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Eiver, Pecos County, Texas, 296 feet above the level of tlie present 

 river. 



Parsons^ Capt. W. B, {throuyli A. Eoivard Clar'k). Specimens of old 

 crockery, an old stone killick, in use by fishermen for more than fifty 

 years, and one clam -chopper, used for chopping mackerel bait; from 

 Massachusetts. 



Patterson, Sanwel. Specimens of stones ; from Utah. 



PauU, J. A. Samples of bark ; from United States of Colombia, South 

 America. 



Pcalces, Thomas M. One whale-ship log-book. 



Peck cC Synder. Collection of base-ball supi)lies, cricket, archery, and 

 skates ; from New York. 



Pierce, Milton P. Specimen of stag-beetle ; from New Jersey. 



Pelican & Davis. Specimen of silver ore, 2^ tons weight ; from Colo- 

 rado. 



Pencoyd Iron Works. Six frames, eight bars; and one bundle of angle- 

 iron, used in building. 



Pennsylvania Tack Works. Large exhibit illustrating four hundred varie- 

 ties of brass and copper tack s, also specimens of white metal, and 

 iron and steel from which they are made. 



Phelps, Albert J. Specimens of pottery, Indian and bone implements ; 

 from Maine. , 



Philhrick, E. E. Specimen of magnesium iron silicate; from Florida. 



Phillips, Barnett. Pack of Chinese inlaying cards, and Chinese dagger- 

 fan; from China. 



Phillips, Henry. Si^ecimen of antimony oxide, seuarmontite ; from East 

 Canada. 



Phillips, William, & Son. Whaling-gun, muzzle-loader, brass stock. 



Pierce, Eben. Five patterns of whaling-guns. (Purchased.) 



Piper, John D. Specimens of lobster-pots, and one dip-net; from Maine. 



Piper, S. E. Specimen of porphyry tic granite rock ; from Maine. 



Piper, Miss Tillie. Alcoholic specimen of bat ; from Smithsonian build- 

 ing. 



Polk, W. L. Alcoholic specimen of fish (young Carpiodes); from Mis- 

 sissippi. 



Porter, E. H. Specimens of Indian relics ; from Kentucky. 



Powell, George. Specimens of fossil ferns ; from Pennsylvania. 



Powell, Robert H. Exhibit of coal, etc. ; from Pennsylvania. 



Pratt, Capt. R. H. Indian saddle and trappings. 



Price, E. B. Specimens of ores ; from New Mexico. 



Pride, H. A. Specimens from the Utica slate found in New York. 



Prince Mamifacturing Company. Exhibit of metallic and fire-proof paint. 



Prindle, Edivin. Two alcoholic specimens of reptiles [Plethodon cinereus, 

 P. erythronotns) ; from Potomac River, north of Georgetown. 



Proctor, J. M. Specimen of minerals ; from Tennessee. 



Pumpelly, R. Seven boxes of minerals (census collection of iron ores). 



