FRANCIS LYNDE
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
1923
Copyright, 1923, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
Published September, 1923
TO MY GOOD FRIEND AND MINERALOGICAL MENTOR, CLARENCE M. CLARK, WITHOUT WHOSE KINDLY HELP, AND THE FREE USE OF HIS LIBRARY, SPECIMEN CABINETS AND LABORATORY, THE TALE OF THE GOLDEN SPIDER MIGHT NEVER HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED