Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-08
WELL CARED FOR.
Report of the Sacramento Trustees of
the State Mineral Cabinet.

Report of the Sacramento Trustees of
the State Mineral Cabinet.
Eugene J. Gregory, J. A Woodson and
George Pyburn, the Trustees Of the Mineral
. Cabinet, have submitted their second bi.
ennial report to the Governor. The Cabi-
Yet is kept in the E. B. Croker Art Gal
lery in this city. The Trusl ees say:
Since the first report, dated Jane 80. 1888.
the Trustees have completed the labelling
and arrangement for display, of the greater
number OF the specimens in the cabinet, IS
contemplated in that document They
have likewise had an entirely new set Of
locks and fastenings placed on the glass
doors of the upper case, and have covered
the uppermost tier of drawers in the lower
case with glass. In addition to this they
have had the upper tier of drawers on one
side of three sections of the cabinet-that
side which faces the windoYs-converted
into permanent fiat glass cases, wherein
may be, and in fact are, arranged num-
Der of the most remarkable and beautiful
minerals. These fiat cases form an elegant
and valuable addition to the cabinet, and
permit more thorough display of their
contents than is possible on the shelves of
the upright cases.
In the operation of removing the cabinet
from the State Library il was found neces-
sary TO cut portion of one of the sections
from the main body. This severed portion
the Trustees have caused to be converted
into separate fiat case, which is covered
with glass, and therein they have displayed
some OF the larger and more notable speci-
mems to better advantage than as formerly
in the upright cases.
During the more thorough and detailed
examination of the minerals, consequent
upon their labelling and final arrangement,
it was discovered that over a thousand
specimens in drawers had escaped atten-
non and we're left without being named
and catalogued. Moreover, the Trustees
have, during the last two years, made sew
eTsl additions to the cabinet, principally of
Goals, building stones and clays,, ana by
the courtesy of the State Mineralogs, and
Trustees of the Mining Bureau they have
received many beautiful minerals, together
with fac smile Of the Chilcat meteorite,
all of which are now on exhibition.
This will necessitate a slight additional
expenditure in the near future for identi-
flying, arranging, and labelling the over
looked and added specimens. On this &C.
count, too, 1t will be necessary to print a
new and revised edition of the catalogue,
and II is the design of the Trustees, in this
new edition, TO have the entire work re-
modelled and enriched with mineralogicGl
notes. This will render the exhibit, taken
together with the catalogue, more educa-
tional than spectacular III its character.
The cabinet, since its removal to lis pres
ent location, has been inspected by several
thousand visitors, both citizens and stran-
gers from abroad, and apparently forms q
very attractive feature OF the capital city.
Moreover, showing as it does, in q yay not
to be misunderstood, the varied character
and great extent of the mineral resources
of the State, it cannot fail to be advantage
Gus in the way of attracting citizens and
capital to California.
Following is statement of expenditures
made, as authorized by an Act of the Legis-
lature, approved March Il, 1889:
Huntington. Hopkins Company, Tor locks
Hartwell, Hotchkiss & Stalker, for lumber
George II. Jost, for work ................. 20 30
Expenses OF mineralogist IDr. Schneiderl. 50 90
Cataloguing, labelling and arranging Dr..
80 co
$3.50 O
Aud following is statement of expendi-
lures for repairs of cabinet, authorized BY
General Appropriation Act, approved
March 81, 1889;
Krebs & Co, glass and poEishing.......... S25 Is
George q. Jost, for labor and mateTial..... s. s.
50
There remains yet in the treasury over
500 of the amount appropriated.
The Trustees would respectfully request.
in view of the benefits accruiDg TO the State
from the continuance of an exhibition Of
the mineral resources of California, which
exhibition is made without other cost, that
you recommend to the coming Legislature
a moderate appropriation for the purposes
herein set forth, viz For completing the
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tional specimens, and ie-editing the cats-
logue, and for such care of and improve
ment and repairs to the cabinet as may be
deemed necessary; and suggest that the
sum of $500 for the ensuing biennial period
be named for that purpose.