MINERALS. 



From the Hon. WILLIAM TAYLOR, of New York. 

 A specimen of Breccia, from Sandyhook. 



From THOMAS N. ALLEN, of Pleasant-valley, Dutchess county. 

 A specimen of Marble from the farm of Mr. Allen. 



From E. S. SWEET, of Owego, New-York. 



A specimen of Lead Ore from a ravine in the valley of the Suaquehannah, 

 near OTv^ego. 

 The following extract is taken from a letter to Prof. T. Rombtn Bkoe, 

 which accompanied the specimen; dated Owego, February 18, 1853 : 



Deak Sir — I take the liberty of sending a specimen of Orb recently found 

 in this v^icinity, in a ravine situated in the valley of the Susquehannah river, 

 near the base of a mountain 200 to 300 feet high, composed of loose shelly rock 

 cropping out in various places, but mostly covered with soil. The ore is found 

 in boulders lying in the soil, which is a hard clayey loam mixed with graveL 

 The specimen sent is a part of a lump weighing four pounds. No sufficient ex- 

 amination has yet been made to ascertain what quantity is likely to be found; 

 although one man assures me, that in less than one hour, he took out forty 

 pounds, and from twenty pounds of which he obtained eighteen pounds of pure 

 lead. 



Tradition avers that the Indians formerly procured lead in that vicinity; but 

 white men had no knowledge of its existence, until it was accidentally dis- 

 covered while digging earth for our railroad bed which is near by. 



Yours truly, E. S. SWEET. 



From DANIEL R. O'NEIL, Civil Engineer, New York. 

 Three specimens of Fibrous Sulphate of Barytes, found in Wayne oo^ 

 Two specimens of Selenite { gypsum) t also from Wayne county. 



