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four years and three months, the survey bein<r discontinued by 

 the faihire of the Legishitnre to make the necessary aj)|)roj)i-ia- 

 tion. In July, 1860, he aeeonipanied the U. S. Astronomical 

 Expedition to Labrador as Meteor()h)g;ist and Geologist, under 

 Professor Charles S. Venable. At the breaking out of the late 

 civil war in 1861 he joined the Confederate army, was fatally 

 wounded in the retreat from Williamsburg, Va., arxl died in 

 Richmond, June 27, 1862. 



In addition to his South Carolina Re})()rts Lieber was the 

 author of "The Assayer's Guide" (Philadelphia, 1862); "The 

 Analytical Chemist's Assistant," translated from the German of 

 Wohler's "Beispiele zur Uebung in der Analytischen Chemie," 

 with an introduction (1852); Der Itacolumit, Seine Begleiter 

 und die Metallfiihrung desselben, in Von Cotta's Gangstudien 

 (Freiburg, 1860), Vol. Ill, pp. 309-507; and numerous papers 

 on scientific subjects published in the New York Mining Maga- 

 zine, and otiier journals in this country and in Germany. 



Abraham Hardin. — See page 110 above. Born in what is 

 now Cleveland county, N. C, 22d June, 1789; died at Black's 

 Station, S. C, 11th July, 1881. In 1836 he was elected to the 

 Legislature of South Carolina and served for three terms. Jn 

 1856 he was employed by Lieber to make a "geodetic survey" 

 of the King's Mountain and adjoining itacolumite regions. 



J. Friedeman. — See page 110 above. 



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