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OPENING ADDRESS, GEOLOGICAL SECTION, FOR 
SESSION 1go1-1902. 
Read before the Geological Sectzon of the Hamilton Scientific Assoctation, 
Dec. 27th, root. 
BY COL. C.-C. GRANT. 
As acting Chairman of the Section, in the absence of Mr. A. E. 
Walker through illness, I have the honor to submit for your inspec- 
tion some of the specimens obtained during the past collecting 
season. A few doubtful, or little known ones, in addition, viz., 
Graptolites, Sponges, etc., were forwarded to Museums for the ex- 
amination of paleontologists, who make the families a particular 
study. Perhaps it falls a little short of the previous year’s collection, 
a very exceptional one, but I confess Iam not quite satisfied even 
on that point. The accompanying correspondence submitted can 
prove that the Geological Section of the Hamilton Scientific Associ- 
ation is attracting a little attention beyond Ontario. 
Thanks to the liberality of the President and Council, we were 
enabled to figure at least a few Silurian fossils, which may be new to 
science, in our late Proceedings. Let us hope the expense may not 
prevent us from seeing a few more of Mr. Scriven’s admirable illus- 
trations. I am in a position to state that we possess the necessary 
material, if required, in fine preservation. 
The early part of the collecting season opened unfortunately at 
a time when the writer was unable to examine the fields along the - 
corporation drain and elsewhere before they were ploughed up or 
planted. Later on, when he felt strong enough to have a look at 
what was planted (a very important matter here), he was much dis- 
appointed to find several familiar hunting grounds presenting aspects 
which led him to think the present year’s collection, at least, of 
sponges, chert Bryozoons and fossils would be absolutely few and 
