73 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



UNITED STATES BEACON LIGHT AND SIGNAL COMPANY, Philadel- 

 phia, Pennsylvania (J. M. Foster, agent) : 

 Exhibit of beacons and signals. (6.) 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR: 



Census Office; Tenth Census of the United States. (C. W. Sea- 

 ton, Superintendent.) 

 Statistics relating to the fisheries. (60.) 

 Reports and maps illustrating the condition of the United 

 States in 1880. (60.) 

 United States Patent Office. 



List of patents relating to the fisheries complete to 1883. (60.) 



UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, Spencer F. Baird, Director, Wash- 

 ington : 

 Proceedings and bulletins containing numerous papers relating to 

 the natural history offish and other aquatic animals. (60.) 

 The collections of the National Museum have been extensively drawn 

 upon in the preparation of the collective exhibit of the United 

 States, in accordance with the provisions of the law authorizing 

 the participation of the United States in this exhibition. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY : 

 Bureau of Navigation — Hydrographic Office. 



Charts of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. (6.) 

 Nautical Almanac Office. 



Nautical Almanacs. (6.) 



American Ephemeris. (6.) 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : 



United States Life Saving Service, Sumner J. Kimball, Su- 

 perintendent. 

 Exhibit of apparatus and publications used by the service. (9.) 

 A. — Life Boats. 



I. — New Jersey Life Boat for sandy beaches. 

 II.— The Long Island Life Boat for sandy beaches. 

 III.— Massachusetts Life Boat for rocky and shingly 



beaches. 

 IV. — The Dobbins Life Boat, self-righting, self-bailing, 

 and self-ballasting, used at stations adjacent to 

 harbors where there is a sheltered place for land- 

 ing. 

 B. — The American Life Car, about 12 feet long. Will transport 

 from a wreck to the shore at each trip six people, pro- 

 tecting them from exposure to the weather. 

 C. — Beach Apparatus Cart. Used at all stations of the Life- 

 Saving Service, and loaded with all apparatus for mak- 

 ing connections from shore to wreck, including gun, 

 hawser, whips, breeches buoy, and shot-line. 



The gear used with the apparatus cart is serviceable with either 

 breeches buoy or life-car. 



