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JirarsJiall, Edicard. Specimen of miueral dust; from Korth Carolina. 

 (For examination.) 



Marsilliot, M. G,, United States Revenue Steamer Corwin. Specimen of 

 ores 5 from Alaska. 



Martin, If. L. Specimen of bug; from Illinois. 



Martin, S. J. Two boxes of alcoholic specimens of fislies, crabs, etc., 

 obtained by fisliing vessels sailing from Gloucester, Mass. 



MaHon, Prof. Otis T. Si)ecimen of quartz geode ; from near Keokuk, Iowa. 



Massachusetts Cotton Mill, Loicell, Mass. Samples of cotton cloth. 



2latlier, Fred. Alcoholic specimen of fish; from the Saint Lawrence 

 Eiver; also, living box-tortoise, marked "Yankee, 1802"; from 

 Virginia. 



21atheics, W., Assistant Surgeon,, U. 8. Army. Box of mineral substance 

 used by Navajo Indians for blea«ching silver and as a mordant in 

 dyeing. 



Mathews, William H. C. Samplesof saline soda; from Mono Lake, Cal- 

 ifornia. 



Mattoni, C. Six glass tnbes for watering plants. 



Mayo, I. C, Gloucester, Mass. Five samples of "Champion" row-locks. 



Medler, Lyman G. {throngh JoJin B. ^Yiggins). Fragments of fossil tusk 

 of mastodon ; from Tioga County, New York. 



Meigs, General M. C. Specimens of Minnesota granite used by tlie 

 Union Pacific Eailroad in the construction of the railroad bridge at 

 Bismarck, Dakota. Samples of building-stones; from the quarries on 

 the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas ; specimen of 

 pine wood, showing ^strength of the timbej" when rested at ends and 

 weight placed in the center ; also, specimen of Indian oolite ; from 

 the Ute Indian reservation. 



Merchant, Capi. George W. "Purse" ring, such as were used on seines 

 in 1854. 



Merrill, l}r. J. C, U. S. A. Eggs of snow bunting {Junco annectens); 

 from Montana. 



Meyers, P. H. Specimens of mica schist and pyrite ; from Maryland. 



Micliigan Wire Shovel Co., Niles, Mich. Wire scoop, for removing fish 

 from nets. 



Miles Brothers & Co., Neic Yorl: Series of manufactured bristles, etc., 

 exliibit^d at International Exhibition of 187C, Philadelphia. 



Miller, L. M. Two fresh specimens of fish {Amia calva); from Geneva, 

 New York. 



Miller, M. A. Box of minerals and Indian arrow-heads ; from Vir- 

 ginia. 



Miller & Goates, Wew Yorlc. Samples of floor tiling. 



Miller, Joseph. Specimens of minerals; from Arizona. 



Mills, A. Two si^eciinens of building-stones from Scotland and one 

 from Germany. 



