XXXVI 



Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [March, 1845. 



Museum Economic Geology. 



rerort of the curator of the mlneralogical and geological department, 

 for the month of february. 



Mineralogical and Geological. 



We have received from Major Crommelin, B. E., residing- at Darjeeling, a small col- 

 lection of 24 specimens of the rocks found by him on a tour in the neighbourhood of 

 that station ; he says : — 



" The specimens are not so large as might be desired ; the reason is that I proceed 

 generally alone on my excursions, and find it no small addition to the fatigue of ascend- 

 ing 5000 or 6000 feet, to carrying a pocket load of stones. 



Darjeeling, January 21st, 1845. 



From Captain Munro, Her Majesty's 39th Regt. we have received two very pretty 

 specimens of Ribbon Jasper from the neighbourhood of Gwalior, and a specimen of 

 Limestone with fossil remains (shells) from the Hungrung pass in the Himalaya, at 

 16,000 feet. 



Amongst the catalogues of collections which I have sedulously collected from every 

 corner since my connection with the Museum, I found one, at least three years 

 ago, of a collection of specimens by Dr. Jameson from the hills ; but the specimens 

 were no where to be found. I wrote to him on the subject, as also, through Mr. Torrens 

 to Mr. George Clark at Umballah, but the collection appeared to be lost. To our great 

 surprise it has re-appeared as will be seen by the following letters : — 



To H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 

 Sir, — When examining some wrecked pi'operty in my godown, the enclosed letter to 

 your address was found, together with a quantity of stones, which I beg leave to forward 

 to you. 



Calcutta, 26th February, 1845. J. Holmes, 



Secretary, Union Insurance' 



H. Torrens, Esq. Secretary, Asiatic Society. 



Dear Sir, — As Mr. Clarke was sending some boxes to you, I have taken the oppor- 

 tunity of transmiting a few Geological specimens, collected during my tours in the 

 hills, and which I beg you will have the goodness to lay before the Society, as they are 

 intended to illustrate what I have written in your journal. 



Umballah, 4th October, 1844. Wm. Jameson. 



The stones also have so far escaped injury that we have the full number of specimens 

 But the numbers, and consequently references, to about two thirds of them have been 

 lost, being on paper labels only.* Dr. Jameson, however, can easily renew them from his 

 Catalogue which is descriptive and I have written to him to request the favour of his 

 doing so for us. 



From our indefatigable contributor Captain J. T. Newbold, M. N. I. we have 

 to announce another curious and valuable paper " On the Alpine glacier, Iceberg 



* All specimens should be ink (and if possible paint) marked, with a number in India' 

 where damp or insects destroy paper forthwith, and a duplicate copy of the catalogue 

 should be made at the earliest possible moment, 



H. P, 



