REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 61 



All interesting collection of minerals, numbering one hundred and 

 tliirt.v-eigbt specimens, came from Prof. M. B. Hardin, of the Virginia 

 Military Institute at Lexington. Minerals ^yere also received from 

 Myron B. W. Hough, of Washington, P. W. True, of the National 

 Museum, I). W. M. Wright, of Holly Brook, J. H. Brumwell, of Eoa- 

 noke, and J. IJ. JMitchell, of Philadelphia. Henry Horan, of the Na- 

 tional Museum, gave a specimen of stalagniitic marble from the Luray 

 Cave. 



H. M. Smith, of the National Museum, i)reseuted canister shot and 

 minie-balls from the battlefield of Bull lluu, and Capt. C W. Dun- 

 nington, of the National Museum, added to the historical collection a 

 military pass to Fredericksburgh, dated Septend)er2, 18G1, and signed 

 by John Letcher, governor of Virginia. 



Washington Tcrriiorjj. — Zoological specimens were received from 

 Lieut. H. E. Nichols, U. S. Navy, li. D. Nevins, of Olympia, and Dr. 

 Basil Norris, JJ. S. x\rmy. James G. Swan forwarded mollusks and 

 marine invertebrates from Cape Flattery, and a sample of i)archment 

 composed of kelp, aiul prepared for printing. 



John W. McGee, of Seattle, John J, Burns, of Sprague, and I. A. 

 Crawford, of Spokane Falls, forwarded minerals and ores. Similar 

 materhil for examination and re[)ort was also received from several in- 

 dividuals. 



West Virginia. — Specimens ttf Microptcnis dolomieu and AmblopUtes 

 riqjcstris from Fairraount were collected b^^ the Fish Commission. 



Geological material was presented by Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, of Staun- 

 ron Va,, Frank Smith, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Timothy Nihon, of 

 Hedgesville. Minerals and ores were sent for examination and report. 



Wisconsin. — A collection of three hundred and thirty-nine Trenton 

 fossils was given by H. C. Powers, of Beloit. 



J. L. De Witt, of Newton, presented two drilled bear's teeth, two bone 

 ornaments, two small sheets of native silver, shaped by beating, and 

 six cylindrical copper beads from a mound at Warner's Landing. The 

 sheets of silver are of special interest, and are the first specimens of the 

 kind in the possession of the Museum. 



Wyoming. — Insects were received from N. H. Brown, of Lauder, and 

 ummmals from Charles Buby, U. S. Army, stationed at Fort D. A. 

 Russell. 



CENTRAL AMERICA. 



From the Central American states were received minerals, bird skins, 

 insects, etc. 



Mr. Harry Stewart, of Nicaragua, contributed two ancient inni stir- 

 rups, and a number of wooden crosses obtained in an ancient grave- 

 yard. 



From Nicaragua were also receiveei a i)l()W and yolce, and a colled ii)n 

 of ethnological objects, pottery, etc. 



