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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la methods. rata > elure. 3 32X f. ■ 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 S 6 1 J 1 I 1 1 i 1 i ^ h : ! i ! i t THE icati|ciei|tife|0cietij OF MANITOBA. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1887. HONORARY, corresponding; and life memkers, executive COUNCIL FOR 1888 AND ITS STANDINC; COMMITTEES, JOINT ^ LIBRARY COMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL AND HIS- TORICAL SOCIETY, ANNUAL MEETINC; FEH 14, 1888, LIST OF EXCHANOES, ACT OF IN- CORPORATION, CONSTITUTION AND IJV-LAWS. WINNII'EO: Mclmyre Bros., I'.ook iiiicl J(jl) I'riiiters, 8 Owen Street. 1888. I.rary in custody of the Society. Lord Duffcrin. K. I'arknian, Col. I'alliscr, Cciicial Lord Wolsclcy. Sir ticorj^c Stephen. .\rchdeacon McDonald. HONOKAN y MEM HERS. U. .S. Consul TayK)r, I'rincipal Dawson, Dr. John Rae, General Lefroy. Marijuis t)f l^orne. Rev. John .McDougall. .Sir John Rose, Dr. Wilson, Toronto. I'rincipal (irant, Sir Donald .\. Smith. Lord Landsdowne. Rev. I'ere Lacond)e. Sandford Fleming. .Sir John A. Macdciiiald. CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. I'rof. 11. ^'. Hind. Roderick Ross Macfarlane, Fort Chippe- Dr. Tac awa. wyan. Joseph "ue. Isle a la Crosse, via Dr. W. McKay, I'eace River. Trii;^ oert. I'rof. 11. Hell, Michipicoton, Lake .Superior. Archibald .Maodonald, Fort (^u'Appelle. I'rof. Macoun, Helleville. Richard llardisty, Fdmonton. Ernest K. Thompson, Toronto. S. K. Parsons, .Nlontreal. Walter Dixon, Lake Francis. James McDouj;all, FMinonton. Henry J. Morgan, Ottawa. II. Uelanger, Fort Cumberland. W. 11. Cowdry, Regina. Robert Campbell, Merchistown, Man. R. J. W. I'ither, Fort Francis Professor Hell, Montreal George Dawson. C. Mair, Prince Albert I'rofe.ssor J. H. Panton, tiuelph, Ont. Rev. Mr. Hurman, Griswold, Man. Rev. John McLean. Roderick Ross, Fort Chippewyan, Atha- Mr. SiH;ncer, Churchill, N.W.T. l)a.sca. lion. Sam. A. Cireen, Hoston, U. S. A. Alexander .Matheson, Rat Portage. James W. R. .Swan, U..S.A. Acting Consul Lawrence Clarke, Saskatchewan. General, St. Petersburg. LIFE MEMBERS. William .Martin, of Hope Farm, Morris. J. II. .\shdown. Rev. A. F,. ('owley. C. J. Hry.lges. Capt. L. M. Lewis. Wm. Cowan, M. D., ex-President. Rev. Dr. Hryce, ex- President. Lieutenant -tiovernor Aikins. Archbishop Tache. Chief Commissioner Wrigley. F. W. Stobart. .Angus McCharles. ANNUAL MEETING per annum. — OK The Historical and Scientiflc Society of Manitoba. cs have accc^- T\\c annual mcctinj^ nf the mLMnl)crs of the IlistDrical ami Scicntilic Society was held in the city hall huildin^i on Tuesday, Feliruary 14th, 1S8H. There were present ; Rev. I'rof. Hart, jiresident, in the chair. Res-. Dr. Hryce, Jud^e .\rdaf;h, !•'. K. Weslirook. Thomas Clouston, (Jenr^je I'Vaser, Aid. A. MrDonald, \V. II. Iliij^han, Walter Chesterton, R. K. \V. ( ioodrirlge, F. II. Turnock, Rev. A. I!. Haird, Dr. Aijiu'w, [. W, Harris, Arrhihald McN'ee, A. Bowerman, C. N. Hell, Stephen Nairn, s! A. Rowhothani and I). S. Curry. The followinf; is tin? Rl-.l'iiur OK IIIK lllsroKIf.M. AM) SCIKNTIKIC SOCIKIV I'OR TIIK YKAK IS.S7-18HS. Vour coinicil in placing before you the report of another year in the proceedings of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, feel oblifred to express their rejjret thai the hopes deducible from the report of the last year in reference to the prospects and future success of the society have not been realized, and would draw attention tu the fad tiiat very many of the difticulties with which they have had to contend have arisen and accumulated from the effort to carry on a circulating library, which did not i)rit,'inally form [)art of the work tlie .society had set itself tt) do ; but beiny so greatly relieved in this matter, by the city council, the Society is in a far better condition to prosecute its legitimate work than has been the case hitherto. Your executive desire, before entering upon a mcjre particular (lescri])tion of the events of the last twelve months, to express their hearty thankfulness