The New York herald., 1879-11-16
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.

RECEPTION ON NEXT TUEsDAY-ADDrTIoNs TO
THE COLLECTION.
The autumn reception Of tho new American Mu-
scum of Natural History, the building which looms
up prominently ut Eighth avenue and Seventy
seventh street. Central Park is announced for Tues
day next. the 18th inst, from two to five p. N. The
collections far completed and classified. and
such valuable additions havo been made. that
the trustees feel that Q reception now
be given which will prove interesting in
. truly popular sense Hitherto the building has
been somewhat inaccessible. but the extension OF
the Metropolitan ''L" road removes that objection
and as the additions mentioned prove continued ac-
tivity and growth Of material the Museum now is
not only OF value to the scientist but interesting
the general public Prominent among the new fea-
lures since the June reception is William Bradfords
painting. "The Polaris in Thank God Harbor. Look
ing North4nto Robeson Channel" deposited by Mr..
G. p. Huntington. Near the painting is large
case filed with dresses, implements and weapons of
the Eskimo from Labrador and Greenlan around the
northern part OF America to Alaska The chief point
of IN this is that it is the inten
ton OF the trustees to accompany chronological col
lections with life pictures. that the visitor
get correct impression OF every land its inhabt-
ants and their surroundings. from the Arctic
regions to tho Equator. and from the Equator
to the South Pole. In the geological depart
ment the famous "Hall collection occupies almost
the entire room. This collection is tho material
upon which is founded the four quarto volumes of
the 'Paleontoogy OF the State Natural History.
and contains nearly thousand figures aud type
specimens. To this col ecton also important ad-
ditions have been made Professor .. q. Marsh
has presented cast of the left femur OF
q fossil reptile. somewhat resembling the
crocodile. but Of gigantic sizc-probaby 12o
feet long. 1t is accompanied by the
corresponding bone Of the largest living marine
crocodile OF India, the bone being six and half
inches in length, while the fossil is six and half
feet III length, twelve times longer. A Relief Map
of the High Placaus OF Utah. presented by Professor
j. W. Powell, attracts considerable attention. and
cannot fail to prove valuable guide and help
moulded out OF plaster OF paris and then painted
each color representing different geological forma-
tons and showing the volcanic eruptions differ
ent ages. u. l.. Fe.arden. Co. have deposited and
Mr.. Peter G. Cornell has presented half OF
collection of Indian implemonts," consisting of
stone pipes. stems, arrow heads and bone inplc-
mcnts used for the cultivation OF Indian maze.
Mr.. Clifford Pnchot has presented one-fourth OF the
Perkins collection and the archaeological Map OF
the Pacific and Indian Oceans" by Professor Bick-
more. assistedby Dr. Holder which attract ted such
tcntion at the recent meeting OF scientists at Saratoga
has been placed exhibition the wall of the
stairway leading to the gallery floor. The most i'm
portant addition. however from scientific point OF
view, is the establishment in laboratories anu OF
part of the ''Division of Mining Geology OF the
United States Geological Survey" under Professor
King. With this addition the Museum with its coloc
tions and books offers such facilities for scientific
investig alton the scientific men, It Is believed, will
no longer have any Tor avoiding New York
and gathering at Cambridge, philadelphia or WASH
ington. Invitations to the reception on Tuesday
have been sea, President Hayes and his cabinet.
and the probabilities that they will be present
on at occasion.