&£ 



few 



TO 



BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, LL.D., 



PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND GEOLOGY, ' 

 IN YALE COLLEGE! 



WHOSE ENLIGHTENED ZEAL AND PERSEVERING 

 LABOURS 



HAVE LARGELY CONTRIBUTED 



TO DEVELOPE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OP 

 OUR COUNTRY ; 



TO ELEVATE THE CHARACTER, 



AMELIORATE THE CONDITION, 

 AND 



INCREASE THE HAPPINESS, 

 OF THE 



AMERICAN PEOPLE, 



THESE PAGES 

 ARE MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, 



