PROCEE DINGS 
OF THE 
NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
OF 
Morw-Vi1, No..14. 
The regular meeting of the Association 
was held at the residence of Mr. Thomas 
Craig, New Brighton, sith the president 
in the chair. 
Mr. J. V. Wright, New Brightor, and 
Rev. C. C. Waiker, Clifton, were elected 
active members. 
The secretary called attention to the 
death, on january 22nd, of Mr Geo. W. 
Wriyht, who was one the o'dest members 
and one of the organizers of the Associa- 
tion. {*or many years he was we!l kuown 
in the community as a teacher in the 
public schools of Stapleton avd West 
New Brightou and was universally re- 
spected. He always maintained an inter- 
est in the Association, although failing 
health in recent years rendered active 
participation in its affairs impossible. 
O11 motion the secretary was instructed 
to incorporate theabove inemorandum in 
the minutes, together with an expression 
of the Association’s sorrow ou account of 
his death and respect for his kindly traits 
and sterling integrity of character. 
Mr. Walter C. Kerr read the following 
account of 
A DEEP WELL IN THE SERPENTINE AT 
DONGAN HILLS. 
During the summer and fall of 1895 
Mr. Eruest Flagg, one of our members, 
undertook to drive a well on his 
premises near the Colntry Club grounds, 
the elevation being some 175 feet above 
tide water. A 6in. well was started and 
surface water was struck in moderate 
quantities. This, however, was cased off 
with 6 in. pipe and the well continued toa 
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ISLAND. 
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depth of roo or more feet without en- 
couuteriug additional water. From withiu 
seven feet of the surface this well was 
driven through serpentine rock, of the 
usual character found in our hills. The 
casing near the top of the well not being 
perfectly tight, more or less water would 
work down and it was therefore impossible 
to tell whether stnall streams were struck 
at various depths, but the well was con- 
tinued to some 278 feet, or absut 100 feet 
below tide water, without any abundant 
flow. Twodynamite torpedoes were then 
exploded in the well which is said to have 
largely increased the flow, probably by 
breaking up the rock and opening 
crevices. The blasts also resulted in fill- 
ing the bottom of the well for a distance 
of some twelve feet, leaving the present net 
depth 265 feet. Nosaniples of the borings 
were kept except at the final depth of 278 
feet, whicli are here shown and added to the 
Association’s collection. The general ap- 
pearance of the borings, from the top to the 
bottom of this well, was substantially the 
same as of the sample here submitted, 
upon which microscopic examination cau 
be made. 
The well now yields a good flow of pure, 
clear water and a pumip having a cavacity 
of some 250 to 300 gallons per minute 
is said not to pump it dry. 
Mr. Thomas Craig and Dr. Arthur Hol- 
lick exhibited specimeus and gave 
FURTHER NOTES ON THE QUARTERNARY 
LAKE DEPOSIT IN MORAVIAN 
CEMETERY. 
Mr. Craig exhibited under the micro- 
