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Dewey, Fred. P. — Connellsville v. New Biver Coke. 



("The Virginias," April, 1883, p. 51.) 



A critioism of some published results of determinations of physical proper- 

 ties of coke. 



The porosity and specific gravity of coke. 



(Trans. Am. Inst. Mining Engineers, vol. xn, pp. 111-125.) 

 Gives the results of a series of experiments made in the Museum upon the 

 porosity and epecifio gravity of various American cokes. 



Some Canadian iron ores. 



(Trans. Am. Inst. Mining Engineers, vol. xn, pp. 192-204.) 



Gives the results of an examination of some of the Canadian iron-ore fields. 



Earll, R. Edward. — The present condition of fish culture. 



(Naturej vol. xxvrn,No. 23, October, 4, 1883, pp. 542-544.) 

 Contains a comparison of the more important forms of apparatus employed 

 for heavy semi-buoyant floating and adhesive eggs. The methods of collect- 

 ing and transporting eggs, and of retarding their development by reduction 

 of temperature. The possibility of retarding the spawning season by judi- 

 cious feeding is also referred to, together with a brief summary of the results 

 of fish culture in different countries. 



Statistics of the mackerel fishery in 1880. 



(Materials for a history of the mackerel fishery, 1883, pp. 124-131 ; Report 

 U. S. Fish Commission, part ix, for 1881, pp. 214-221.) 



The mackerel canning industry. 



(Materials for a history of the mackerel fishery, 1883, pp. 131-137; Report 

 U. S. Fish Commission, part ix, for 1881, pp. 221-227. ;> 



A brief history of fish culture in the United States. 



(Goode's Fishery Industry of the United States, London, 1883, pp. 14-18.) 



Statistics of the work of the U. S. Fish Commission. 



(Goode's Fishery Industry of the United States, London, 1883, pp. 68-73.) 



Remarks on fish culture in America. 



(Goode's Fishery Industry of the United States, London, 1883, pp. 75-79.) 



On possibilities for the development of Irish fishery. 



(Conference papers. International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883, July 

 30, pp. 26-30.) 



On the soft clam of the United States. 



(Conference papers. International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883, June 

 21, pp. 16-18.) 



Remarks on the Alaska seal fisheries. 



( Conference papers. International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883, July 

 6, pp. 20-21. ) 



Flint, James M. — Report upon the section of materia medica in the 

 U. S. National Museum. 



(Report, Asst. Director U. S. Nat. Mus., for 1882(1883), pp. 107-112; Report 

 Smithsonian Institution for 1882 (1884), pp. 225-230.) 



