THE SCIENTIST. 
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piclnre, the total length of the cases was 
one hundred and foi'ty -five feet, Many 
specimens were not unpacked for want of 
Cise room to exhibit ihem. The hundreds of 
botanical specimens were only represented 
by a faw specimens from each collection, 
while nine-tenths of them were exhibited 
only to the judges of this department. We 
hope this will not be so next year as we 
think a lil)eral portion of the premiums of- 
fered should go to the Natural History de- 
partment, rtnd that proper ca:^es and space 
for same should be supplied by the associa- 
tion. 
copper consisting of the capellary forms of 
Malachite Azurite and Cupnle were,, won- 
deif al, being masses of hair-like crystals of 
copper in all the various forms and „ colors. 
These specimens were from a pocket recep- 
ly discovered in Morenci- mining, district of 
Arizonia. These specimens are pronounced 
by experts, to be much finer than Lake Su- 
perior specimens. 
Mr. E. Butts fijled the following case with 
a few of the rare archaeological specimens 
from his large collection. Among them 
were the following; The noted Frog Pipe of 
Indi-uia, the beautiful Disc Pipe, of Saline 
Beginning to the right and in front of the county, Mo., seven large flint spear points, 
picture was the collection of Mr. F. M. 
Howe, consistinty of many rare crinoids from 
ranging in length from eight , inches to 
eleven inches, all found on Sugar Creek, 
Kansns City, Mo., Burlington, Iowa, La- 
Grand, Iowa, and Crawfordsville, Ind. 
Following the above was the Geological 
collection of Mr, D. H. Todd, consisting of 
many rare forms c»f crinoids from America 
and Europe, as well as a general collection 
of fossils, illustrating the geology of the west, 
Mr. Todd also made a display of Mineral 
Ores on which he - received first premium. 
The many highly colored minerals attracted 
the attention of the least observing visitor to 
his department. The many specimens of 
north of Independence, Mo., several fine 
fleshers made of highly polished hematite 
and granite, there were also some rare pieces 
of pottery taken from mounds in this state, 
an elk cut out of a piece of hematite, and 
many other rare objects, also many peculiar 
forms of flint points, knives, etc., also silver 
ornaments taken from graves in Wyandotte 
county, Kas. One can hardly appreciate 
the value of Mr, Butts collection by these 
few specimens, for his overcrowded cases 
his home would not show that a single speci- 
