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[October, 
Jit 
Copper occurs as a mineralogical curiosity only. Galena is 
found in small disseminated crystals in the dolomite of Karangli. 
Iron ores of a first-rate kind are mentioned by Mr. Powell and 
Dr. Henderson as having been obtained from the Korana hills, 
but the cost of production would not be remunerative owing to 
the scarcity of fuel. 
The Daltonganj and Aurunga coal fields may, according to 
the estimate of Mr. V. Ball, F.G.S., yield 30 million tons of coal 
of a good quality. In this estimate the Singra seams are not 
included, though it is remarked that they might be profitably 
worked for some years as open quarries. Concerning the Hutar 
fields, the author considers that any estimate would be prema- 
ture, as the lateral extension of the seams is quite unknown. 
Concerning the Tatapani coal-field nothing definite appears to 
be known. Iron ores of different kinds, magnetite, carbonate, 
and carbonate altered into haematite appear to be found in con- 
siderable quantity, but under circumstances which make their 
utilisation a somewhat problematical question. The limestone 
of the region is, however, well adapted for use as a flux. Galena 
and copper ores occur, but, it would seem, not in quantity. 
A recent issue of the “ Geological Survey of Canada ” con- 
tains a paper “ On the Fossils of the Cretaceous Rocks of Van- 
couver and adjacent Islands in the Strait of Georgia,” by J. F. 
Whiteaves, F.G.S. The palaeontological researches of the 
author support the conclusion of Mr. Gabb, based upon an 
investigation of the cretaceous fauna of California, that a con- 
tinuous land-barrier between the oceans of that period can 
scarcely be admitted. The respective faunae of the Upper Cre- 
taceous of Vancouver and of Texas are even more closely related 
than those of the same period in California and Texas. 
The American Association for the Advancement of Science 
held its twenty-eighth meeting at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 
beginning August 27th, 1879. The meeting was a memorable 
one, both on account of the large attendance and the great value 
of the papers presented. The Association was honoured by the 
presence of an unusually large number of its ex-Presidents, no 
less than nine being on the platform at one time. The presiding 
officer, Prof. George F. Barker, M.D.,of the University of Penn- 
sylvania, was very happy in conducting the business of the 
Society, his genial humour in no wise detracting from the dignity 
of the occasion, and serving as a pleasant refreshment. The 
other officers of the Association were as follows : — Vice-President 
of the Physical Section, Prof. S. P. Langley, of Alleghany, Pa. ; 
Vice-President of the Natural History Section, Major J. W. 
Powell, of Washington, D.C.; Permanent Secretary, Prof. F. W. 
Putnam, of Cambridge, Mass. In the absence of Dr. George 
Little, of Atlanta, Ga., Dr. H. Carrington Bolton, of Hartford, 
who was General Secretary at the St. Louis Meeting (1878), 
