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done upon specimens belonging to the Geological Survey previous to 

 its transfer to our collections. 



On account of the large accessions received from the executors of Dr. 

 Isaac Lea and from the Denver office of the Geological Survey, the 

 number of specimens now in the collection can not be at present prop- 

 erly estimated. Of material actually catalogued the following figures 

 are precise: 



Specimens entered 3,295 



Separate entries 347 



Assigned to reserve series 557 



Assigned to duplicate series 2,719 



Rejected 19 



Of the 3,295 specimens entered, 3,253 represented new accessions, the 

 remaining 42 having been uncatalogued in the old collection. 



One hundred and fifty-five specimens were distributed as gifts and 

 474 in exchange. Total disbursements, 629 specimens. 



Last entry in catalogue, June, 1887 ...47,490 



Last entry in catalogue, June, 1888 47,837 



