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graphic investigation. Professor F. W. Putnam spoke of perfo- 
rated stones from Indian graves of California, illustrating his 
remarks by numerous specimens. 
Essex Institute.—February 21.—Professor Frederick W. Put- 
little Miami Valley. A partial account of these explorations 
appeared in the December number of this journal. 
March 21.—Mr. W. D. Northend spoke on the settlement of 
‘Massachusetts Bay Colony. 
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American Committee of International Congress of Geol- 
ogists.— Meeting at Albany, N. Y., April 6. The report of the 
secretary (Dr. P. Frazer) of the proceedings of the committee at 
its Philadelphia meeting in December last was read and approved. 
It was. agreed to recommend to American geologists for adop- 
tion the general system and scale of colors adopted by the Berlin 
Congress, with such minor modifications as may be subsequently 
agreed on, and such additions as American geology renders 
necessary. The sub-committees on special geology reported 
as follows: A paper on the Archean was read by Dr. T. S. 
day to be fixed by the executive committee. 
The former plan of preparing reports by sub-committees with 
rate chairmen was, on motion of Professor Cope, unanimously 
ciation for the Advancement of Science the coming summer, the 
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The following are the subjects and reporters: Quaternary, 
Recent, and Archæology, Major J. W. Powell, Director United 
States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.; Cainozoic (Ma- 
rine), Prof. E. A. Smith, State Geologist, University of Alabama, 
