GEOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 15. 



GEOLOGICAL SECTION 



-OF THE- 



Hamilton Association, 



OFFICERS-1 883-1 884 



Geo. Dickson, M. A., Chairman. 

 A. T. Neil, Secretary. 



•*' \ Executive Committee. 

 Wm. Turnbull, J 



Thirty meetings of the section have been held since its forma- 

 tion in January 21st, 1882, of these twenty-four were held in the Col- 

 egiate Institute, and the remaining six in the rooms of the Association 

 in the Alexandra Arcade building. The members employed them- 

 selves at these meetings chiefly in examining, labelling and arranging 

 specimens. The section is greatly indebted to Lieut-Col. C. Coote 

 Grant for the donation of several hundred fossils from the formation 

 that occurs near Hamilton. Among the specimens are sponges from 

 the Niagara chert beds* and Graptolites, also a large number of fossils 

 from foreign localities. Specimens of building stone were obtained 

 from the quarries worked in the neighborhood for the purpose of 

 forwarding them to the Geological Museum at Ottawa, but being less 

 than the required size ; they have been detained by the Association. 

 Arrangements have been made with the owners of these quarries to 

 furnish samples of building stone of the required size. 



* Lieut-Col. Grant has placed specimens of these sponges in the hands of Professor Solus, 

 of Bristol, for examination. Professor Solus has already determined and named several species. 



