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The work of obtaining materials illustrative of glacial action in the 

 eastern United States was placed in the hands of Prof. W. O. Crosby. 

 As the work is still in progress at time of writing, nothing more need 

 now be said regarding it. 



For the purpose of collecting materials for this exhibit the curator 

 left Washington October 27 for Arizona and New Mexico, returning 

 December 10. A large amount of volcanic and cave material was col 

 lected during this time, which will be noted under the head of acces- 

 sions. May 17 the curator again left on a similar errand, visiting 

 caves in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri. The 

 material obtained during this trip was exceptionally good, as well as 

 varied in character, but owing to the fact that his absence was pro- 

 longed beyond the end of the fiscal year, it cannot here be reported on 

 in detail. 



NOTES UPON THE MORE IMPORTANT ACCESSIONS RECEIVED DURING 



THE YEAR. 



One hundred and sixteen regular and 135 temporary accessions were 

 received during the year, the regular accessions comprising upwards ol 

 4,000 specimens. The more important of these are mentioned below. 

 It should be stated that a large share of these materials are designed 

 for the duplicate series or for the World's Columbian Exposition. 



Gold and silver ores from Marquette County, Mich. Gift of J. Ropes. 24521. 



Fossiliferous marble from Tennessee. Gift of T. S. Godfrey. 24522. 



Rocks and ores from the quicksilver district of Almaden, Spain. Collected by 

 G. F. Becker. 



Silver ore, Colorado. Gift of A. Sadtler. 24546. 



Rock salt, Livingston County, N. Y. Gift of Retsof Mining Company. 24554. 



Crude petroleum, Santa Clara, Cuba. Gift of C. W. Cunningham, U. S. Geological 

 Survey. 24580. 



Gneiss with cordierite, Guilford, Conu. Collected by < >. C. Farrington. 24581, 

 24639. 



Volcanic rocks, Lower California. Received from Dr. Ed. Palmer. 24600. 



Manganese ore, Tennessee. Gift of 11. Claiborne. 24605. 



Kaolin, Blooinfield, Fla. Gift of Alex. Lynch. 24604. 



Ores and minerals from Utah and Scotland. (Oft of R. Forrester, Scuofield, Utah. 

 24611. 



Crude nitrate of soda. Iquique, Chili. Gift of C. H. White. 24619. 



Silver ore, San Bernardino County, Cal. Gift of W. II. Gould. 24638. 



Iron ore, Llano County, Tex. Gift of R. T. Hill. 24642. 



Thirty-four specimens phosphate rock, Florida. Gift of E.Willis. 24640. 



Twenty-four specimens phosphate rock, Florida. Gift of Florida Phosphate Com- 

 pany. 24676. 



Zinc ore and barite, Virginia. Collected by G. P. Merrill. 24734. 



Feldspar, New York, Maine, and Delaware. Gift of Golding and Sous. 24720. 



Silver ore, El Pas >, Tex. Gift of W. H. Von Streeruwitz. 24725. 



Stalagmite marble, Washington County, Va, Collected by G. P. Merrill. 24729. 



Copper ores, Huntington, Oregon. Gift of Phillip A. Markson. 24735. 



Asbestos, Knights Ferry, Cal. Gift. of James H. Lowe. 24723. 



Magnetic iron ore, Green County, Ga. Gift oi John C.Hart. 24741. 



Granite, with native copper, Butte, Mont. Gift of C. H. Hand. 24797. 



