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ceived from Professor Hayden's expedition amounting to very nearly 

 one hundred. 



The labors of Lieutenant Wheeler in the more southern portions 

 of the region referred to were continued throughout the season, with 

 Messrs. Gilbert and Howell as geologists, Dr. Yarrow as surgeon and 

 chief naturalist, Mr. Henshaw as assistant naturalist, and Mr. Sever- 

 ance as ethnologist. The investigations of these gentlemen were prose- 

 cuted in Southern Utah and in Eastern Nevada, and resulted in the 

 acquisition of rich collections of geological specimens, as also of a large 

 series of animals, especially of the vertebrates. The ethnological con- 

 tributions of the party were also of much interest. 



Professor Powell also, in continuation of preceding explorations along 

 the Colorado River, devoted himself more particularly to the collection 

 of Indian remains, and succeeded in procuring a very extensive series 

 of everything illustrating the habits and manners of the interesting 

 tribes that now occupy that region. 



From Governor Amy, of New Mexico, the museum has received some 

 valuable minerals, and numerous articles of dress and ornament of the 

 Apaches and other modern tribes. He has also contributed the re- 

 mains of what Dr. Leidy considers to be a new species of American 

 fossil elephant, and other bones of the same species were supplied by 

 General J. H. Carleton. 



Some interesting reptiles of New Mexico were contributed by Dr. 

 Bailey. Other collections of less extent will be found mentioned in the 

 table of list of contributions. 



From the valley of the Mississippi have been received human remains 

 from the mounds of Dakota, contributed by General Thomas 5 from 

 Louisiana and Mississippi, casts of some very remarkable stone imple- 

 ments, furnished by Professor Joseph Jones, of New Orleans; and also 

 original flint objects, together with insects, from Mr. Keenan. 



Mr: J. G. Henderson has lent us the rarities of his fine ethnological 

 collection, gathered principally in Illinois, with permission to duplicate 

 them by means of casts; while from Mr. Peters, of Kentucky, Mr. 

 Anderson, of Ohio, and other gentlemen, additions have also been 

 made to the ethnological department. 



From the chain of lakes extensive contributions in the way of food- 

 fishes have been furnished by various parties. Among them may be 

 mentioned, as the most important contributor, Mr. J. W. Milner, deputy 

 commissioner of fish and fisheries for the lakes. His transmissions em- 

 brace the different species of trout and white-fish in great variety. 



In obedience to the instructions of the minister of marine and fish- 

 eries of Canada, the fish- wardens on the lakes have also supplied speci- 

 mens of trout and white-fish from Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Cham- 

 plain, the Saint John's Eiver, &c. These have been received from 

 Messrs. Kerr, Kiel, Macfie, and others. 



The State of Maine is very amply represented in the collections of 

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