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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



ATTENDANCE AT THE MUSEUM 



iQct. 7, 1901-Oct. 7, 1902 



Total ' 75 598 



Monthly maximum 11 404 



Daily maximum Aug. 12 940 



Average, monthly 6 299 



Average, daily 241 



ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS 

 Economic geology 



Specimens collected by Arthur L. Parsons 

 1 specimen of peat, Montezuma swamp, about 1 mile west of 



the village of Montezuma 

 1 of peat, 2y 2 miles north of Chittenango station 

 1 of peat (under marl), 2y 2 miles east of Oniontown (known 



locally as Ognon) 

 1 of peat, from small bed in a tamarack swamp, near Monte- 



zeuma swamp, on the hills about 2% miles south of Savannah 

 1 of peat, 2y 2 miles north of Canastota 

 1 of peat, Oak Orchard swamp, north of Elba 

 1 Of peat, Cowaselon creek 2y 2 miles northwest of Canastota 

 1 of peat (under marl), Cowaselon creek, 2y 2 miles northwest 



of Canastota 



1 of marl, Cowaselon creek, 2y 2 miles northwest of Canastota 

 1 of marl from Oniontown (known locally as Ognon). 



Donation 



Carborundum Co., 'Niagara Falls. 1 bag of powdered carbo- 

 rundum 



Mineralogy 



Purchase 



G. L. English. 1 specimen of witherite, Fallowfield, Northum- 

 berland Eng. 

 5 specimens celestite, Put-in-Bay O. 



1 After being closed on account of extensive repairs since Sep. 22, 1900, the 

 museum was again opened to the public Oct. 7, 1901. 



