THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 



of Mexico, as well as to that of the Pueblos. On a renewed 

 expedition in 1898 he added considerably to the material pre- 

 viously accumulated. On this expedition he was accompanied 

 by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, who devoted his energies to a study of the 

 physical types of the Indians of northern Mexico, and who, 

 during this and subsequent years, has contributed very largely 

 to the growth of the collections relating to physical anthro- 

 pology. His investigations were carried out first in connection 

 with Dr. Lumholtz's work in Mexico, and later in connection 

 with the Hyde Southwestern expedition. 



In 1895 Lieut. R. E. Peary returned from one of his ex- 

 peditions to North Greenland. Since on this expedition he was 

 materially assisted by President Morris K. Jesup, the ethno- 

 logical material collected from the Eskimo of Smith Sound by 

 him became the property of the Museum. 



In 1897 President Morris K. Jesup provided the means for a 

 thorough investigation of the tribes of the North Pacific coasts 

 of America and Asia. This undertaking, which was organized 

 under the name of "The Jesup North Pacific Expedition," has 

 continued for six years, from 1897 to 1902. During this period a 

 considerable number of expeditions have been sent into the field; 

 and the tribes of the North Pacific coast, beginning in the west 

 with the Amur river, in Siberia, including the various native 

 tribes between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Arctic sea, and the 

 peoples of Alaska, British Columbia and Washington, were in- 

 vestigated. The collections brought home by the investigators, 

 eleven in number, make up a very considerable portion of the 

 ethnological collections of the Department. The scientific results 

 obtained by the expedition are extensive, and important contri- 

 butions to our knowledge of the tribes of this area have been 

 made by the various sections of the expedition. 



Very little work had been done by the Museum on the Indian 

 tribes of the Plains and of California. Investigation in these 

 regions was provided for in 1899 by the liberality of Mrs. Morris 

 K. Jesup, Mr. Henry Villard and Mr. C. P. Huntington. This 

 work has been continued from year to year, partly through the 

 support of the patrons of science named, partly by the Trustees 



