NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 89 



University of Mississippi, museum of natural history and geol- 

 ogy, University. Waller S. Leathers, professor of natural history 

 and geology, in charge of museum. 



Paleontology. Representative collection of invertebrates from 

 the Cambrian formations upward; also sharks teeth; bones of 

 mastodon, zeuglodon and other fossil vertebrates from the Ter- 

 tiary and Pleistocene formations. A fevi^ zeuglodon vertebrae 

 and fossiliferous concretions from Mazon creek, Illinois for 

 exchange. 



Mineralogy. A representative series of minerals, including 

 most of the species described in Dana's Manual. 



Economic geology. Collection made by the former state a.gri- 

 cultural and geological survey, including rocks, soils (with many 

 analyses of the same) and fossils of the state, arranged by coun- 

 ties, with some from adjoining states. 



Lithology. A very fair collection, the basis of which was pur- 

 chased from A. E. Foote of Philadelphia, and added to from time 

 to time. 



Zoology. Many mounted and alcoholic specimens; skeletons of 

 vertebrates and dried invertebrates; shell collection of 10,000 

 varieties, purchased from Dr Francis H. Markoe. 



Botany. An incomplete suite of cryptogamous plants. 



Ethnology. Bones, pottery, fishhooks, arrowheads, etc., of the 

 North American Indians and the Mound Builders. 



MISSOURI 



Bureau of geology and mines, Rolla. E. R. Buckley, state geolo- 

 gist. 8000 entries and 32,000 specimens illustrating the geology 

 and mineral resources of the state exclusively. 



Central college, Fayette. No report. 



Christian university, Canton. No report. 



Drury college, Springfield. Edward M. Shepard, professor of 

 geology, in charge. 



Paleontology. The collection consists of 400 specimens of 

 Silurian, 100 Devonian, 1000 Lower. Carboniferous, 500 Lower 



