Excerpt from Proceedings Connected With the Testimonial: Presented to Thomas Messinger Drown, M. D., Secretary of the American Institute of Mining Engineers; By Members of the Institute, at Montreal, September 18, 1879 It seems to many members of the Institute that this is an appropriate opportunity for a substantial expression of sympathy with the Secretary in his personal loss, of gratitude for the service he has rendered to the Insti tute at such sacrifice of his own interests, and of appreciation for his long, faithful, and efficient labors heretofore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.