NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 175 



Paleontologij. Collections specially rich in tbo fossil remains 

 of the Carboniferous, Permian, Cretaceous and Tertiary. 



Mincnilocjij and geology. Collections include ores of iron, cop- 

 per, gold, silver, tin, lead, zinc, manganese, uranium and mercury. 

 There has recently been added a complete set of crude oils found 

 in the state and the products refined from them. There is a 

 full set of the various types of rocks occurring in the state, 

 including building and ornamental stones, some of them cut 

 and polished^ Asphalt, gypsum and salt horizons are well rep- 

 resented, as also materials for the manufacture of cement, tiles, 

 sewer pipe, bricks, etc. 



UTAH 



TTniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City. R. H. Bradford, curator, in 

 charge. This museum is for teaching purposes only, being sup- 

 plemented by the collections of the Deseret museum at Salt 

 Lake City. 



Paleontology. 200 specimens: casts and models as purchased 

 from dealers; miscellaneous collections of fossils. 



Mineralogy. 2000 specimens: all the important groups in 

 Dana's textbook. 



Historic and economic geology and lithology. 500 specimens: 

 models, charts, etc., and groups of specimens illustrating Tarr's 

 Economic geology of tlie United States; United States government 

 collection in lithology. 



Zoology. 2000 specimens: mounted mammals, birds and rep- 

 tiles; bird skins, alcoholic specimens. 



Botany. 1200 dried plants of western United States; 500 Eu- 

 ropean specimens. 



Ethnology and anthropology. Scattered specimens. 



VERMONT 



Fairbanks museum of natural science, St Johnsbury. Delia I. 

 Griffin, director; Mary E. Ide, curator, 



Paleontology. Fossils from the various formations of the 

 state, together with some casts of fossils. 



Mineralogy. A small series of minerals and ores from the 

 United States and abroad. 



