190 Miscellanies.' 



Edward Hitchcock, Amherst, Mass. ; Lewis C Beck, New Bruns- 

 wick, N. J. ; Henry D. Rogers, Philadelphia ; Lardner Vanuxem, 

 Bristol, Pa. ; William W. Mather, Brooklyn, Ct. ; Walter R. John- 

 son and Timothy A. Conrad, Philadelphia ; Ebenezer Emmons and 

 James Hall, Albany, N. Y. ; Charles B. Trego, James C. Booth, M. 

 H. Boye, R. E. Rogers and Alexander McKinley, Philadelphia ; C. 

 B. Hayden, Smithfield, Va. ; Richard C. Taylor, Philadelphia ; Doug- 

 lass Houghton and Bela Hubbard, Detroit, Michigan. 



Prof. Hitchcock was appointed Chairman, and 

 Prof. L. C. Beck, Secretary. 



It was then unanimously resolved to organize an association, to be 

 "called " The Association of American Geologists.''^ 



After the transaction of business relating to the election of addi- 

 tional members, the time and place for holding the next annual meet- 

 ing, &c., several communications were made to the Association, and 

 discussions had thereon. The following is a brief abstract of these 

 proceedings. 



First day. — Specimens were laid on the table of quartz, phosphate 

 and carbonate of lime, having a fused appearance, occurring in St. 

 Lawrence County, N. Y., and some views were offered concerning the 

 causes which have given rise to it. Remarks having been made on 

 this subject by other members, it was referred for a full report at the 

 next meeting of the Association. 



Specimens were next presented of the sandstones of Massachusetts, 

 exhibiting the fossil footmarks, so called, and observations made in 

 regard to them. This subject was of so much interest as to induce 

 the Association to appoint a committee to visit the localities and to 

 report their conclusions at the next meeting. 



After this followed a discussion on the subject of diluvial action, in 

 which several members took part. Information was communicated 

 concerning the diluvial grooves or scratches, which are observed in 

 the valleys of the Hudson, Ohio, and Mississippi, the polished lime- 

 stones of Western New York, the erratic blocks found in New York, 

 Pennsylvania, &c. ; and several points were suggested for future in- 

 vestigation. 



Second day. — The first business was, a lecture on some parts of the 

 geology of the State of New Jersey. Upon this, remarks were of- 

 fered by several members ; after which there was presented to the 

 Association, an outline of the geology of the State of Michigan. 

 The remaining part of the day was spent in free conversation on va- 

 rious geological topics. 



Third day. — The meeting was opened by some remarks on the ap- 

 parent stratification of serpentine. A locality was referred to in the 