to His Worship the Mayor, and Council, for the substantial assistance which they have afforded the society. MEMIiKRS. Unfortunately there has been a great falling off in the accession of new members, since we have had but one new life member, seven new active, and forty-seven assoc- iate members. In regard to the active and associate members your council have reason til liL-lieve that the reduction in their number is to be ]>artiaiiy accounted for i)y the achiiission of the university students, whose families, it is feared, take advantage of this circumstance to procure books, whicli to obtain in the ordinary way would necessitate tluir becoming at least associate members and paying the usual fee ; it is true that the society receives fifty dollars a year from the university for the care of the Isbister library, but your council does not feel this to be an equal recompense considering the privileges granted to so large a number and the responsibility of the charge of the books which is cast upon the society. Another reason is that the society, being in straightened circumstances, had not the ])ciwer to jiurchase anything like an adetpiate number of new books, whicn are abso- liuciy necessary to keep up the attractiveness of the library. It is the .sad duty of the council to announce the death of Mr. Alexarider Mc- Arthur, an ex-|)resident of the society ante to have a small pamjihlct jirepared .setting,' forth the aims of this society for distriliution lo such visitors, with a view to enlislinj; their interest and possibly obtaining froir. them contributions of scientilic or historic value. I.IllRARY, KF.AI)IN(i-Ri)()M AND MI'SIUIM. I'^arly in the year it became eviijent to your comicil that the society was not in as flourisliinfr a condition as they would desire, but bein|,' determineil to face the lifliculty, they succeeded in making,' arraiifjements with the city council for aci'.ommodaiion in the city hall at a rental of three hundred and tifty dollars per annum, includinj; lij^ht and heat, as aj^ainst six hundred and twenty-live dollar; in the old rooms. The statement ably preparetl by the chairman of the linance committee shows more particularly how lart,'e a savini; was thus effecteil. But in spite of the elTorts ])ut forward by your executive, the aspect of affairs was still far from clear ; the society had to jirovide, besides rent, for insurance, printing, stationery, books, magazines, and other expenses, the larjjest item beinj; the salary of the secretary ; the revemie was found insufficient to meet these demands. N'our council therefore felt that such a siate of thinjjs could not continue ; either material assistance must be obtained or the lii)rary abandoned, and the society conline itself within the limits of the original intention. A committee was appointed to wait ujion the city council with a view to their takinjj over the circulating library on behalf of the city, the result of which was that joint committees met and discussed the situation, and after considerable efTort on l)()th sides a basis of arrangement was arrived at by means of which the city agreed to take over the circulating lil)rary, yet leaving the charge of il in the hands of the Historical and Scientific .Society. MUSEUM. The accomodation for the museum is by no means adequate, and much inconven- ience is experienced in jiroviding room for some of the cases, but your council hope that in the near future additional space may be procured. CO.N'STITUTION. Your council, being impressed with the necessity of revising the constitution have given the subject considerable attention, which has resulted in the adoption of an amended constitution at the general meeting held Fcby. 7th. MKETINIIS. The society has held eight meetings during the year, and the executive council twenty-eight. Your council have to deplore the lack of interest manifested by many of their own body as shown by their absence from the council and committee meetings; some, indeed, have not appeared at all. It is needless to say that unless the executive make a practical expression of their interest by