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To his Excellency GEORGE STONEMAN, Governor of the State of California:

SIR: The Trustees of the State Mining Bureau herewith submit their report, in pursuance of the Act of the Legislature entitled "An Act supplementary to an Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Mining Bureau,' approved April 16, 1880."

Respectfully,

SAN FRANCISCo, October 1, 1886.

J. Z. DAVIS,

S. HEYDENFELDT, JR.,
W. S. KEYES,

GEORGE HEARST,

Trustees.

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE MINING BUREAU.

In pursuance of the Act of the Legislature entitled "An Act supplementary to an Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Mining Bureau, approved April 16, 1880,' approved March 21, 1885," his Excellency George Stoneman, Governor, appointed J. Z. Davis, Esq., S. Heydenfeldt, Jr., Esq., William Irelan, Jr., Esq., Walter E. Dean, and Hon. George Hearst, Trustees. On the thirteenth day of April, A. D. 1885, a majority of the Trustees organized as a Board, and adopted rules and regulations.

On the thirtieth day of May, A. D. 1886, Henry G. Hanks, Esq., the State Mineralogist, resigned his office, and William Irelan, Jr., Esq., was appointed in his place, and W. S. Keyes, Esq., was appointed as one of the Trustees, in place of William Irelan, Jr., Esq.

REMOVAL.

In consequence of a notice given by Alvinza Hayward, Esq., the owner of the premises, No. 212 Sutter Street, that he intended to rebuild, it became necessary to find other premises for the "Bureau," and the Trustees leased the south half of the third floor and the whole of the fourth floor of the premises known as the New Pioneer Building, on Fourth Street, south of Market, No. 24.

The large collection in the Museum of the Bureau was moved during the month of December, with scarcely any damage. The fourth floor of the premises is used for the Museum, and the south half of the third floor is divided into four rooms: one devoted to the Library, two for storage of duplicates, packing, etc., and one for the office of the State Mineralogist.

MUSEUM.

There are one hundred and twenty flat cases, sixty of which were added by the Trustees, and ten large, upright cases built in the Museum, all of which are full. Seven thousand specimens were entered, classified, and catalogued, by Henry G. Hanks, Esq., former State Mineralogist, and two thousand by the present State Mineralogist, making a total of nine thousand.

Many articles, which are not geological or mineralogical specimens, and which are not kindred to the subjects of Geology, Mineralogy, or Paleontology, have been donated to the Bureau, and as many of them are valuable, interesting, and attractive, the Trustees have deemed it advisable to accept such contributions, and give them a place in the Museum.

A complete rearrangement of the ores and economic minerals of the State, has been made, under the direction of the present State Mineralogist, and such ores and minerals are grouped according to their respective characters, as well as by counties.

FACILITIES FOR RECEIVING SPECIMENS.

Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, from the first creation of the Mining Bureau, have transported packages (weighing less than twenty pounds) from all parts of the State, and from the neighboring States and Territories, free of charge, and continue to do so.

The Trustees recognize and appreciate the value and importance of this generous assistance rendered to the Bureau.

VISITORS.

The visitors to the Museum of the Bureau, from March 3, 1885, to November 1, 1886, number four thousand four hundred and seventy-five, as appears by the register, which, however, does not represent the total number, as about fifty per cent of persons visiting the Bureau fail to register.

LIST OF DONORS TO THE MUSEUM OF THE BUREAU SINCE THE ISSUE OF THE FOURTH

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Connell, S. D.

Cooper, J. W.

Cook, J. M.

Cooper, Mrs. E. B.

Corcoran, Phil.

Coughlin, J. D.

Cox, J. F.

Cox, Mr.

Cozzens, W. J.

Cronise, Wm. H. V.

Crossman, J. H.

Curtis, G. W.

Curtis, Samuel T.

Curtis, S. W.

Daggett, John.
Daggett, R. M.
Dana, A. W.
Dana, Wm.
Dane, R.

