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ruins of Nineveh described in the first volume of the Transactions, a fine 
specimen of Bootherium cavifrons, a species of extinct ox, found in the old 
Chouteau Pond, many fossils from Hayden’s Survey of the Territories, a 
fine Indian cover and two buffalo skulls, brought from the upper Missouri 
by Mr. Chas. P. Chouteau in the early days of the fur trade expeditions, and 
some fine slabs of Melonites from the quarries of St. Louis. 
During the year the following donations were received: — 
Mrs. Samuel M. Fields: —A specimen of cinnabar from southern Texas. 
Dr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Gundelach: — Specimens of rich silver ore from 
San Bernardino County, California. 
Mr. Julius Hurter: —A collection of Molluscs, containing 216 species, 
represented by 776 specimens; a Gorgonia, a small shark and a shark’s jaw 
from Nassau, Bahama Islands; a large shell of Tridacna gigas from Min- 
danao, Philippine Islands. 
Mr. Henry A. Huston:—A collection of the raw materials from which 
the products of the Stassfurt Industry are derived—Carnallit, Silvin, 
Astrakanit, Boracit, Salzthon, Kainit, Hartsalz, Steinsalz, Schoenit and 
Sylvinit. 
Mrs, J. B. Johnson: — A portrait of her late husband, Dr. J. B. Johnson, 
who died October 6, 1903, and who had been a member of the Academy for 
many years and its President in 1871. 
Mr. Frank Schwarz: — A case containing 53 beetles mounted. 
Mr. Geo. A. Winzer: —An Indian pipe, used by Chief Red Cloud and 
presented by him to the donor’s father in the early seventies. 
The general condition of the museum has improved materially since the 
last report, though very much is still to be done in arranging and labeling 
before the museum can be said to be in shape. A good part of the work 
cannot be done until we have more cases at our disposal for rearranging 
some of the collections and placing others, which are now packed, on exhib- 
ition. 
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