on the State Cabinet of Natural History. 3 



enlarged condition. The few spaces in these ca§es at present left 

 unoccupied will be properly filled in the course of a few months. 



For the extension of the Geological series nearly all the specimens 

 have been selected, and temporarily arranged in other cases or in 

 drawers, ready to be placed in their proper positions as soon as the 

 table cases shall be completed. 



The arrangement of this room being essentially completed, at 

 least as to the plan, I have had a diagram of the same constructed 

 upon a large scale, marking the position and contents of the cases 

 and their relation to each other. This diagram, on a smaller scale, 

 with a general description of the contents of the cases, is intended 

 to accompany the report to be made to the Legislature. 



Considerable progress has been made in arranging, labeling and 

 distributing into boxes the duplicate specimens of fossils heretofore 

 remaining in drawers of cases in the Curator's room. The several 

 collections have been numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., and a record of these 

 has been kept, together with a list of the species in each collection, 

 and the number of individuals of each species in the several collec- 

 tions. These collections are still so incomplete that I would not 

 recommend their distribution at the present time. During the com- 

 ing year I hope to be able to make such progress in this work that 

 in my next report I can submit a more complete statement, with a 

 recommendation for the distribution of some part, at least, of the col- 

 lections. 



During the year some additions have been made to the Economic 

 collections, and the space allotted to the building stones and mar- 

 bles on each side of the main entrance hall has been found insufficient 

 for their arrangement. The collections of the coming year will make 

 it necessary to provide some other accommodations for the specimens. 

 A few specimens have been added to the Iron Ores from Northern 

 New York, as will be seen by the accompanying lists, but it has been 

 quite impossible for me to visit that region, as I had intended,. for 

 the completion of this collection. Some interesting specimens of 

 iron ore from the Lake Superior region have been donated by Hon. 

 L. H. Morgan. 



During the collection of the larger blocks of ores and building 

 stones a considerable number of smaller specimens have been 

 obtained, some of which have been added to the Geological series, 

 while others, together with all those collected beyond the limits of 

 the State, -for want of room to arrange them, have been labeled and 



