i66 
Bulletin 
314 
Pecten soror Gab. 
Geology of Sau Domingo Page 257. 
Dali, Flor. Foss. Part iii Page 712. 
The convex valve has twent}* ribs, but the flat one has only 
about a dozen. Onh^ two or three disunited valves have oc- 
curred. 
PAPER No. 22. 
AN ACCOUNT OF SOME RECENT GEOLOGICAL DIS- 
COVERIES IN THE WEST INDIES. 
Agr. Soc. Trill, and Tob. ; Soc. Pap. No. 493. 
Read before the Society J an. 20, 1912 and published in the 
“Proceedings” of the Societ}', Jan-Feb. 1912, Vol. 12, 1912, pp. 
22-37. 
Page 22 
I have alwa3-s considered it mj’- diitj’ to make known to my 
fellow countrymen whatever of interest or importance I have dis- 
covered in the course of 1113' investigations. I think that the 
subjects I bring before 3-011 to-da3' are of sufficient interest to 
justif3- me in a.sking 3'our attention to what I have to tell you 
about them. 
I shall preface m3- observations with an extract from an 
article published in a scientific journal, and I do this because it 
expresses more clearh- some of m3- views than I could do in m3- 
own words. And I hope that 3-011 will award me 3-our patience, 
because the matter of this extract is absolutely applicable to our 
needs and our condition. 
{Extract from an article in " Nature f 30th June, igio. 
The object of Science is to increa.se the knowledge of man- 
kind in general and not merelv- that of the workers in Science. 
The methods of Science nia3- be onl3' under.stood b3- the workers 
in each particular branch, but the conclusions are for all, and 
should be made accessible to all. * * * I think most will 
