T. EOMEYN BECK, LL.D., 



SECKETART OF THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW-YORK. 



Dear Sir : 



In pursuing a series of investigations upon common salt, and its 



manufacture, I have collected and examined numerous specimens 



of salt, brine, etc. Considering the great interest which the people 



of the State of Kew-York have in the subject, I have thought these 



specimens might not inappropriately find a place in the State 



Cabinet of Natural History at Albany. Accompanying them is a 



list of the specimens, with their localities and the names of the 



persons who have furnished them to me ; also analyses of many of 



them, with some descriptive memoranda. 



Should they be thought desirable, please to accept them for the 



State Cabinet. 



Respectfully yours, 



aEOROE H. COOK. 



Rutgers College, New-Brunswick, N.J. 

 December 15, 1853. 



[Senate No. 50.] 



