St. Louis, a dia- 
gram of the Artesian Well at Belcher’s oc tges Refinery, in this 
city. [ See engraved copy below.] 
Dr. Wislizenus presented a valuable alloction of rocks, miner- 
als, and ores, collected ” ais during his explorations, while con- 
nected with Col. Doniphan’s Regiment, in New Mexico. 
__A paper was read by Dr. B. F. Shumard, entitled, “ Descrip- 
