90 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



Christian, Thomas (Richmond, Virginia), makes inquiry as to the most effectual 

 method of arranging arrow-heads for purposes of exhibition. 



Clarke, T. D. (Seattle, Washington), asks for information regarding the cultivation 

 of oysters. 



Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (West Cliff, Colorado), sends an impression of mark- 

 ings upon a knife found near West Cliff, with a request that they he deciphered. 



Cooper, B., Jr. (Wheeling, West Virginia), desires information regarding a colonial 

 note, a description of which he sends. 



Cooper, Bark ley (Wheeling, West Virginia), desires information concerning or- 

 ganization of Museum work in connection with the Smithsonian Institution. 



Cowles, Rev. Sylvester (Randolph, New York), asks information concerning a 

 stone implement, a sketch of which he transmits. 



Cox, Philip (Newcastle, New Brunswick), makes inquiry as to the most effectual 

 method of collecting and preserving fish, and concerning the bibliography of 

 Ichthyology. 



Curtin, Patrick (Grangeville, Idaho), seeks information regarding certain impres- 

 sions on rocks, a description of which he sends. 



Davis, J. A. (Eureka, Illinois), desires information regarding a coiu, a photograph 

 of which he transmits. 



Decker & Bonitz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) desire to be informed where pure 

 gypsum may be obtained in large quantities. 



Denison, H. R. (Platteville, Wisconsin), desires information regarding a stone im- 

 plement, a photograph of which he sends. 



DeVault, J. J. (Seattle, Washington), transmits a coin for determination. 



Devron, Dr. G. (New Orleans, Louisiana), desires a translation of an inscription on 

 a tombstone, a photograph of which he transmits. 



Doblk, Arthur (Toronto, Canada), desires reference to a book relating to Alaska. 



Dodge, Charles K. (Port Huron, New York), desires reference to some work on the 

 grasses and sedges of the United States. 



Dresser, William (Santa Ana, California), desires information regarding the phe- 

 nomena of putrefaction. 



Dumble, Dr. E. T. (Austin, Texas), desires information as to the cost of cases used 

 for exhibition and storage purposes in the Museum. 



Dunn, W. S. (Washington, District of Columbia), inquires as to the rapidity of 

 growth in turtles. 



Dyer, Lieut. G. L., U. S. Navy (Hydrographic Office, Navy Department), inquires as 

 to the density of water in certain harbors, and as to the surface tension of cer- 

 tain liquids. 



Earle, Edward M. (Malvern P.O., Jamaica), makes inquiry regarding the preserva- 

 tion of fish for purposes of study. 



Edgerton, Hon. A. P. (Ilicksville, Ohio), for D. W. H. Howard, of Wiuameg, Ohio, 

 makes inquiries regarding prehistoric stone implements. 



Emerson, Mrs. Elizabeth (Palma Sola, Florida), desires the determination of a shell 

 from a description which she sends, also an opinion as to its value. 



Fain, W. J. (Dallas, Georgia), sends description of a stone, and inquires as to the 

 probability of its containing diamonds. 



Foote, Kate (Guilford, Connecticut), desires information regarding the looms used 

 by the Indians of Alaska in weaving blankets. 



Fraser, W. Lewis (Century Company, New York City), makes inquiry regarding 

 the existence of structures analogous to the Irish round towers in the canons of 

 the western United States. 



Fulford, R. H. (Cincinnati, Ohio), seeks information regarding the domestication 

 and hybridization of the American bison. 



Gallinan, Gustave W. (Columbus, Ohio), desires information in reference to cork 

 and pins for mounting insects for purposes of exhibition. 



