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the Island and several specimens obtained. The only previous records 

 in regard to the local occurrence of the species are by Dr. Arthur 

 Hollick and Mr. William T. Davis in the Proceedings of the Natural 

 Science Association of Staten Island of April 13th, 1901. 



The Secretary read the following review of 



Recent Literature Relating to Staten Island. 



"The Production of Precious Stones in 1904." George F. Kunz. 

 Pamph., 8vo., pp. 120. Washington, D. C, 1905. Extr. Mineral 

 Resources U. S., 1904. David T. Day, Chief, Divn. Mining and Min- 

 eral Resources, U. S. Geol. Surv. 



On pp. 80-82, under the heading "Amber. New York," is an account 

 of the Kreischerville amber discovery in 1904, together with a very 

 full and accurate description of the conditions under which the amber 

 occurs, its characters, the fossil plant remains found associated with it, 

 and a brief account of the known occurrence of amber elsewhere in the 

 eastern United States. 



The author remarks that "Cretaceous amber is somewhat rare, and 

 this occurrence is of much interest * * * The specimens obtained are 

 in the museum of the New York Botanical Garden and also in that of 

 the Staten Island Natural Science Association," and for the informa- 

 tion of those who are not acquainted with the locality the following 

 explicit description is given: 



"Kreischerville, Staten Island (borough of Richmond, New York 

 City) * * * is situated on the shore of Staten Island Sound or Arthur 

 Kill, near the extreme southwestern end of the Island and distant about 

 2% miles from Richmond Valley station on the Staten Island Railway, 

 about 23 miles from New York city hall." 



A somewhat peculiar circumstance which I am unable to understand 

 or explain in connection with this pamphlet, is that although the title 

 page designates it as "Extract from Mineral Resources of the United 

 States, Calendar Year 1904," an examination of the latter publication 

 shows that the "Extract" is much more extended than the original, in 

 which the amber article is condensed to a brief paragraph on p. 960. 



—A. H. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



