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NOTES. 
Henry B. Funk of Arkansas City, 
Ivans., has a valuable relic, a pitcher 
presented by Queen Elizabeth to one 
of his ancestors, Baron Von Funk. It 
is five inches high, and is in perfect 
order. The different colors are as bright, 
apparently as when first burnt in. 
At a meeting of the Port Huron, Mich., 
Academy of Sciences, held on Friday 
evening, Jan. 8th, the followdng officers 
were elected : 
President — Dr. M. Wilson. 
Vice President — Dr. Farrand. 
Secretary and Treasurer — J. H. Dyke- 
man. 
Chairman of Section of Botany — C. 
K. Dodge. 
Chairman of Section of Archaeology — 
Captain F. I. Merryman. 
Chairman of Section of Geology — Dr. 
Stockwell. 
Chairman of Section of Astronomy — 
Dr. Wilson. 
ATry few of the educational institutions 
of the United States have sufficient means 
to conduct even a small exploration. 
The writer has known for some time of 
some yet unexplored Cliff Dwelling in 
Socorro Co., New Mexico, near the 
Arizona line ; and has communicated the 
fact to our principal universities, yet all 
have lacked either the enterprise or cash 
to do anything in the matter. This is a 
deplorable state of affairs as there has 
lieen far too little intelligent study of the 
Cliff Dwellings, and far too much ruth¬ 
less plundering of them by ignorant and 
unexperienced people. 
The students of marine univalves and 
to a certain extent those of land unival¬ 
ves, have been blessed wdth a thorough 
manual on tlie subject by Messrs. Tryon 
and Pilsbry. AVhen shall the students of 
bivalves be similarly blessed? Prof. 
Pilsby, we’re waiting. 
