22 Twenty-fourth Report ojs the State Museum. 



From W. S. Layman, M. D., Gilboa, IST. Y. 



Specimen of cemented Gravel and calcareous Spar, from a fissure in 

 the rocks of the Hamilton Group. 



From F. E. Aspinwall, Loudonville, N. Y. 



A piece of Talcose Slate, containing fine octohedral crystals of mag- 

 netic iron. 



From Frank Peuyn, Albany, N. Y. 

 Limestone from the Hudson River Group at Watervliet Mills, con- 

 taining Orthis pectinella Conrad, and other fossils. 



From B. F. Smith, Jr., Alabaster, Mich. 



Four blocks of Gypsum, of about a cubic foot each, and several 

 smaller specimens, from different beds of the quarries at Alabaster, 

 Alabaster Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan. 



From John P. Dean, Deposit, N. Y. 

 A specimen of Lepidodendron from Sanford, Broome Co., N. Y. 



From John J. Smith, Tribes Hill, ]N^. Y. 

 Black Kiver Limestone, containing Golumnaria alveolata Goldf.,from 

 Tribes Hill. 



From O. W. Morris, E'ew York. 

 Specimens of Pentremites godoni^ picked up at Niagara Falls. 



From Daniel Church, Gouverneur, IST. Y. 

 Serpentines and Limestones, from Gouverneur, !N. Y. 



From AsEL F. Wilcox, Fayette ville, E". Y. 

 Two large blocks of Gypsum, one showing wearing from dripping 

 water; and a specimen of Hydraulic Limestone. Fayetteville. 



From George W. Pine, Herkimer, ^N". Y. 

 Sulphnret of Silver, with accompanying piece of the metal extracted. 



Washington Dist., Peese River, Cal. 

 Silver Ore, yielding $200 per ton ; locality as above. 

 Oxidized Galena Silver Ore, yielding $300 per ton. Washington 



Dist., Nevada. 



