. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 266 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. Supposed kaolin; sent bj' E. , Weiser, lihiho. No. 1173. Ores for identification; sent l>y Henry Clause, Pliebe, Tenn. No. 1179. Graphite; sent by J. D. Schneider, Allentowu, Pa. No. 1180. Material for determination; sent by Marion Moyers, Compensation, Tenn. No. 1186. Supposed pliosplnite; sent by F. M. Westerfelt, Rural, Fla. No. 1201. Ores for determination; sent by I. Bradon, Pbebe, Tenn.
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 266 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. Supposed kaolin; sent bj' E. , Weiser, lihiho. No. 1173. Ores for identification; sent l>y Henry Clause, Pliebe, Tenn. No. 1179. Graphite; sent by J. D. Schneider, Allentowu, Pa. No. 1180. Material for determination; sent by Marion Moyers, Compensation, Tenn. No. 1186. Supposed pliosplnite; sent by F. M. Westerfelt, Rural, Fla. No. 1201. Ores for determination; sent by I. Bradon, Pbebe, Tenn. No. 1203. Material for assay; sent by W. R. Fiudly, Hoodsport, \N'asli. No. 1211. Supposed fossil; sent by W. S, Danfortli, Boulder, Colo. No. 1220. Material for assay; sent by L. Ballard, Lindside, "\V. Va. No. 1221. Ores for determination; sent by O. P. Sybest, Ravenwood, "\V. Ya. No. ;>. Supposed tin ore; sent by Emil Wilvert, Sunbury, Pa. No. 1236. It will be seen from tlie above tliat out of a total of 452 accessions coming to tlie entire Museum for examiuatiou, this department alone received l.''>2, or nearly oO j^er cent. Tlie curator is often called upon to give information regarding material l)rougl!t to the Museum for iden- tification. A new case lias been built across the east end of the west south rauge and which affords accommo<bitions for the collections of rocks forming minerals, structural, color, and sj^ecific gravity series, as well as the larger collections in historical geology. The work of installing the exhibition series is always more or less experimental, ami the curator is, or should be, continually striving to introduce methods whereby the most pleasing effects are produced, as well as each object brought into such position as shall render its points of interest most readily seen. Thus a considerable amount of time is consumed in what may be called ex])erimental work. In those cases wlieie economy of space demands two or mor
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