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are ornamented. — From Daniel Jenifer, American Minister at 

 Vienna. 

 Three boxes of African Curiosities, containing as follows.— fVom 

 S. M. E. Gohecn, M. D., of Cclumbia, Pennsylvania. 



Specimens of woods, consisting of Red Oak, Poplar. White Oak, Walnut, Iron- 

 wood, Teak. Cedar, Mahogjany, Brimstone, Lowland Mangrove, Bastard Maho- 

 gany, Camwood, Gauiac, Mulberry, Persimmon, Bussa, Lime, Orange, Saffron, 

 and Upland Mangrove : in all, a variety of twenty-two. 



An ibis, and twelve other stuffed birds, from Gambia, head of a palm bird, 1 vol. 

 of African Luminary, specimen of frankincense and minerals, (copper, (Slc.,) from 

 Sierra Leone, buffalo horn, native skull, native cloth, native liammock, nativo 

 loom, from the Gambia, fish net, two table mats, hat, native grass bag, shuttle for 

 a loom, spoons and comb, model of native canoe, tongs for lighting pipe, grie-gria 

 for neck, grie-grie to protect the body, slave whip, war knife and grie-grie, throa 

 war spears and three grie-gries, hunting bag, war dirk, slave rope, buffalo horn, 

 war horn, saw of the saw-fish, wrist ornaments, ancle ornaments, worn by the no- 

 bility, elephant tail, parasite on orange, head of an adult chimpansee, ear of 

 Guinea corn, ibis, chamber in which white ants are kept for breeding, a small col- 

 lection of shells, hippopotamus skull, from the Gambia, elephant skull, from near 

 Monrovia, skin of the African crocodile, from St. Paul's River, Liberia, three 

 guanas, four millepedes, the tails of two skates, one centipede, three guanas, largo 

 serpent, one rare fish, one sea nettle, cuttle fish, sea urchin, young skate, chame- 

 lion, toad, land snail, blue lizzard, electric eel, head of crested snake, boa, from 

 Sierre Leone, tree frog, millepedes, crabs, chamelion, young ray, serpents, small 

 monkey, crested snake, bat, double-headed snake, African white ants, tarantulas, 

 hairy tarantula, African red ants, African black or driver ants, soldier ants, and 

 many others. 



Two Boxes, containing the followino; specimens of Gold and Silver 

 Ores, &c. — From John Parrott, U. S. Consul, Mazatlan, Mexico. 



Large specimen of silver ore, weighing eighty-five pounds, from the mine of 

 Paunco, in the Department of Sinaloa, Mexico. 



Oxide of iron and silver, from the mine of Quintero, in Sonora. 



A very rich specimen of native silver ore, with gold, from the mine of San Este- 

 van. Chihuahua. 



Native gold and silver ore, from the mine del Oro, Chihuahua. 



Native gold, specimen from the surface of the earth, from the mine of Jesus Ma- 

 ria, Chihuahua. 



Brittle malleable sulphuret of silver and gold, from Guadaloupe and Caloo. 



Brittle sulphuret of silver, from Guadaloupo and Caloo. 



Small grains of native gold, and brittle sulphuret of silver, from same. 



Specimen with native silver visible, from the mine of Plateros, Zacatccas. 



Sulphuret of silver, from Lombrorete. 



A piece of native silver, weighing two and a half marks, ore which will yield 

 90 per cent, of pure silver, from the mine of Batophilas. 



Specimen from the mine of Galligo, Zacatecas. 



Malleable sulphuret of silver, from Guadaloupe. 



Nativo clavo, or nail of gold, and sulphuret of silver. 



Silver ore, from San Clemente, Zacatecas. 



Gold and silver mixed, from the Puerla Sinaloa. 



Native silver ore, from Fresnillo. 



Silver ore, from the Galliga, Zacatecas. 



Native silver ore, from Plateros. 



Oxide of iron, and silver mixed, from Sonera. 



Specimen of native silver in granite— the only mine in the world, yet known, 

 which exhibits silver in granite. The mine is called Refugio, in the Department of 

 of Chihuahua . 



Five beautiful specimens from Somhrerete. 



Native silver ore, from San Clemente, Zaoatecnu. 



Specimen of nativo silver lonf, from Coanla. 



