Miscellaneous Intelligence. 137 
6. On the introduction into the Mohawk River and Erie Canal 
xtract from a letter from Dr. J. Lewis of Mohawk, addressed 
to the pte inte eng 9 —“ For the benefit of future col- 
lectors, I wou o have recorded, that in the month of Oc- 
tober and Nosenber! "1867, I placed in the Erie canal, and the 
Mohawk river at this place, several hundred living specimens of the 
Molluses Mr. Binney calls Vivipara poetic A large share 
of théte were placed in a wide and deep portion of the canal, 
nearly a mile east of the central part of the village of Mohawk, a 
few rods east of a point against on there has been a “Zand slide” 
from the adjacent bluff. A few were placed in the canal above 
the “upper lock and ieee " it: ohawk. In both instances 
near the south bank of the canal. A considerable number were 
placed on the south side of | a wide cu ee it the river, several 
rods above the mouth of “ Fulmer’s Cree These were distrib- 
uted along the muddy slope in water soe 3 to 4 feet deep, for 
a space of about five rods, the adjoining land belonging to 
Ezekiel Spencer, Esq. The western limits of distribution is near 
of Canton, 
T have hes ‘that this effort re cuticle these species will prove 
Successful, as they were all apparently healthy and active. A 
for similar experiments. Reports rill be oad ents ee are 
periments Re by Prof. Henry.) 
7. Observations on the t transfer of the Library = opt Smith- 
sonian Institution to the Library of Congress; by Pr 
Henry. (From the unpublished Te rt of the Secretary of the 
Smithsonian Institution for 1866). Although the present condition 
Sant fund is a matter of 128 of eal he there care anor pre 
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