attending the meetings and working in their different capacities no success can \x anticipated. A paper was read on the 24th of March by the Rev. C. T. VVeatherly. Subject-— Numismatics. Not published. A ]>aper was read on the 28th of April by Mr. C. N. Bell. Subject — " Some Red River .Settlement History." Tublished. On the 13th of August, Professor GoUIwin Smith gave a resume of the ci itical changes in English history. Not published. mmillcc slinws [e of the ciitical 7 On the r»tli of Sf|)tiiiiliLT, till' lliidsiin's Hay ('umpany's factorj- a('ci|iti'il the in- vitatiiin ol tlie rouncil tn ihc ronni:-! of the sncitty. Tlii-. nolahlr j;alhtrin^; it i>- hoped will liave a hciieticial cffict, particularly as tlu' cliief cimiinissiuniT anil ollur ^;cntliiiii'n priiiniscil to assist the .society ill any way in tiuir power; it is therefore to lie aiitici- |iat<'il that the>e j,'entieinen, many of wlioni are (kscended from tiie orij^ina! Iiir traders, wlicisc names are historical, have ojiportnnities of an'ordinj; information as to the early hi^|o^y of tile country and of sending; us olijects (jf interest in the various hranehes of science which our museum includes. It is therefore r( ; jioetry, 4!> ; art, 7 ; education, l.'i; classics, 3'2 ; lant;uages, 8; j^eneral literature, '24; mathematics, '2H ; total, 1,'2.")"). 1 RKASIRKR's RKl'OKI. The treasurer, Mr. K. K. W. (ioodridjje, suhniitled an alislract of recei, , . and expenditures for the year ending January, 1888, as follows : UR. .Mend)ers' fees, life $ \'t (M) 11 II active 417 lit 11 11 associate 'S-'ti '2."> (Quarterly suhscn' t-- to library 4(i DO Members of Teachers' Association 4'2 ()<( Normal School students '2(> IK) .Money received for lost books .S '20 II II fmes for detention of books 1 7'> Sale of Society ]niblications 1'2 i(0 II library catalogues '2 (M) Refund of carriage of books d!) II bank commission 2» $i6'2'2 05 CR. Balance overpaid last year $ 3 42 Secretary's salary till Sept. 30 GOO (K) II II on account of Oct 47 oO Kent of rooms in Stobart block till Jan. ir) 170 00 Heating rooms in full (including arrears) lilO 00 Expense of removing to city hall 115 06 II II II carpentering 4 74 (jas and lamps 67 91 Magazines and periodicals 178 15 Hooks 40 10 Printing 83 00 Stationery 28 90 I'ostage 28 27 I'ost office drawer 6 00 Cart ied forward $1532 05 "if I I "4 ! I I ■■ I I i' r IH' 8 Brought fcnua'd §1532 05 Insurance 40 (K) Carriage of books 12 40 II ' hairs for meetings 3 25 Ironmongery 4 70 Caretaie hastened on apace, and that by the 1st of May.l the working of the new system may be tested, and such regulations adopted as may Ixj 9 .SI 532 05 40 00 12 40 3 25 4 70 17 05 5 75 2.-) 6 00 $1«)22 05 ttce, as follows : ) give the following ociety divides the lating. id hooks in pajici )rthwest Library," iry of the Canaiiian story and resourrcs l)y the Smithsoni:in )n its exchange list he chief part of the Society from time of their best con- rsity of Manitoba, )ooks of this library nee and Mathenia- nal, 646; other>, ference library for ents. fur the more efficieTit working of the library. The committee has reason to believe that the mw arrangement with the city council will be advantageous to the society. The above reports were all adojjted as read. THE EI.Fy Mr. Hell, a vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Akin for his past services as auditor. On motion of Judge Ardagh, seconded by Mr. I'ell, the hearty thanks of the Miriet) were given Mr. Cioodridge for his very efficient services as treasurer for a niinil)er of years. MKETINc; OF COUNCII.. .\fter the adjournment of the society meeting, the newly elected council met, bulge .\rdagh, president, taking the chair, and the following stane of Commons, ( )ttawa. Ciiicinnali Society of Natural History. .Association of Kngineerinj^ Societies. New \'ork Microscopical Society. Wien .\niialen des KK Natur-historis-chen 1 lof .Mu.seiims. U. S. A. Hiireau of I'Mucation. iMiLjineers' Cluli of I'liiladelpliia. I.oiiji Island Society. I'rovince of Nova Scotia. Boston Public Library. The .Smithsonian Institution. Royal Society of New .South Wales. Royal Physical .Society, Kdinburgh, Scot- land. Nuniisniatic and Anlicjuarian Society, Philadelphia. Canadian Institute, Toronto. Cieological and Natural History Survey of Canada. The Manitoba University. American Historical Association. Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Science. Mittheilungen des \'eriens I'lir Erdkunde zer Leipzic. The Local Provincial Ciovernment. Ottawa Fiehl Naturalists' Club. Royal Society of Canada. Kssex Institute. \'ictoria Institute, London, Eng. (^)uelaven|iort Academy of Natural .Sciences. Colorado Scientific Society.. Ohio .\rch;eological & Historical Society. L'niversity State Library, Alluny. Oneida Historical Society, Utica, N.V. New 'Jersey Historical Society. Ohio Mech.-'nics Institute. Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. British and American Archxological So- ciety of Rome. I laniilton Association. Leeds (I'jigland) Philosophical and Liter- ary .Society. Montreal Celtic Society. Nova Scotia Historical Society. The Presbyterian Church in Canada. The Episcopal Synod of Rupert's Land. Winnipeg Board of Trade. ■Societe de Cieogra])hic de France. .Societe Aniericaine de I'" ranee. Societe Ethnogra])hic, Paris. Philosophical Society of (ilasgow, Eng. Natural History Society of Montreal. Meteorological .Service, Dominion of (Can- ada. Chicago Academy of .Sciences. Missouri Historical Society. Zoological Society of London, England. Quebec Cieographical .Society. Public Museum, Milwaukee. American Museum of Natural History. United States National Museum. American Philosophical .Society, Phila delphia. American Swedenborg Publication Society Ontario Agricultural ('ollege, Numismatic and Antitjuarian Society of Montreal. Financial Ref )rm Association, England. Boston American Congregational Associa- tion. Royal 01)servatory, I^dinburgh, Scotland. Library Coni])any of Philadelphia. King's College Science Society, England. Ornithological Union, New York. State Library of Massachusetts. De])artment of the Interior, Ottawa. Provincial Covernment of Ontario. The National Association for the Promo- tion of .Social Science. The Departmental Divisions of the Govern ment of the United States. 11 CITY AND PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS, &c. hical and Litur- Winnipeg Daily Free I'ress. ,, Weekly n St. Honiface Le Manitoba. KiiRTsdn International. Minne.losa Trilmne. Selkirk Record. I'ciri McLeod (lazelte. KLi,'ina Leader. Mcirden Monitor. \V(.eklyTiii)une Review, Portage la Prairie. lite Commercial. \irden Advance. (JirAjipelle Vidette. (ilad>.tone Age. Manitoii Mercury. Rapid City .Standard. I'liiice Albert Tinie.s. Nicpawa Register. Winnipeg Morning Call. ., Weekly n \\ .nni]ieg Sun (two copies). NiJith-West Farmer. Ncirthwest Review. Manitolia Clazette. I'drlat^e la i'rairie Liberal. Hraiuion Sun. M Times. I'.duionton HuUetin. Saskatchewan Herald. Sioiiewall News. Lethbridge News. Regina Journal. I leimskringla. Winnipeg Siftings. Rajiid City Sjiftator. The Immigrant. Hirtie Oliserver. Medicine I lat Times. .Mo().M)min Courier. (^)u'Ap])elle Progress. Timber. Kosmos. Machinery Market. Machinery I'.xporter. Tit Mils. ' Montana Stock ( irowers' Journal. Waghorn'> (iiiide. I lenderson's ( iazetteer. .St. John's College Magazine. Weather Review, Toronto. Manitoba College Journal. Dominion Mechanical and Milling News. .Manitolia Crop liulletin. liibliotheca Americana, Cincinnati. Canadian Mining Review. The Lancet. 'Jhe Scandinavian Canadian. Ciun's I'nclaimed Money Index. Post OHice Cuide, Winnipeg. I I I \ : 4 )lication Societv ACT OF INCORPORATION. CAP. XXIV. All Act to incorporate the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba. \Assented to 2^th June, iSyg.\ Wiil'.REAS the persons hereinafter named have formed themselves into a .Society and have jjctitioned for an Act of Incorporation for such Society ; therefore, Hkr Majksiy, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Manitviba, enacts as follows : II ■!>■ corporate. '• T'*^ Hon. E. V>. Wood, William Cowan, M.D. , Alexander Mc- Arthur, Rev. Professor (ieorge Hryce .Alexander Hegg, .S. R. Parsons, Rev. Canon John (Irisdale, Donald Codd, .