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he was loved and revered by the people of Kansas as perhaps 
no other citizen has ever been. 
Especially is his memory held in high esteem by his pupils. 
His kindly reproofs of every thing that was wrong only en- 
deared him the more to them. His unquenchable enthusiasm, 
his warm and unending interest in their work have made an 
impression upon the many hundreds of pupils that received in- 
struction from him that can never be appreciated. The writer, 
especially owes to him a debt of gratitude that is boundless. 
He was his pupil in school for five years and his assistant in 
the field for two years more. Never in all his life has he met a 
man whose absolute purity of deed and word would compare 
with his. A total abstainer from all vices, a widely cultured 
man, and one whose nobility of character was equalled only by 
liis love for science, he has left as a heritage a name emblaz- 
oned high in the history of Kansas. In the words of Dr. C. A. 
White, published at the time of his death "he was a sincere 
devotee of science, and an intelligent interpreter of nature, and 
better still, an honest man. Peace to his ashes." 
Professor Mudge was married in 1846 to Miss Mary E. A. 
Beckford, who yet survives him with two sons and a daughter. 
A plain shaft built of the different ornamental stones of the 
state, which he himself had brought to light, and reared under 
the auspices of the Kansas Academy of Science, marks his 
last resting place at Manhattan. 
Chronological List of Benjamin F. Miidge's Scientific Papers. 
1. First Annual Report on the Geology of Kansas by the State 
Geologist. i2mo, pp. 56. Lawrence, Kansas, John Speer, State 
Printer. 1866. 
2. Discovery of Fossil Footmarks in the Liassic (?) Formation 
of Kansas. Amer. Journ. Sci., xii, pp. 174-176, 1866. 
3. On a Meteorite which exploded over Kansas, June 6, 1866. 
Amer. Journ. Sci., xvi, pp.- 429, 430, 1868. 
4. Red Sandstone of Central Kansas. Trans. Kans. Acad, Sci., i. 
pp. 394-396, 1872. 
5. Geology of the Arkansas. Trans. Kans. Acad. Sci., i, pp. 408- 
410, 1872. 
6. Traces of the Mound Builders in Kansas. Trans. Kans. Acad. 
Sci., ii, pp. 5, 6, 1873. 
7. Recent Discoveries of Fossil Footprints in Kansas. Trans. 
Kans. Acad. Sci., ii, pp. 7-9, 1873. 
