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DAY, DAVID T., Chief Mining Dept., Atlanta Exposition. 



12 specimens of nickel and gold ores — Canada and South Carolina. 

 1 specimen of Magnesite — California. 



DERR, H. B., Chicago. 



1 specimen of Athyra substellata — Illinois Coal Measures. 



DIXON, CHAS., Elkhart, Ind. 



Tooth of Elephas primigenius, (for examination). 



DOTY, DUANE, Pullman, 111. ' 



1 specimen of crystallized Gypsum in clav, 1 Gypsum crystal — Pullman 

 111. 

 DUCKWORTH, A. S., Chicago. 



100 specimens of Cretaceous fossils, representing 37 distinct species — 

 Texas, (exchange). 



EBERSBACHER, ALF., Youngstown, Ohio. 



8 nuts from the Coal Measures of Mahoning County, Ohio. 



EHREXFELD, FREDERICK, Philadelphia, Pa. 



1 specimen of Philadelphite — Philadelphia, Pa. 



ESCUELA X. de IXGEXIEROS, Mexico, D. F. 



15 specimens of minerals, including Apophyllite, Calcite, Guadalcazarite, 

 Livingstonite, Bustamite, Xaiostocite, etc. — Mexico, (exchange). 



FERRIS, DR. U. B., Chicago. 



1 slab showing glacial striae — Chicago. 



FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEUM. 

 Collected by O. C. Farrington: 



21 specimens of silver ores, El Nayal and Yalenciana mines, building 

 stones, specimens of Amethyst, Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, etc. — Guana- 

 juato, Mexico. 

 15 specimens of Wulfenite, Aragonite, lead ore, Anglesite, etc. — Organ 

 Mountains, N. M. 



24 specimens of silver ore, gangue and country rock, tufa, etc. — Pachuca, 



Real del Monte, Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico. 



25 specimens of Martite and rocks of Cerro Mercado — Durango, Mexico. 

 31 specimens of lava, pumice, sulphur, glacial bowlders, etc. — Popoca- 

 tepetl, Ixtaccihuatl, and Valley of Mexico, Mexico. 



Purchases: 



259 specimens of fossils, (6q species) — Galveston Deep Well, Texas, 

 (purchased from J. A. Singley, Giddings, Texas). 



300 specimens of Chicago fossils, 100 of Carboniferous fossils, 5 speci- 

 mens of Quartz, 20 of miscellaneous minerals, and 45 of shells and 

 corals, (purchased from Mrs. M. A. Kennicott, Chicago). 



15 specimens of Cretaceous Ammonites and Lamellibranchs — Livingston, 

 Mont., (purchased from O. D. Booth, Forsyth, Mont.) 



25 crystals, (purchased from George L. English & Co., New York). 



3 specimens of Calcite — Joplin, Mo., (purchased from P. P. Peck, Joplin, 

 Mo). 



FORDING, D., Alliance, Ohio. 



Supposed meteoric stone, (for examination). 

 FURNESS, DWIGHT, Guanajuato, Mexico. 



1 specimen of Stephanite, 1 of Native Silver and 1 of chloride silver 



ore — Mexico. 



GILL, GEO. C, Olympian Springs, Ky. 



2 fossil Crinoids — Salt Lake Creek, Bath County, Ky. 

 GILL, MRS. GEO. C, Olympian Springs, Ky. 



1 specimen of limomte concretion. 



GORDON, C. H., Beloit, \Yis. 



1 specimen of Syenite-gneiss, (Leopard Rock) — High Rock Mine, Ottawa, 

 Canada. 



HAND, N. S., Silver City, X. M. 



1 piece of Onyx, banded —Mexico. 



1 specimen of Cobaltite — Silver City, N. M. 



