1 94 Miscellanies. 



September. — Mr. A. Nash read a paper on the gold region of 

 ihe southern states. A communication accompanied with books was 

 received from Prof. Rafn of Copenhagen. 



October. — Mr. Nash resumed the reading of his interesting me- 

 moir on the gold mines of Carolina. The paper was accompanied 

 with maps illustrating the various localities of gold in that state with 

 profiles of the auriferous veins in the numerous localities personally- 

 examined by Mr. Nash. At the request of several individuals con- 

 cerned, Dr. James Eights of Albany, was appointed naturalist to 

 the private expedition now about to explore the southern Atlantic and 

 Pacific oceans. A committee was appointed to make such arrange- 

 ments and render such aid as might be required. Dr. Boyd pre- 

 sented a large mass of iron ore containing crystals of zircon from 

 Canterbury, Orange county, N. Y. Messrs. A. Nash and J. C. Ham- 

 ilton were elected resident members. Captains Pendleton and Palm- 

 er of Connecticut, Mr. Reynolds of Maryland, Dr. Heron of War- 

 wick, N. Y. and M. Schoneberg of Paris were chosen correspond- 

 ing members. 



November. — Prof. Torrey presented a specimen of Hydrocharis 

 spongiosa from Ontario county, N. Y. supposed not to have been 

 heretofore found north of Carolina. A valuable collection of mam- 

 malia was received from Dr. Pitcher, corresponding member. They 

 were collected in the vicinity of Fort Gratiot. Among them were 

 noticed the Melos labradoria, American badger, Sciurus (Pteromys) 

 sabrinus, large flying squirrel now for the first time found within the 

 limits of the United States, Mus (Pseudostuma) hursarius, male and 

 female, Dipus Canadensis and several others. Stilbite in single per- 

 fect crystals was presented by Prof. Torrey, from Patterson, N. J. 



December. — A paper was read by Maj. Le Conte on the Ameri- 

 can tortoises, (since published in the Annals of the Lyceum.) A 

 large collection of fishes from Lake Huron was received from Dr. 

 Pitcher. They were referred to a select committee for examination 

 and report. Maj. Le Conte read a paper entitled " Description of a 

 new genus (Psammomys) of the order Rodentia," since published 

 in the Annals of the Lyceum. 



January. — J. E. Dekay read a paper entitled. Description of a 

 new genus of extinct Crustacea formerly designated as Bilobites — and 

 hitherto supposed to have been distorted shells. Maj. Le Conte read 

 a paper on the United States species of the genus Pancratium, in- 

 serted in Vol. in. of the Annals. J. E. Dekay presented a commu- 



