RECORDS. 353 



In introducing his subject Professor Stevenson, described 

 briefly the coast of northern Norway and its geology and 

 referred in some detail to Bergen, Hammerfest and other 

 cities. Spitzbergen was then taken up and its coals and their 

 geological relations were passed in review. The coal beds are 

 of Jurassic age and the coal is peculiar in that it partakes of the 

 characters of the lignites as well as of the true coals. 



The second paper on the program, by Professor Kemp, 

 was presented only in abstract. The magnetite occurs in two 

 places, fifteen and twenty miles north of Laramie, Wyoming, 

 the former and smaller occurrence being near the Shanton 

 ranch, the latter and larger being on Chugwater Creek. Both 

 are in wall rock of anorthosite which is practically indis- 

 tinguishable from anorthosite occurring in the Adirondacks. 

 The ores range from 20 per cent, to 40 per cent. TiO.^. Thin 

 sections show that they contain green spinels, and one slide pre- 

 sents much olivine. They can be most reasonably explained as 

 intrusive dikes. In this view^ the speaker agreed with Waldemar 

 Lindgren who has published a brief note regarding them. 



The Section then adjourned. 



James F, Kemp, 



Secretary, pro tern, 



SECTION OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. 



November 28, 1904. 



Section met at 8:15 P. M., F. J. E. Woodbridge presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting of Section were read and 

 approved. 



The following program was then offered : 



A. M. Tozzer, Survivals of Ancient Rites Among the 

 Lacandone and Maya. 



Clark Wissler, Ceremonial Life of the Blackfoot. 



Summary of Papers. 

 Mr. Tozzer held that the unity of origin of the Lacandones 

 of Chiapas and the early inhabitants of Yucatan seems estab- 

 lished by the fact of the many relevant survivals of rites and 