\. !L Whitcher, [ames II. Rowan, K. W. Jarvis, John I'". Hain, James Stewart, the Hon. John N't)r(|uay and the Hon. Josejjh Royal, and all other person or persons a> are now or shall from time to time become mendiers of the said .Society shall be united into a Society and shall be one body corporate and N.uif of Society, politic, by the name of " Tlie liistorical and Scientitio .Society of Mani- toba," and by that name shall Iiave perpetual succession and a common seal with ]x)wer to break and alter the same, and by that name to sue and be sued, jilead and be impleaded in all courts whatsoever, and to lit in Piiwers Society may m.ikL' by-law-., etc. nhjcctsof the Snciciy. How the nffnirs of the Society bhall be inana^cil. I*royiso. 12 hold nny estate, real or personal, or mixed, ancl the same to grant, sell, lease, mortgage, or otlierwise (lis])ose of, for the use and henet'it of the said Society, and to receive, hy re(|uesl, donation or purchase, ]iroperty, real or personal, ani for the uses and jiurposes of the said Society ; Provided always, that no member of saifl Society shall he in any way liable or chargeable with the pay?nent of any debt or demand due 1a 'he said Society beyond the extent of the entrance fee and the annual subscriptions remaining unjiaid by the said member. II. The said Society shall have power to make a constitution, by- laws, rules and regulations, not being contrary to law or the ]5rovisions of this Act. III. The object of said Society shall be the collection and preserva- tion of publications, M S S., anli(|uities, curiosities, s])ecimens of natural history and the formation of a library and museum : I'rovided ihat in the first place and chiefly such ]niblications, manuscri]its, speci- mens and other objects collected and jireserved shall pertain to the social, pcjlitical and natural history of .\nierica. IV. The affairs of the said Society shall be managed ]■ 'sonally liy an Executive Council composed of the following nine per^o.. ., namely: Rev. Canon tirisdale, Donald Codd, A. II. Whitcher, James H. Rowan, ]•]. W. jarvis, John I'". Hain, James Stewart, Hon. John Nor- quay, Hon. Josejih Royal, and the following ]iersons who sha'l be the provisional oflicers anfl ex officifl members of the Executive Council, namely: Hon. Cliief Justice Wood, I'resident ; Wm. Cowan, M.D., 1st Vice-I'resident ; Alex. McArthur, 2nd Vice-I'resident ; Rev. Professor Bryce, Corresponding-Secretary ; Alex. liegg, Recording-Secretary ; .S. R. Parsons, Treasurer ; and the said Executive Council and the saiil officers shall be the Executive Council and officers respectively of the said S(jcieiy until an election of a new Executive Council and officers shall take place according to the constitution of the said Society at the annual meeting of said Society to be held on the second Tuesday in Eebruary which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and until their successors shall have been elected ; and therefore, on the second Tuesday in P'ebruary in each year, the annual meeting of the said .Society shall be held, at which the annual election of the said Executive Council and ofificers respectively shall take place in accordance with the constitution of the said .Society : Provided that the number of the Executive Council may, by amendment of its constitution made at an annual or general meeting called for that pur- pose, be increased or diminished, and provided further that the constitu- tion of the said Society may in any respect be amended at any such meeting as aforesaid. CONSTITUTION THE HISTORlML Md SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY OP MANITOBA. NAME. This Society shall he called the HisrouicAi. and S( ikm ikic Socif.TV of Manitoba. ARTICLE I. -OBJECT. The object of the .'