The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
There are also specimens from the
state of the scarlet tanager, grosbeak,


black-billed and billed cuckoo
golden-erowned kinglet, hummingbird
sparrow, swallow, chewink, lark, bunt
ing, oriole, wren, goldfnch, canary
blackbird, crossbill,. kingbird, king
fisher, bluejay, shrike, yellowthroat
quail, grouse, prairieehieken, roadbirdd
Loon phalarope' i h1eeron crane, buzzasd
eagle, godwit, gull, bittern, owl, wood
pecker, magpie, duck, goose, brant, etc
Beetles and Butterflies.
The collection of beetles, butterflies
and moths is of great variety anC
numbers. When asked how many speci
mems there were in this department.
the naturalist replied that he die
not know; he had never counted
specimens are such gorgeous butter
flies as the morpho menelaus and NOR
pho godartii of tropical America. Some
qur sno the Deet AID of N Mr. S Hndersman
powerful microscope to view them to
advantage. All Of these specimens are
carefully mounted, classified and ar
ranged in glass cases.
The reptiles include many varieties
of snakes, spiders, centipedes?, taran'
tulas, etc, either preserved in glass
jars or mounted.
Mr.. Hindersman is unable to tell just
how many specimens he has in any de-
partment, as he has never counted
them. The eggs include specimens from
the hummingbird to those of the Afri-
can ostrich, emu, rhea and cassoWary.
Submarine Specimens.
The sea MOSES are also of great va
riety. Many of them are in glass
f~o lo, Ia
Some are Of the most delicate charac;;
ter and colors. They were secured
mostly on the Pacific coast.
There are numbers Of sea urchins
mounted and classified.
One showcase is entirely filed with
samples of coral and one specimen is
eighteen inches in . diameter. Specl-
mems of. tree, stone, butterfly, leaf, tulip,
branching, pepper, mushroom, BARN "a
branching, pepper, mushroom, brain a
specimen Of immense size), honeeycomb,
organpipe, rose and numerous other va
rieties Of coral are shown.
The shells exhibited are Of the same
interest and variety. Some of them
notably the specimens of haiotes rufe-
seems and haliotes splendens, are OF re-
markable beauty. The abelone shells
the haliotes cracherodii, haliotes corrie:
gaia, and numerous other varieties OF
nallOCeS, the mOCner OF pearl SnellS III
yellow and in black, helmet shells, trum'
pet shells, and others are shown. Three
to be seen. The first is just as it was
taken from the beach; the second is
cut in halves showing the chambers con
structed as the tenant left the old
dwelling for the new; and the third is
carefully polished. Mr.. Hindersmar
has three varieties of the paper nautilus
-argonauta argo, argonauta Pacifcum
and arganauta beans. He secured them
on Santa Catalina island and considers
them very rare.
There is small collection Of animals
mostly from South Dakota. There is
also a collection of stamps, of Indian
curios, of minerals, of various marbles
of woods: There is piece Of Alaskan
rock, called mica shist, weighing about
thirty-fve pounds, which contains many
garnets. enty-eight are visible, vary
ing in size from half an inch to an incl
in diameter, and as many more are prob
ably hidden from sight. - The garnets
have been examined by experts and are
pronounced to be Of fawless nature
Mr. Hindersman was asked. what hi
| considered the rock to be worth. but re