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IJofial jFnstitution of €ornU)aU, 



SPEING MEETING. 



The Spring Meeting was held in the Museum Buildings, 

 Truro, on Tuesday, 16th June, 1896, Mr. John Davies Enys, 

 F.G.S., Ex-President, in the Chair, (the Eight Hon. Leonard H. 

 Courtney, M.A., M.P., the President, being unavoidably 

 absent). Amongst others present were : — The Ven, Archdeacon 

 Cornish, the Eevs. Sub-Dean Estridge, Canon Moore, A. E. 

 Crowder, D. Whitley ; Messrs. Eichard Pearce, F.G.S. H.B.M. 

 Vice-Consul, Denver, Colorado ; J. H. Collins, F.G.S. ; 0. Twite, 

 F.G.S. ; J. C. Daubuz ; G. B. Millett, M.E.C.S. ; E. Sharp, 

 M.E.C.S. ; S. Trevail, F.E.I.B.A. ; Hamilton James, F. A. 

 Cozens, F, H. Davey, W. J. Clyma, B. Williams, J. Osborne, 

 T. Worth, Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. and Miss James, Mrs. and Miss 

 Share, the Misses Coode, Blenkinsop, Burrell ; Major Parkyn, 

 F.G.S., andEev. W. lago, Hon. Sees. ; and Mr. Gregg, Curator. 



The Chairman expressed regret at the President's enforced 

 absence ; and then announced that as soon as the forthcoming 

 number of the Society's Journal were issued, the Henwood Gold 

 Medal could be awarded. He then submitted, for the consider- 

 ation of the Meeting, some notes which he had made, on certain 

 appearances of trees and shrubs, produced by the peculiar 

 character of the recent season. He also offered a welcome to 

 Mr. Pearce, who had once more come amongst his old friends, 

 the Members of the Society. 



MR. PEAKCE, OF DENVEK, ON GOLD IN CORNWALL. 



Mr. Pearce said he would show them two or three specimens 

 of minerals from the Cripplecreek district of Colorado — a district 

 lately come into special notice. By the depreciation of silver, 

 mining in Colorado had been reduced to a comparatively low con- 

 dition, and miners had turned their attention from silver to gold. 



