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a large scale, especially on the south coast of California, where, within 

 the historical period, the tribes were numerous and intelligent. These, 

 however, have long since been exterminated, and their history is only 

 to be read from the articles buried in their graves. 



For the puri)ose of properly working this field, arrangements were 

 made jointly by the Smithsonian Institution and the Indian Bureau 

 with Mr. Paul Schumacher to proceed with a party and prosecute his 

 explorations. The Treasury De})artment authorized tlie trausportatiou 

 of the party to the islands ou a revenue-cutter, and the War Dei)artment 

 furnished rations at cost price, as well as teuts, &c., while the United 

 States Coast Survey extended the courtesy of one of its surveying- 

 vessels, under Captain Taylor. With these facilities, Mr. Schumacher 

 gathered a large, number of articles, some tons in weight, and rei>re- 

 senting a great variety of very choice specimens, such as stoue mortars, 

 pestles, ornaments of stone, shell, bone, &c. 



Simultaneously with this labor of Mr. Schumacher, Lieutenant 

 Wheeler, of the Engineer Bureau, had a party in the vicinity of Santa 

 Barbara, in charge of Dr. H. C. Yarrow, which also made iini)ortaut col- 

 lections. In tile same field and with satisfactory results. Rev. Stephen 

 Bowers has also been occupied in behalf of the Centennial display. 



Understanding that there were numerous remains of a similar charac- 

 ter in Oregon, Mr. Schumacher, with a small party, proceeded there in 

 September last, and obtained some articles of interest. 



The mtiny correspondents of the Smithsonian Institution were also in- 

 vited, by means of a circular, to make contributions to the same depart- 

 ment. Tlie returns have already been very great, amounting to many 

 thousands of stone implements of every kind and character. 



In some instances gentlemen who were not willing to present their 

 collections permanently, have consented to lend them for the Exhibition, 

 and these will be caretuliy kept separate and returned at its close. 



The labors of Mr. Swan, like those of Mr. Schumacher, were greatly 

 facilitated by the action of the Treasury Department in placing the 

 revenue-cutter Oliver Woh^ott at his disposal, by means of which he 

 was enabled to visit many Indian tribes on Puget Sound and elsewhere, 

 otherwise inaccessible. 



In addition to what has already been acknowledged, the War Depart- 

 ment has also rendered much assistance by instructing quartermasters 

 to receive and forward packages delivered to them for the purpose of 

 the Centennial display. The amount of material tlius obtained from 

 all sources has been very great, and is continually increasing, so that 

 there is little question that, so far as inanimate objects are concerned, 

 scarcely anything will be wanting in the elements of a satisfactory ex- 

 position. This will contain several hundred lay figures, of life size, 

 properly dressed, with the clothing and ornaments of their own tribe, 

 illustrating their various grades of rank as well as ages and sex, as also 

 models or actual representations of their dwellings, their boats, snow- 