Davies, Dr. C. B.
Davis, J. Z.

Davis, Major J. B.
Day, Mrs. H. H.
Dean, Dr. G. S.

De Landresse, H. Clerc.
Didesheimer, P. H.

Dithmer, L. A.

Dobinson & Fairchild.

Doble, D. K.

Dobler, Chas.

Dohrman, Levi.

Dorsey, S. P.

Doss, E. W.

Downie, Murray & Co.

Downs, R. C.

Dozier, A. T.

Drake, Dr.
Dunn, R. L.

Durden, H. S.

Eagle Bird Mining Co.
Elliot, C. E.

Ellis, Captain.

Ellis, J. E.

Emerson, G. W.

Empire Mining Company.
Enright, Jas.

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Gregory, Samuel.,

Griswold, A. H.

Gruebele, C. L.
Gumbinner, S.

Guptill, A. N.

Guyer, Henry.

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Hubbard, M. T.
Hughes, C. B.
Hughes, D. F.
Hughes, H.
Hughes, W. B.
Huntley, H. H.
Hutchings, E. P.
Hutchings, M.
Hutchinson, W. A.

Idaho Mining Company.
Irelan, Jr., William.
Ish, James T.
Ives, J. J.

Jamesworth, Charles.

Johnston, Dr. W. D.

Jacott, D. M.

Jessup, W. H.

Johnson, G. G.

Johnson, James.

Johnson, J. F.

Johnson, J. J.

Johnson, Q.

Johnson, William. Jones, Dr. William. Jones, E. J.

Katz, M. D.

Keeler, Captain J. M.
Keeler, J. H.
Keeney, G. G.
Kellett, Samuel.
Kellett, William.
Kelly, Captain J. G.
Kennedy, J. F.
Kesseler, J. C.
Keyes, W. S.

Keystone Mining Co.
Klein, P. R.
Knell, A.

Knorp, A. F.
Knowlton, A. L.
Knox & Osborn.
Kunz, G. F.

Lake, W. B.

Ladd & Clement.
Landis, John.
Landresse, H. Clerc de
Lambert, T. G.
La Monte, J. D.
Lawver, A. M.
Leechman, John.
Lemoine, William.
Lent, William M.
Levy, H. M.

Lichenstein, Benjamin.
Linkton, S.

Little Gem Mining Co.
Loomis, J. W.
Love, H. P.
Loveland, H. S.
Lovelock, George.
Lowe, B. N.
Lowthan, Thomas.
Lucas & Co.
Luckhardt, C. A.
Lyle, W. S.

Mactear, James.
Maddox, P.
Maling, H. M.
Manning, J. G.
Martin, J. H.
Martin, W. H.

Martin White Mining Co.
Mason, J.
Mast, C. L.

Matthews, W. H. C.
Maxwell, James M.
Maynard, H. G.
McArdle, William.
McCarthy, W. J.
McDonald Mining Co.
McDougal, W. C.
McGeoghegan, J. T.

McLeod, T. D.

McKenzie, Alex.

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Minckler, W. D.

Minckler, W. P.

Mining and Scientific Press.

Minor, B. B.

Mitchell, C. E.

Mitchell, F. D.

M senhe mer, M. A
Mollitor, S. F.
Monahan, William.
Monteverde, F. E.
Montgomery, E. L.
Mooklar, Dr. J. P.
Moor, Dr. R. E.
Moore, H. G.
Morgan, D. W. C..
Morizio, Joseph.
Morrison, W. P.
Morse, H. A.
Muths, George.

Nevada City Mining Co.
Nevills Mining Co.
Nevills, W. A.

New London Mining Co.
Newman, C.

Nichols, Mrs. H. C.
Niebur, H.
Noel & Whaley.
North Star Mining Co.

Oliver, William L.
Osborn, G. W.

Parker, Dr. W. C.

Patton, Daniel.

Patton, W. H.

Paul, Á. B.

Peño, Domingo.

Pew, J. W.

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