670 TRANS. OF THE ACAD. OF SCIENCE. 
hua ;—most of the specimens having been collected by himself. 
he thanks of the Academy were voted to Dr. Wislizenus 
for this valuable donotion. 
A paper by Dr. B. F. Shumard, entitled “Observations on 
the Geology of the County of Ste. Genevidve,” was read by 
the Corresponding Secretary. Referred to the Committee on 
Publication. 
June 20, 1859. 
The President, Dr. Wistizenvs, in the chair. 
Five members present. 
The following works were received: Explor. & Surveys of 
ae P R 
of James D. Dana, by Jules Marcou, Zurich, 1859, from the 
Author ; Jour. Frankl. Inst., Phil., No. 6, June, 1859, from 
the Institute; Proe. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. VIL, June, 
1859, from the Society ; Zeitschrift der deutschen geol. Ge- 
sellschaft, Berlin, 1858, from the Societ ; 
he Corresponding Secretary communicated a translation 
of a paper by Prof. Jules Marcon, enclosed to him in a letter 
from Mr. Marcon, dated Zurich, May 23, 1859, for publication 
in the Transactions of the Academy, entitled “Notes on the 
Geology of Kansas and Nebraska,” which was read and re- 
ferred to the Committee on Publication. ~ : 
r. Engelmann remarked that nearly eight inches of rain 
had fallen during the night of Saturday last, the 18th, and up 
to this morning, the 20th June, inst. ; 
Dr. McPheeters presented a spear from the Feejee Islands. 
Mr. Holmes presented a specimen of fire clay from the farm 
of Dr. J. D. Fyler, in St. Louis county, being probably from 
a continuation of the same deposit as that found near Chel- 
tenham, five miles from St. Louis. 
July 18, 1859. 
The President, Dr. WistizENvs, in the chair. 
Eight members present. 
A letter was read from Prof, J oseph Leidy, Curator of the 
Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phil, dated the 22d June, 1859, trans- 
