BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 

 Vol. 2, pp. 1-30 January 3, 1891 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT 

 INDIANAPOLIS AUGUST 19, 1890. 



J. J. Stevenson, Secretary. 



CO^s^TENTS. 

 , Page. 



Session of Tuesday, August 19 1 



The Appomattox Formation in the "Mississippi Embayment (abstract); by 



W J McGee . 2 



The Redonda Phosphate; by C. H. Hitchcock 6 



The Continents and the Deep Seas (abstract) ; by E. W. Claypole 10 



What is the Carboniferous System ? (abstract) ; by H. S. Williams 16 



The Nita Crevasse ; by L. C. Johnson 20 



An old Lake Bottom ; by L. E. Hicks 25 



Session of Tuesday, August 19. 



The Society met in the State House, Indianapolis, Indiana, at 10.30 a. ra.; 

 Vice-President Alexander Winchell in the chair. 



The Secretary reported the election of the following Fellows : 



GrKORGE H. Barton, B. S., Boston, Mass. Instructor in Geology in Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology ; now engaged in Glacial (ieology ; has done work on 

 U. S. Geological Map of Massachusetts, and in various areas of special investiga- 

 tion ; has published numerous papers in scientific journals. 



Henry M. Chance, M. D., Philadelphia, Pa. Geologist and Mining Engineer ; 

 engaged in private practice ; was for many years Assistant on 2d Geological Sur- 

 vey of Pennsylvania ; has published numerous volumes, maps, and memoirs. 



Charles R. Keyes, B. S., Baltimore, Md. Paleontologist; has published papers 

 on Paleontology in Davenport Academy of Natural Science; Essex Institute; 

 American Journal of Science ; American Geologist ; American Philosophical 

 Society ; American Naturalist. 



J. A. K. Laflamme, M. a., D. D., Quebec, Canada. Professor of Mineralog}'- and 

 Geology in University Laval, Quebec; associated for live years with Geological 

 Survey of Canada; has published text book of Mineralogy, Geology, Botany; 

 memoirs in Proceedings of Koyal Society of Canada. 



Lawrence M. Lambe, Ottawa, Canada. Graduate of Royal Military College of 

 Canada ; Artist and Assistant in Paleontology on Geological Survey of Canada 

 since 1884. 



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