764 CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. 



hides of animals, various food preparations, an<l a series illustrating the materials 

 and manipulations employed in the manufacture of tea and silks; also manufactures 

 of bamboo. 



MEXICO. 



Dr. Mariano Barcena, Commmioner. 



The greater part of the exhibit of the natural products of the country as shown in 

 the main building, including the ores of gold and silver, obsidian, woods, fibers, and 

 other vegetable products, pottery, and terra cotta. Among the most notable 

 mineral specimens may be mentioned an iron meteorite weighing 4,000 pounds. 



NETHERLANDS. 



Dr. E. H. Yon Baumhauer, Commissioner. 



Agricultural products in considerable variety; specimens illustrating tlie fisheries 

 of Holland, including cod-liver oil, etc.; tiles, cements, etc. 



NORWAY. 



WilliajM C. Christophersen, Commissioner; Genhard Gade, Assistant Commissi oiier. 



A very large collection of ores and other specimens illustrating the metallurgy of 

 iron, copper, nickel, etc. ; collection illustrating the eatable fishes of northern Europe, 

 samples of prepared fishes, samples of food preparations, etc. ; great variety of agri- 

 cultural products. 



ORANGE FREE STATE. 



Charles W. Rilev, Commissioner. 



A (H)llection of agricultural products. 



PERU. 



Jose Carlos Tracy, Commissi oyier. 



A series of the principal food and other vegetable products in that country. 



PORTUGAL. 



M. Jayme Batalho Reis, jigricultural Commissioner; M. Lourenco Malheiro, 

 Industrial Commissoner. 



The greater part of the very extensive exliibit of minerals, ores, etc., in the main 

 building; also pottery, samples of industrial products, glass work, paper, etc., and a 

 full series of the vegetable productions of the Kingdom in nearly two thousand varie- 

 ties. A portion only of this collection filled 60 large boxes. 



RUSSIA. 



Gen. Charles de Bielsky, Commissioner; Captain Nicholsky and Captain 



Semelshken, Assistant Commissioner. 



An enormous collection, illustrating the metallurgy of copper and iron, including 

 different varieties of Russian iron and steel; the very extensive collection of minerals 

 of Siberia, exhibited by the school of mines, and valued at a high price; samples of 

 rope and cordage, pottery, tiles, cement, and isinglass and other products of the 

 sturgeon. 



