Meeting held in the Lecture Room of the National Museum. Vice-President Ogden in the chair. Attendance, 850.
Captain E. C. Hore repeated his former lecture with additions. Abstract printed in this volume, pp. 243–247.
March 20, 1891. 50th meeting.
Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. Mr. G. K. Gilbert in the chair. Attendance, 35.
Vice-President Greely read a paper on "The cartography and observations of Bering's first voyage." The paper was discussed by Messrs Dall, Blodgett, Littlehales, and Vice-President Hayden. Printed in this volume, pp. 205–230, pl. 21.
Mr. J. Stanley-Brown presented a paper on "Auriferous sands from Yakutat bay." Printed in this volume, pp. 196–198.
Mr. I. C. Russell read a paper on "The geology of the Mount St. Elias region, Alaska." The paper was discussed by Messrs Gilbert (who had resigned the chair to Vice-President Hayden), Dall, Johnson, and Russell. Incorporated in the memoir forming pp. 53–204, pls. 2–20, of this volume.
March 31, 1891. Special meeting.
Meeting held in the Law Lecture Room of Columbian University. Vice-President Ogden in the chair. Attendance, 300.