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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OP CANADA. 



Catalogue of 

 the Museum. 



Chemical 

 branch. 



Distribution 

 of publications 



Visitors to the 

 Museum. 



together about 2,4*7*7 specimens, have been selected, labelled an 

 catalogued, by Mr. "Willimott, for distribution to educational institu- 

 tions in all parts of the Dominion ; and considerable progress has been 

 made in a systematic numbering of the Museum collection, with a view 

 to the preparation of a complete descriptive catalogue. 



Since the date of my last report the chemical branch of the survey 

 has, I regret to say, lost the able and faithful services of Dr. B. «J. 

 Harrington, he having, owing to increasing collegiate duties, felt com- 

 pelled to resign his position on the survey. The work is, however, 

 now most efficiently and zealously conducted by Mr. Christian 

 Hoffmann, assisted since September by Mr. Frank Adams. It has in- 

 cluded analysis of coals, kaolin, fire clay and several other minerals 

 of economic importance or scientific interest, also determinations of 

 iron, copper, manganese, lead, gold, silver, nickel and cobalt in ores, 

 either collected by the survey or sent from various parts of the 

 Dominion for examination and report. The details of some of this 

 work will be found in Mr. Hoffmann's report. 



About 200 books, pamphlets and maps have been presented to the 

 libraiy during the year in return for the publications of the survey, of 

 which about 1,139 copies have been distributed, besides 1,600 sent to 

 Ottawa for distribution. 



One thousand six hundred and three names have been registered in 

 the visitors' book from 1st January to 31st December, 18*79. 



In some of the maps published with the present report, geological 

 nolfes, signs and lettering appeal- in red, and in future it is proposed, 

 in order to facilitate the study and use of the maps, published by the 

 Survey, to use black for the topography only, while red, green and 

 blue lettering will be used for geological, botanical and zoological 

 notes respectively. 



Montreal, January 1st, 1880. 



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