184 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1893. 



Eruptive rocks from the vicinity of ^lontreal, Cauada. Koceived from Henry 

 Lampard. 



A collection of stalactites and stalagmites from the grottoes, Shendun, Va. Col- 

 lected for the World's Columbian f'xposition by Mr. W. H, Xewhall. 



A line, large collection of lavas from the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands. Col- 

 lected for the World's Columbian Exposition by Mr. A. B. Lyons. 



A large collection of stalactites and stalagmites from the caverns of Luray. Col- 

 lected for the World's Columbian Exposition by Mr. J. H. Morrison. 



A large antl valuable series of cave products from caves in Virginia, Tennessee, 

 Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri ; also onyx marbles from Arizona ami Lower Cali- 

 fornia. Collected by the curator. 



A collection of rock types from the vicinity of Hot Springs and Magnet Cove, 

 Ark., as described by the late Francis Williams. 



A beautiful series of the wonderful selenite crystals from Wayne County, Utah. 

 Obtained from Dr. J. E. Talmage. 



A series of septarian nodules, stylotites, volcanic bombs, fulgurites, and onyx 

 marbles. Obtained from Mr. H. L. Ward. 



A fine mass of drift copper, weighing 5.5 pounds, found in the Earnshaw quarries, 

 some 20 miles southwest of Chicago. Obtained I'rom Ossian Guthrie. 



An exceptionally fine collection, comprising Elban iron ores, volcanic bombs from 

 Lipari, miscellaneous volcanic products from Stromboli, Viilcano, and Etna; basaltic 

 columns from Bonn, Prussia, and a large and beautiful series of suljihur and associ- 

 ated rocks and minerals from Sicily. Collected by ]Mr. F. W. Crosby. 



A collection of cave products from the Wind Caves of South Dakota. Gift of A. 

 F. McDonald. 



Eighty-five views of volcanic phenomena in the Hawaiian Islands. Obtained 

 from I. Williams for the World's Columbian Exposition. 



Sixty-six A'iews of South Italian volcanoes. Obtained from Dr. H. J. .lohnston- 

 Lavis. 



Twenty-five views in Howe's Caves, New York, obtained from S. R. Stoddard. 



Fifty-eight views of Mammoth, AVyandotte, and Marengo caves. From Ben. 

 Hains, jr. 



Twenty-six views ()f Mammoth Cave. Obtained from Miss F. B. Johnson. 



Seventeen views of Alaskan glaciers. Obtained from Prof. H. F. Reed. 



Thirty-five views of Luray Caves. Obtained from Mr. C. H. James. 



Thirty views of glacial phenomena, obtained from Prof. W. O. Crosby. 



Fifty-three views of glacial phenomena. Obtained from Prof. G. F. Wright. 



The character of the routine work lias varied but little from that of 

 previous years. Especial effort was made in phmuing the World's 

 Fair exhibit to so arrange the labels that, when returned to Washing- 

 ton, it could be made to fill a definite place in our regular system of 

 installation. Thus, excepting that it was impossible to devote a large 

 portion of the time to a preparation of the three exhibits there 

 included, and to work them out in considerable detail, almost no 

 departure was made from ordinary museum methods, and but little 

 labor actually lost. Copy for 1,175 labels was sent to the printer and 

 1,301 printed forms received. 



A large proportion of the routine work of this department consists 

 in the examination of geological material transmitted to the Museum 

 for this purpose. During the year 130 packages of this character 

 were examined and reported upon. The total number of packages of 

 material of ;ill kinds received during the vear for examination was 516, 



