s' institutes, evening schools, and other methods of er means of education available, or to compensate ly advantages.

of school age that are under instruction, the prot can both read and write; the qualifications of ol, to engage in the active pursuits of life, with a intellectual character.

collected, would be arranged under the title of each

is peculiar in its educational history and statistics heads, and what is common to all under general

occupy the first chapter or section of the volume— Lassachusetts for all matter preceding 1820, when Then would come a succinct account of all legislag an abstract of existing laws; then the origin, uting any school fund. Next, a bird's-eye view of schools, government, discipline, construction of ers, text-books, and the obvious fruits of the systhere may be in the climate, in the habits and n the condition of society, affecting favorably or ucation, would find a place in this connexion.

of States in this way, a condensed chronological, vey of the entire country would be in place, and s as are established by the facts stated and illus

the plan contemplates the history of each State epared by an individual selected for the purpose, e, like contributions to a biographical dictionary or e it would serve a valuable local purpose, and if cure a share of public patronage, while the whole ly interesting and important information to the gn inquirers.

etched is well digested and matured, my purpose le of the subjects to some qualified patriotic person co-operation. The great advantages of having the

of Bordeaux to the Secretary of at Washington :

of which you are the Secretary, zeal to promote the progress of maintains relations of exchange es Lettres, and Arts of Bordeaux. turn to co-operate, as far as posou pursue, feels pleasure in transThey comprise a collection of its e catalogue of its library, &c. It find a place in your collections. a considerable library, which is he Smithsonian Institution should which it publishes, and which are on America, and on different quesis be at the disposal of a considey would contribute to make the he organ appreciated in all their ■t the assurance of my most dis

RTE DEL PALASIO, MILAN,

October 31, 1862.

, Mr. Bossange, of Paris, we have Regents, presented by the great arte del Palasio's Agricultural Asents. Reading your valuable reion that the interesting and useful nd commended by intelligent men r, our warmest thanks for having participate in the gifts which the ders to men devoted to science, it avor to reciprocate your kindness. gress by stimulating men of science

es, and to offer the means of conich can be rendered to mankind. t Institution has at its command, -s began and continue their difficult est results which will be produced. ral progress of individuals, with that anticipations of the founder, and the distinguished directors of the

OFFICE SUP'T U. S. MI
Mem

MY DEAR SIR: I am in receipt of your
the pleasing intelligence that the "
of getting to Washington at last.
it. I knew the "Carlton specime
I
silla before I left Arizona. That s
zis, while ours is about twice that wei
The only history I can give you is a vag

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advent in Tucson. The old inhabita
brought there from the Santa Catarina
Tason, about idway between the Rio
ht in by the military stationed at the
the withdrawal of the Spanish garris
en end, and used as a kind of public
smaller one was used in a blacksmit
I found the large one lying in one of th
evidently been there a considerable
dy announced that I would take posse

and forward it whenever an opportunit
hose house the iron was, assisted me
Was some expense attending its hoisti
to Sonora, which I paid to Mr. R.
taken, to Guaymas, Sonora, for fifty
people of Tucson all agree that a sho
Catarina mountains some two hundred
here were plenty of them remaining in

date portion of the mountain range
be found, so I cannot vouch for the cor
y is volcanic almost entirely, I have o

is abundant in several of these mounta
of iron mineral were reduced to the met
case of the famous "Planchas de plata'
outh of the Santa Catarina, where large
reduced to the pure state by fire, which
e of calcination. One piece weighing
allow its removal to the city of Mexi
you will find allusion to those interestin

1. 3. Agricultural Annals, by Dr. Gaetano Can

'vants,

SIG. ANTONIO RESCHIN, Direttore.
DR. GAETANO CANTONI, Professor.

'T U. S. MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITALS,

Memphis, Tennessee, September 5, 1863. ceipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo, by which ice that the "great Tucson meteorite" is in a fair n at last. I am sure you will feel proud of it when rlton specimen" was not ours, as I had sent it to ¡ona. That sent in by General C. is about 750 wice that weight.

re you is a vague one, as there is no written record he old inhabitants of that place all agree that it Santa Catarina mountains, which lie to the north tween the Rio San Pedro and that town. It was ationed at the old presidio, where it remained until Spanish garrison. It was then taken into town, kind of public anvil for the use of the inhabitants. in a blacksmith's forge for similar purposes. In ying in one of the by-streets half buried in the earth, a considerable time. No person claimed it, so I ould take possession of it in behalf of the Smithver an opportunity offered. Mr. Palatine Robinson, vas, assisted me in getting it sent to Hermosilla. ending its hoisting into the truck-wagon that took paid to Mr. R. Mr. Ainsa agreed to take it, or Sonora, for fifty dollars.

agree that a shower of these meteorites fell in the ome two hundred years ago, and I have been told em remaining in the mountains. I never was in e mountain range where they report the specimens vouch for the correctness of their reports. As the entirely, I have often thought, from the fact that eral of these mountains, that it might have been that reduced to the metallic state by volcanic heat. See Planchas de plata" silver mines, some one hundred atarina, where large pieces of pure silver have been state by fire, which has left everything in its vicinity One piece weighing 1,500 pounds was found and cut to the city of Mexico by the Spanish authorities. on to those interesting and once rich mines in Brantz