66 EEPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Bureau. This last work will form Part II of " Contributions to North 

 American Ethnology, Volume VI, The $egiha Language." 



Prof. Cyrus Thomas, who had charge of the explorations of mounds, 

 has taken the precaution to have all the specimens carefully and prop- 

 erly labeled and numbered, from the time they were discovered in the 

 field until they received the Museum catalogue number. He has also 

 prepared a corresponding catalogue, in which are carefully noted the 

 locality where each specimen was found, the name of the collector, and 

 whether found in a mound, grave, or on the surface, so that archaeolo- 

 gists can ascertain the history of any specimen by reference to the spe- 

 cimen itself. 



In addition to this, a catalogue of the collection of the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1883, with numerous illustrations, has been prepared 

 for the Bureau and is now awaiting publication. Each assistant has 

 made a full report of his work up to June 30, 1883, which will be brought 

 together in the general report now in course of preparation by Professor 

 Thomas. A large number of plates and illustrations of mound groups, 

 ancient works, and mound sections accompany these reports, which 

 will be used to illustrate the general report. 



Mr. Victor Mindeleff was engaged during part of the year in making 

 a series of large models in papier-mache" of the Moki villages from the 

 plans and measurements taken by him on the ground. 



The Third AnnuaL Report has been prepared and delivered to the 

 Government Printer, its contents being as follows: 



Manuscript Troano, by Prof. Cyrus Thomas. 



Masks of the Northwest, by William H. Dall. 



Omaha Sociology, by Rev. J. O. Dorsey. 



Navajo Weavers, by Dr. Washington Matthews. 



Catalogue of a portion of the ethnological and archaeological collec- 

 tions made by the Bureau, etc., by William H. Holmes. 



Textile Fabrics of the Mound Builders, derived from impressions on 

 pottery, by William H. Holmes. 



Illustrated catalogue of the collections from New Mexico in 1882, by 

 James Stevenson. 



During the year many linguistic manuscripts of value were received 

 from collectors to whom the " Introduction to the Study of Indian Lan- 

 guages" had been furnished. 



UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



It has been customary for the Secretary of the Institution to present 

 each year a condensed account of the work performed by the Govern- 

 ment Survey; aud accordingly the following summary of its operations 

 is given, kindly furnished by Major J. W. Powell, Director of the Sur- 

 vey: 



In the act making appropriations for the fiscal year 1882-'83 Con- 

 gress required the Geological Survey to make a geologic inap of the 



