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and skins of luimmals in size from a fox to 
that of a moose, eli<. and l)uff.do, also some 
twenty coaiplele skeletons of large mammals 
most of \A liich have been collt^cted and pre- 
pared by Trof, Dyche. These specimens in- 
chide seiies of skins of such at.imals as the 
l;uffalo, moose, elk, mountain sheep, 
mountain goat,, antelope, caribou, 
Virginia and mule deer, bear, grisley and 
black, mountain lions, wolves and coyotes^ 
lynxes and wild cats, and v, rious species of 
The flriished .^peciui^n, Cervus Alces 
American 3Ioose. 
f()xes incltiding one si)lcndid silve:" gra^, etc. 
Of the smaller sjiecies of mammals there are 
series of skins such as beaver, otter, wolver- 
ine, fisher, martin, mink, badger, wood- 
chuck, swift, skunk, etc. 
Prof. Dyche h.s prepared six hundred 
pages of anatomical notes and measurements 
which describe the specimens above men 
tioned. These notes will form the basis of a 
series of scientific papers which will appear 
in the future. Prof. Dyche' s leisure mo 
mentsare occupied in writing a book, entitled 
"Camp Fires of a Naturalist." It will be 
a bo jk for "boys" both old and young, a 
book for all lovers of nature, particularly 
young Naturalists and sportsmen. It will 
be an account of Prof. Dyche' s trips, with 
Natural History science, worked up in a 
readable and popular style. Prof. Dyche is 
also collecting material for monographs of 
some of our American Mammals. 
In 1SS9 the chair of Anatomy and T'hysiol- 
ogy was created and" placed under Pr,.f, 
Dyche's direction, with one assistant to help 
with taxidermic and museum work. 
In il<90 the Board of Regents requestsol 
Prof. Dyche to assume charge of the v/ork 
in Zoology and Animal Ilistoloo-y vvith one 
assistant; this has been increased to four aiid 
the Board has proaiised ancKher. 
A recent copy of the Daily Ivecord, Law- 
rence, Kans,, gives an account of Prof. 
Dyhce's elaborate preparation for theexhiti- 
ion of Mammals at the World's Fair. The 
aiticle states that the exl ibit will consist of 
twenty groups, mounted and prepared in a 
manner far superior to those ordinarily em= 
ployed, 4 hey will be labeled and classified so 
as to prec'ude the possibility of the mos: care- 
less observer mistaking their signihcance„ 
Judging from the past, it is but a reasona- 
ble prophcy that Prof. Dyche will contribute 
largely towards formulat ng ani establishing 
a broader view of the life and habits of 
N'orth American animals. and then take rank 
amongst the greatest of living Naturalists. 
Ml-. Dj^che had jnst retur^d from an 
elk hnnt, when he received a despatch 
callino" him to Fort Rilej^ to take charge 
of tlie horse "Comanche" the only ani- 
mal whicli survived the Custer massacre; 
he was twenty-nine years old. Prof. 
Dyche has the hide and siveiiton, which 
he will mount and have at the World's 
Fair with the Kansas collectioii. 
