REPORT OF DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1900 rl99 



During the last year was issued bulletin 32 entitled Adorigiml 

 occupation of Xew York, and the remainder of the year was spent 

 in the preparation of a report, bulletin 41 on Wampum and shell 

 articles of Xew York, which is now in press. 



Mrs Harriet M. Converse has prepared a paper on Iroquois 

 silver brooches, which is appended to this report. 



PAX-AMEKICAN EXPOSITION 



Shortly after the appointment of the board of general man- 

 agers of the exhibit of the State of New York at the Pan- 

 American exposition, the director requested Gov. Roosevelt to 

 approve and advocate an exhibit of the natural resources of the 

 state under the auspices of the state museum. Accordingly, as 

 soon as the board organized Mar. 7, 1900, the governor invited 

 the director to meet the board in the executive chamber and 

 explain the purpose and plan of the exhibit. 



After careful deliberation the board has authorized such an 

 exhibit under the auspices of the state museum and has voted 

 for the purpose, the sum of |9000. 



In this exhibit will be represented the work of the various 

 departments of the museum in collections illustrative of the nat- 

 ural history and mineral resources of the state. 



After the close of the exposition the exhibits will be returned 

 to the state museum, which will be materially benefited by the 

 consequent increase of its collections. 



REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS OF GEOLOGICAL HALL 



The dilapidated condition of Geological hall has for a long 

 time been manifest^ and the need of adequate heating apparatus 

 to make it possible for the staif of the museum to do their work 

 throughout the cold weather has been severely felt. 



After several years of effort the director has succeeded in 

 interesting Harry H. Bender, superintendent of public buildings, 

 in procuring an appropriation to put Geological hall in proper 

 condition for future occupancy. In response to Mr Bender's 

 request, the legislature of 1900 appropriated |20,000 to make 



