El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-01
First
National
Bank
MANY SPECIMENS
FROM SOUTHWEST
New Mexico, Arizona and
Texas People Contribute
toNatiOnal Museum.

Washington. D. c.. May 1.-The an
nual report of the board of regents of
the Smithsonian Institution has been
made public It contains also a report
of the United States National museum
which is a part of the Smithsonian.
The only biological expedition sent
out by the museum during the year was
sent out into the southwest in search
Of botanical specimens. It was under
the direction Of DR.. J. n. Rose, accom-
panied by P. c. Stanley and P. G. Rus
sell They spent ten weeks in west
Texas southern New Mexico, southern
Arizona and northern Mexico and made
a collection of plants of that section.
comprising over 10000 specimens, many
of them belonging to hitherto unde-
scribed species.
One significant fact is evident in go
ing over the report In addition the
following individual contributions were
received from the southwest:
Lieut. Stephen Abbot, Fort Bayard. n.
M., pottery fragments excayated near
Fort Bayard.
c. L. Adams. Globe, Ariz.. specimen
of mutiIlid.
C. n. AinsIie. Cimarron. n. NJ, 900
specimens of winged insects found in
the territory. Also specimens of cac-
tus plants, prickly pear, etc.
Rev r. W. Anderson, Uvalde, Texas,
species Of moth.
W. w. Bass. Grand Canyon, Ariz,
massive and shredded specimens Of
bestos
C. R. Biederman. Palmerlee, Cochise
county, Ariz.. four specimens of insects.
]. c. BIumer, Tucson, Ariz-, 16 spe-
cimens of plants.
Herbert Brown. Tucson, Ariz-, skin OF
a rattle snake, horned lizards, and spe-
cimens of cactus
Hugh E Campbell, Se1igman. Ariz..
specimen of wheelbug and horned
lizard
Walter Charnley. Nueva casas
Crandes, Mexico, three small clay heads
an done skull.
J. F. Derrick, Cherry. Ariz-. cocoon of
basket worm.
Gen. H H. c. Dunwoody, retired.
Washington, D. c., specimen of cerus-
Dona Ana county, n. NJ
Miss Charlotte C. Ellis, Placitas, N.
NJ. two living specimens of cactus.
Domingo Gonzales, governor of the
pueblo of Taos, N NJ, ceremonial pipe.
S. J. Holsinger, Meteor, Ariz., meteor
ties and associations from meteor
crater and series Of fresh water shells
from lake beds in bottom of meteor
crater, known as Coon Butte, Coconino
county, AIlZ
: Stephen Janis, Tuba, Ariz, speci-
mems Of pottery.
DR.. r E. Kunze, Phoenix, Ariz-, speci-
mems of cactus.
Fred l. Kurtz Pecos, Texas, two
teeth of fossil shark.
Carl Lumholtz. Tucson. Ariz., speci-
men of prickIy pear and other cactus
o. J. Mcconnell Prescott, Ariz., spe-
cimen of alga-
Bernard AIackensen, Kerrville, Texas,
50 specimens OF living cactus, eight
specimens of plants.
Wilmon Newell, College Station,
Texas, 1900 specimens of mosquitoes.
New Mexico Agricultural college, II
plants from New Mexico.
Charles Norton, Mohawk, Ariz, two
specimens of arachnida (spiders).
Mrs. John F. Paret. Sweetwat
Texas. six specimens of living cactus.
A H Pinyan, Bisbee, Ariz., specimen
of American silk moth
c. F. Saunders. Santa Fe. N. NJ,
plants from Arizona
ohm r. Seaman, Tucumcari, N NJ.
specimens of fossil teeth and bones
from New Mexico.
Elmer Stearns, FL Paso, Texas, two
specimens of cactus
Prof E. 0. Wooton, Agricultural col
lege, n. NJ. seven specimens of living
cactus.
DR.. D. T. Mac Dougal, Tucson, speci-
mems Of cactus.