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catalogues accompanying the collection disappeared, so that but little 

 is now left to represent the money and talents expended in its prepa- 

 ration. 



In order that the few specimens still remaining from the general 

 wreck might be preserved as far as possible from utter destruction 

 the legislature of 1888-89 passed an order as follows: 



Resolved, Tbat the superinteiirlent of public buiklings be, and hereby is, author- 

 ized and directed to transfer and remove the geological specimens, now stored 

 in the basement of the capitol building, to Colby University, Waterville, Maine; 

 and that the governor and council be authorized to di*aw a warrant for the 

 necessary expenses attending such removal. Said university as far as it may 

 bt within the power of the ofljcers of its geological department so lo do, shall 

 arj'finge and classify said specimens, label them with a card bearing the words, 

 " State Geological Collection," place them on exhibition during the entire college 

 yenr, answer all questions in reference to the same, addressed to said depart- 

 ment by the people of the State, and in general shnll take nil the care and pre 

 caution which scientific institutions usually exercise in the preservation of such 

 specimens. Said specimens to remain the property of the State, subject to the 

 order of the legislature. 



In accordance with this resolution all the specimens stored in the 

 statehouse were transferred to Waterville and placed in the pos- 

 session and under the care of Colby University. 



The reports of the survey were distributed in accordance with 

 the following resolutions approved March 29, 1837: 



Resnhred, That then; shall be copies of the First Report of the Geological 

 Survey of Maine distributed in the following manner, viz: Twelve copies to the 

 governor of the State : one copy to each member of the council, senate, and 

 house of representatives: one copy to the secretary of state, treasurer, land 

 agent, and adjutant general; one copy to the secretary, assistant secretary, and 

 messengers of the senate; one copy to the clerk, assistant clerk, and messengers 

 of the house of representatives: 100 copies of the report and 50 copies of the 

 plates to the governor and council, to be by them distributed; two copies to each 

 of the colleges in the State; one copy to the theological institution at Bangor; 

 one copy to ench of the iucorpoi-ated literary institutions and academies in the 

 State; one copy to the Maine Medical School; one copy to the Maine Historical 

 Society; one copy to the ilaine Institute of Natural Science; one copy to each 

 of the incorporated agricultural societies in the State; 12 copies to the geo 

 logical surveyor; thi-ee copies to each of his assistants and three to the drafts 

 man; five coT)ies to the library of the State: one copy to e:!ch of the clerks in 

 the several departitients of this State: one copy to the executive of each of the 

 States in the Union; one copy to each of the colleges in New England except 

 those in this State; one copy to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 

 one copy to the Antiquarian Society in Worcester (Mass.) ; two copies to the 

 library of the T'Uited Slates: one copy with the plates to the surveyor general 

 of this State: one copy with the plates to e.nch chaplain of the senate luid house 

 of representatives. 



Rcxolred, That two copies of the re[iort and one copy of the plates shall be 

 distributed to each of the cities, towns, and organized plantations, and the re- 

 mainder of the edition of reports and plates shall be equally divided among the 



