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Mr. Lesley desired to place on record the recent exposure of a bed of 
solid brown hematite iron ore, at the upper limit of No. II, Lower Silu- 
rian Limestone Formation, in Leathercracker Cove, Morrison’s Cove, 
Middle Pennsylvania, of very unusual size. The bed is nearly vertical 
and 72 feet thick, where cut across by a water drift. No such deposit 
has been before discovered at this horizon, in a situation favorable for 
exact measurement. 
Pending nominations 669, 670 were read, and the reading 
of the list of members was postponed, and the Society was 
adjourned. 
Stated Meeting, February 17, 1871. 
Present, ten members. 
Mr. FRALEY, Vice President, in the Chair. 
Mr. Carey accepted by letter, the appointment to prepare 
an obituary notice of Mr. Colwell. 
Letters of acknowledgment were received from the New 
York, New Jersey, and Georgia Historical Societies (85); 
Cincinnati Observatory (85) ; Smithsonian Institution (84 and 
RIV. 2), and Reichenbach N. H. Society (78, 79, 80). 
Donations for the Library were received from the Royal 
Academy and Observatory at Turin, Levant Herald at Con- 
stantinople, London Nature, Philadelphia Journal of Phar- 
macy, Medical News, McCalla & Stavely, the Librarian of 
Congress, and the Wisconsin State Historical Society. 
No. 85 of the Proceedings, just published, was laid on the 
table. 
The death of John F. James, a member of the Society, at 
Philadelphia, Feb’y 5, was announced by the Secretary. 
Mr. Lesley asked for information respecting the alleged dis- 
covery of a hewn cave and erypt with hieroglyphics, skele- 
tons, vases, &c., lately made by a railroad engineering party 
