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prepared under his direction by Mr. Heinrich Ries, was ready to go to 

 press whenever the printer would receive it, and also that Prof. J. F. 

 Kemp of Columbia college nad prepared under the auspices of the 

 Museum, a report on the geology of Moriah and Essex townships, 

 including the geology of the iron mines in the vicinity of Port Henry. 

 These two bulletins the Director has edited for publication and they are 

 now distributed. He also reported at that meeting he had in pre- 

 paration a bulletin on the mineral resources of New York, which he 

 expected to complete at an early date. This bulletin places within the 

 reach of the public all the information gathered in the progress of the 

 work of collecting the mineral exhibit of the State of New York for the 

 World's Columbian Exposition and contains a directory specially pre- 

 pared for it of the producers of building-stone and clay in the State of 

 New York. This feature is entirely new and has never been before 

 attempted in this State or in any other, so far as the Director is aware. 

 Owing to delay on the part of the State printer this bulletin has only 

 recently gone to press, and during the delay opportunity was taken to 

 revise in every way, as far as possible, all the items of information which 

 had been utiHzed in making up the bulletin. 



This bulletin is illustrated by two maps; one, the economic map before 

 mentioned, and the other a geologic map of a part of southeastern New 

 York, showing the distribution of stones used for buildmg purposes. 



The turnstile record of attendance at the Museum shows the 

 following : 

 From October i, 1893, to September 30, 1894, total attendance. . 72,185 



Greatest monthly maximum, August 9>782 



Greatest daily maximum, March 17 i ,083 



From October i, 1894, to September 30, 1895, total attendance. . 61,368 



Greatest monthly maximum, August ^'535 



Greatest daily maximum, August 22 810 



The detailed work on the Museum collections has been chiefly done 

 by Mr. J. N. Nevius, Assistant, who assumed the duties of his position 

 December 19, 1894, and at my request has prepared from his diary the 

 following report on the same : 



The first work done was to restore to its place in Geological Hall the 

 splendid collection of minerals of the State, exhibited by the Museum at 

 the World's Columbian Exposition, the removal of which had left the 

 home collection in disorder. The minerals were therefore brought from 

 their storage place in the Capitol and restored to their places in the col- 



