112 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



a collectiou of relics, embracing arrow and spear beads, a polished celt, 

 a grooved ax, and fragments of pottery ; 05 specimens iu all. A grooved 

 polished stone hammer from Arizona was forwarded to O. P. liodgers, 

 Marengo, jMcHenry County, Illinois. To J. P. MacLean, Ilamilton, 

 Butler County, Ohio, were sent five casts of an incised stone tablet 

 found in a monnd at Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. 



Many persons visiting the department have taken notes and asked 

 questions bearing upon the antiquities there exhibited, and all desired 

 information has been promptly given. Such inquiries, it may be pre- 

 sumed, were chiefly made for the sake of self-instruction, but probably 

 also in some cases with a view to literary utilization. I had myself con- 

 stantly occasion to re examine certain groups or series of specimens, 

 being engaged in the composition of an illustrated work on ISforth 

 American antiquities, which is designed to serve as a guide to visitors 

 of the department, and will bear the title " A Classificatiou of the North 

 American Prehistoric Eelics in the U. S. National Museum." More 

 than half of it is iu manuscript, and an artist is engaged in making the 

 drawings with which it will be illustrated. 



The present condition of the collection is given in the following tab- 

 ular statement: 



TOTAL numbp:r of specimens enteked in this department. 



Exliibitiou and study series 40, 281 



Duplicates 8,482 



48, 763 



KECEIVED FROM THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. 



From pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona for tlie years 1880 to 1882 .. 2, 695 

 From mound explorations, etc. : 



For the year ending June 30,1883 4,285 



For tbo year ending June 30, 1884 (i, 436 



For the year ending June 30,1885 3,135 



16,551 



Total number of specimens 65, 314 



TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIMENS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR (INCLUDED IN THE 



ABOVE total). 



Exhibition and study series 2, 667 



Duplicates 84 



Total 2,751 



