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lost three members by <le:itli. makiiiu' a total of nine since the 
societ}' was formed. 
The report of Mr. 1. C. White, the treasurer, showed that 
financially the society was in a nourishing condition. 
Tlie election of officers for the coming year was then [jroceeded 
with, resulting as follows: 
President — Sir William Dawson. 
First Vice-President — T. C. C'hamljerlin. 
Second Vice-President — J. J. Stevenson. 
Secretary — H. L. Fairchild. 
Treasure 1" — I. ('. White. 
Editor — J. Stanley-Brown. 
Members of the Council — E. A. Smitli. ('. 1». Walcott. 
Three new fellows were declared elected, viz.: J. F. Whiteaves, 
Ottawa ; H. F. Keid, Cleveland ; F. AV. Sardeson, ^linneapolis. 
The remainder of the morning was occupied in reading three 
obituary notices, viz. : of Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, by professor R. 
Pumpelly: of Dr. J. S. Newberry, by Prof. J. F. Kemp: and of 
Dr. J. H. Chapin, b}' professor W. M. Davis. 
Wednesday afternoon was devoted to the reading of the follow- 
ing scientific papers: 
A. R. C. Selw^vn — On the coals and petroleums of the Crow's 
Nest pass, Rocky mountains. 
Dr. Selvvyn spoke at sonif length on this subject, referring to the 
enormous (|uantities of coal which liave lately been found in the vi- 
cinity of ^lichel creek, near the Crow's Nest i)ass. After reviewing 
his work in this district, he went on to speak of the petroleum of the 
South Kootenai pass, in which two distinct occui-rences were noted. 
One of these is on Cameron Falls brook wliere a heavy dark brown oil 
was found tloating on the surface of the stream and in small pools: 
the other is on Akamina brook, about six miles down the western 
slope in British Columbia, where the oil was found in a similar man- 
ner, but was of much lighter color and gravity. According to Dr. 
Selwyn, both the.se oils are from Cambrian rocks. 
H. P. BRi'.MKr>r On the geology of natural gas and petroleum in 
Ontario. 
H. P. BiirMKi.r, — Note on the occurrence of Petroleum in (Taspe, 
Queljcc. 
;Mr. l>rinnell, in his iirst paper, treated of the mode of occurrence 
and distribution of iietroleum and natural gas in Ontario, and infer- 
entially brought out points suggesting the non-productive jiroperties 
of the Trenton formation in the province, while the enormous quan.- 
tities found in the ^ledina sandstone make him think that to that 
formation rather than to the older Trenton must the attention of gas 
operators be directed. Oil has been found in workable (piantities in 
but one horizon — the Corniferous — though explorations have jjroved 
its existence in the Clinton (?) in Essex county, and in the ^bHliiia in 
Wellaiid county. 
-Afr. P.ruinell's second pa])er was merely a note on the mode of occur- 
rence of oil in (nraspc county, (Quebec, where desultory work has been 
carried on for nnuiy years, the result being the establishment of the 
fact that deep-seaied oil of su|)erior (|uality exists, though in what 
(|uantity future development alone can tell.' The oil is obtained from 
the limestones underlying the long series o.' Oasp^ sandstones, and is 
of Lower Devonian or U|)per Silurian age. 
