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Harvey 0. Med ford, of Tupelo, sent minerals and fibers for examina- 

 tion ; and S. S. Mitchell, of Columbus, presented samples of sandstone. 



Missouri. — Zoological specimens were received from J. G. W. Steed- 

 man, of Saint Louis, and F. A. Lampson, of Sedalia. 



Fossil shells were sent by Wiley Brittain, of Springfield. 



A stone idol was transmitted by T. L, Whitehead, of Dexter, for ex- 

 amination. 



B. A. Shepley, of Des Arc, gives mineral specimens. 



Montana. — The most important contributions were made by Captain 

 Chas. E. Bendire, who sent thirty-one bird-skins from Fort Custer, a 

 revolver found on the site of the Custer massacre in 1876, and some in- 

 teresting concretions. 



Lead, silver, copper, and other ores were received from John S. Har- 

 ris, of Helena; W. A. Clark, of Butte; F. J. Parker, of Washington, 

 and Bush & Meyers, of Sheridan. 



Nebraska. — Nothing of special importance was received. W. C. 

 Knight, of Lincoln, sent a bird-skin. S. F. Fleharty, of Antelopeville, 

 contributed fossil bones of horse, and Jerome Wiltse, of Falls City, sent 

 an Indian implement. 



Nevada. — A valuable collection of Trenton fossils (2,183 specimens) 

 collected by C. D. Walcott, of which a full list is given in Part v under 

 ace. 17447, has been received from the IT. S. Geological Survey, and also 

 specimens of silver ore from the Raymond and Ely mine at Pioche. 

 W. M. Havenor, acting commissioner for this State at the New Or- 

 leans Exposition, presented ores and mining pictures, and also an inter 

 estiug series of implements, including a jug, basketry, and cradles, 

 made by the Ute Indians. 



Hon. E. W. Furnas, commissioner for Nevada at the New Orleans 

 Exposition, sent plants. 



New Hampshire. — From C. H. Hitchcock, of Hanover, comes a large 

 collection of rocks, and also a vertical column of slate, showing the 

 relative age and comparative thickness of the Archrean, Cambrian, and 

 Silurian formations. 



Fishes were received from E. P. Hodge, of Plymouth, and I. P. Mil- 

 ler, of Portsmouth. 



W. H. Fox, of Washington, contributed several specimens of birds. 



New Jersey. — An extensive collection of carboniferous fossils, made 

 by C. D. Walcott, numbering three hundred and eighteen specimens, 

 was received from the U. S. Geological Survey. 



Zoological specimens were obtained from J. M. C. Eaton, of Irving- 

 ton, and W. L. Green, keeper of Long Branch life saving station. 



From C. I. Grimm, of Loveladies Island, was obtained a whale, Kogia 

 brcviceps. 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, through J. E. Watkins, honor- 

 ary curator of steam transportation in the National Museum, pre 

 sen ted drawings, sections of iron rails, castings, etc. 



