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became stage manager of the theatre. After the disbandment 

 of the Wallack company he again went to Australia as a manager 

 for A. M. Palmer's Little Lord Fauntleroy organization, re- 

 turning last year to join Augustin Daly's company. His last 

 appearance was in New York in the part of " Sir Oliver" in The 

 School for Scandal. 



As an entomologist, Mr. Edwards will best be remembered by 

 his work on the Lepidoptera of California and the Pacific coast, 

 " Studies on North American Aegeridae," and his last important 

 contribution, " Bibliographical Catalogue of the described Trans- 

 formations of North American Lepidoptera." He was a member 

 of many scientific societies, and had many friends and correspon- 

 dents. Three volumes of ' Papilio" were edited by him, after 

 which it passed into the hands of Mr. E. M. Aaron. We present 

 a fine portrait of Mr. Edwards, knowing that he had many cor- 

 respondents that admired and loved him, yet never had the pleas- 

 ure of seeing his face. 



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THROUGH THE FINAL MOUNTAINS. 



By H. F. WICKHAM, Iowa City, la. 



A week spent in collecting beetles in the Pinal range of moun- 

 tains proved so enjoyable that the writer feels tempted to write a 

 short account of one of his trips, in order to try to impart to the 

 readers of ENT. NEWS some small part of the pleasure to be 

 gained in the retrospect. In truth, the life of the professional 

 collector in an unsettled or sparsely inhabited country, does not 

 partake to any great extent of the nature of a picnic, as some 

 would have it hard work, and plenty of it, is his portion when 

 in the field. 



The range mentioned may be found on any good map of 

 Arizona, and lies north of Tucson, that part of it which we col- 

 lected over being included between the Gila and Salt Rivers. To 

 be more exact, our route lay over an old trail from the Gila River, 

 up the canon of Mineral Creek for some distance, thence across 

 the foot-hills and over the summit of the range, descending on 

 the other side to the mining town of Globe. This course, taking 

 us through several quite distinctly marked belts of vegetation at 

 various altitudes, proved quite productive of insects. 



