212 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1892. 



Red sandstone, Pecos City, Tex. Gift of Pecos Red Sandstone Co. 25351. 



Elteolite syenite, from New Hampshire, and gold ore and coal from Maim'. Gift 

 of W. S. Bayley. 25366. 



Ores and rocks, Labrador and Newfoundland. Gift of Henry G. Bryant. 25288. 



Ores and rocks, New Mexico. Collected by G. P. Merrill. 25384. 



Hornblende schist with free gold, Pennington County, S. Dak. Gift of H.John 

 Ainley. 25396. 



Shale with rain prints, Durham, Conn. Gift of S. Ward Loper. 25428. 



Granite (4-inch cube), South Brookville, Me. Gift of A. F. Eells. 25430. 



Ore and rocks, Texas. Gift of W. H. von Streeruwitz. 25482. 



Silver and zinc ores, Aspen, Col. Gift of S. L. Pen field. 25261. 



Silver ore, British Columbia and Loess Formation, China. Gift of R. Hitchcock. 

 25499. 



A large series of stalactites and stalagmites, Luray, Va. Collected for World's 

 Fair exhibit by James H. Morrison. 25517. 



Clays and molding sand, Devonshire, England. Received from R. N. Worth. 

 25527. 



Banded argillite, Canyon, Col. Gift of S. Ward Loper. 25546. 



Quartz, Topsham, Me. Gift of Wilson Manufacturing Company. 25585. 



Salt, Lake "El Sal del Rey," Texas. Gift of John G. Bourke, 25619. 



Rocks, New Mexico. Received from W. Lindgren. 25622. 



Magnetite containing native gold, Carroll County, Md. Gift of J. W. Tyson. 

 25648. 



Rocks, District of Columbia. Gift of J. W. Langdale. 25673. 



Iron ore, Marquette, Mich. Gift of G. J. Northrup. 25802. 



Iron ore, Siqua iron mines, Santiago de Cuba. Gift of John Vallance, superin- 

 tendent. 25803. 



CHARACTER OF ROUTINE WORK. 



The character of the routine work has varied luit little from that of 

 preceding years. The work of preparing the duplicate series neces- 

 sitated the overhauling' and breaking- up of many of the large ore piles 

 that have hitherto cumbered the west front; 30 boxes were also with- 

 drawn from storage, and their contents utilized. In process of this 

 work some 15,057 specimens of rocks and ores were broken up, trimmed, 

 labeled and wrapped ready for packing. The final work of packing 

 these 200 sets, though scarcely completed at the end of the fiscal year, 

 was so nearly done as to be properly comprehended in this report. 



A large amount of time was devoted to the installation of the economic 

 series in the southwest court and which may now for the first time 

 claim to be in a condition approximately satisfactory. 



Duplicates have been sent out, mainly in the way of exchanges, as 

 follows : 



July 9, 1891, to James Allen, 3 specimens of rocks. 

 July 25, 1891, to A. T. Odeneal, 1 specimen of rock. 

 August 31, 1891, to M.Mali, Belgian consul, 17 specimens of coal. 

 September 3, 1891, to R. N. Worth, 152 specimens of ores. 

 September 7, 1891, to C. E. Vawter, 3 boxes (150 pounds). 

 September 9, 1891, to George H. Barton, 5 boxes (1,235 pounds). 

 September 9, 1891, to E. E. Howell, 183 specimens of rocks. 



September 15,1891, to E. E. Howell, 300 pounds of ores and 3 specimens of slab 

 marbles. 



