APPENDIX 4 

 REPORT ON THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



SiK : I liave the honor to submit the following report on the field 

 researches, oflice work, and other operations of the Bureau of Ameri- 

 can Ethnolo^'V during the fiscal year ended June 30, l'J30, conducted 

 in accordance with the act of Congress approved February 20, 1929. 

 The act referred to contains the following item : 



American t'tlmoloj,'.v : For continuing etlinological researches among the 

 American Indians and tlie natives of Hawaii, the excavation and preservation 

 of archeologic remains under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 including necessary employees, the preparation of manuscripts, drawings, and 

 illustrations, ihe purchase' of books and periodicals, and traveling expenses, 

 $68,800. 



Mr. M. W. Stirling, chief, in the month of August, 1929, visited 

 Gallup. X. Mex.. from whence he went to the Long H Ranch. Ariz., 

 in order to view the archeological excavations being conducted there 

 by Dr. F. H. H, Roberts, jr., of the bureau staff. From the Long 

 H Ranch he proceeded to Pecos, N. Mex., for the purpose of attend- 

 ing the Conference of Southwest xVrcheologists, which was held at 

 the site of the excavations being conducted by Dr. A, V. Kidder. 



From Pecos Mr. Stirling Avent to Hanover, N. H., to deliver an 

 address before the annual meeting of the Social Science Research 

 Council. 



On February 1 Mr. Stirling went to Key West, Fla., where, 

 through tlie courtesy of Mr. Lee Pari.sh, he was enabled to conduct 

 an archeological reconnaissance of the Ten Thousand Islands in 

 Mr. Parish's yacht, the Esperanza. Upon the completion of this 

 reconnaissance a visit was made to Lacooche, Fla., where a small 

 mound was excavated. Mr, Stirling next proceeded to Tampa Bay, 

 where a large sand mound near Safety Harbor was excavated. 



"Work was continued on the preparation of manuscript descriptive 

 of the field work, and a number of short articles were prepared and 

 publislied in various periodicals. Frequent lectures on anthropo- 

 logical topics were given during the year before various scientific 

 and educational bodies. 



Dr. John R. Swanton. ethnologi.st, conducted field work during 

 July and August, 1929, in Mississippi and Oklahoma. He collected 

 further ethnological material from the Mississippi Choctaw, and 



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