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Doctor White then surrendered the chair to Prof. James F. Kemp, who 

 served as toastmaster for tlie remainder of the evening. The following- 

 men responded to his genial demand for remarks : Prof. T. C. Cham- 

 berlin, Dr. E. A. F. Penrose, Jr., Dr. Philip S. Smith, Prof. F. B. Loomis, 

 Dr. George H. Ashley, Prof. F. E. Van Horn, Prof. H. L. Fairchild, and 

 Prof. A. C. Lawson. 



Sessioat of Thursday Morning, December 30 



The Society convened in the auditorium of Eosenwald Hall at 9.55 

 o'clock Thursday morning. President I. C. White in the chair. There 

 Joeing no business to transact, the presentation of the papers on the pro- 

 gram was taken up at once. 



TITLES AND ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE MORNING SESSION 

 AND DISCUSSIONS THEREON 



MOUNT WHEELER AND LEHMAN CAVE, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA 



BY JOHN B. HASTINGS 



(Abstract) 



The trip from Ely, Nevada, up Steptoe Valley, across Shell Creek Range, 

 Spring Valley, and Snake Range, to the cave in Snake Valley, at foot of east 

 flank of Mount Wheeler, describing the bird's-eye view en route of Mount 

 Wheeler uplift, with photos. 



Ascent of Mount Wheeler, glimpsing the stratigraphy on the east and north 

 slopes, as spirally exposed from base to summit. An inclusion of schist in the 

 older granite, with photos. 



Map and photos of the cave interior. Description of its structure and 

 analysis of the white and blue lime walls and aragonite deposit. 



Blue lime. White lime. Blue lime. Stalagmite. 



SiOa 0.24 0.19 0.57 0.10 



Al,03 0.16 0.19 0.1.3 0.04 



FeoOs 0.24 0.24 0.6.3 0.01 



CaO .53.74 55.28 .53.96 55.00 



MgO 1.54 0.26 0.91 0.18 



SO3 0.03 0.09 0.05 0.14 



Water, 100° C 0.06 0.02 0.26 0.36 



COo 43.86 43.67 43.35 43.37 



Ignition loss 0.22 0.03 0.13 0.89 



Total 100.10 99.97 100.01 100.10 



Presented by title in the absence of the author. 