...liely shall i)e to ci ilect and maintain a {general liiirary of scientific and pojiular literature, also to eni.iody, arran{,'e and preserve a library of books, pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, prints, papeis or paintinj^s ; a cabinet and museum of minerals, arcluvological curiosities and objects i^encraily illustrative of the civil, reIij;ious, literary and natural history of the lands and territories north and west of Lake Sujjerior ; to rescue from oblivion the memory of the early mission- aries, fur traders, explorers and settlers of the aforesaid kinds and territories, and to obtain and preserve narratives in print, manuscri])ts, ("ir otherwise, of their travels, adventures, labors and observations; to ascertain, record, preserve and ]iublish. when necessary, information with rejjard to the history and present condition io tern shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the P^xecutive Council and shall have a casting vole. lie shall preserve order and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal. ARTICLE X.— CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. The Corresponding Secretary shall carry on the correspondence with honorary and corres])ondingjnembers as well as with all literary and scienlihc correspondents, individual or corporate of the Society, and shall preserve the originals of all letters received liy him and lay them before the Executive Council at its meetings. lie shall make a written rejiort of the operations of the Society through the Executive Council to the annual meeting of the Society. He shall bd ex-oflicio a member of all sending committees without vote. ;il sliall receive 15 ARTICLE XI.— RECORDING SECRETARY. The Reroriliii}; Secretary sliall kee]) llie inimites and records of ihe Society, ^ive due notice of all meetings of the Society or I'^xecutive Council. Me shall r,\iii(l liie death of members and report the same to the next nieetinjj. ARTICLE XII.— TREASURER. The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belon^in^ to the Society and disburse ilie same only on the order of the I'].\ecutive Council attested l)y the Recording Siirctary. I le shall keep a true account of his receipts and i)aynu-nts and report till' same in full to the S.i-iety at its annual meelinj,'. He shall also report to the lAccutive Council (juarlerly at its meetinj^s in January, A|)ril, July and October, aiiil at such other times as the lixecutive Council may re(|uest the aniount of receipts and ])aynients, and the balance then on liand. ARTICLE Xlll.— AUDITORS. The annual meeting; of tlie Society shall appoint two auditors whose duty it vliall be to auilit tlie quarterly and animal reports of the Treasurer. In case of their resiLjnatioii or their inability to act the Executive Council shall ajipoiTit others in their stead. ARTICLE XIV.— LIBRARIAN. A TJlirarian may be appomted annually by the Executive Co\mcil and ]iaicl for 1. is services. lie shall, uiuler the direction of said Council, liave charge and su|)crin- tendencei)f the library and museum of the Society and the care and arrangement of the books, nianuscrii)ls, maps, paintiny;s, (S;c., beloni;ing to the same. I le shall ])roi)erly ]iresiTve, arrantje and keep thiin in order; he shall prepare and keep a proper caialoj^ue and list of the same. He shall keep a book in which shall be recorded all donation^ to l!ie Society of whatever nature with the name of the donor and date of |)res'ntation and shall acknowledjje the receipt thereof and also carefully label such di .uions with the title of the Society and the name of the donor, lie shall under no cir- cmnsiances permit any book of reference, manuscrijit, document, nia])s, pictures, pro|)erty beloni^ing to the museum, or any books or works not intended forjjeneral circulation beloni;;ing to the .Society to be removed from the rooms, unless ])ermis- sion has been jjjranied by the Kxecutive Council or their standin}^ committee on library and museum. At each montldy meeting of the I-lxjcutive Council he shall re|)ort the donations received since last meeting, and at each annual >f\ , 1 ihc iliii) iir>;iiil I 'resident iir \ icc-l'rc.sidL-nls tu i:iill a .special meclinf; ii|)<)n the ic'( Illicit 11 111 of livenclivcDr life memlieis.of wliii'li well as to s illustrating )e presented 1 the subject Such report )posed alter- le Executive lirds vote of three mem- .?ity Council uance of the