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tlioso sculptures are of special interest, as they are referred to in some of the 

 most sacred myths of the Zufii. The first of Septemher was emi)loyed in a 

 visit to the cavate and mosa ruins aliout 12 miles from Santa Clara and in 

 mailing ohservations among the Tewa peoi»le of San Ildefonso. Santa Clara, 

 and San Juan puehlos. The religious beliefs, rituals, and daily customs of 

 these people were found to be closely allied to those of Zufii, difference in lan- 

 guage alone Indicating that distinct peoples are involved. In October Mrs. 

 Stevenson returned to Washington, where she has since been engaged in the 

 levision of proofs of her memoir on the Zuili Indians, in the Twenty-third 

 Annual Report, and, as opportunity afforded, in the elaboration of her several 

 studies on Zuni religious beliefs, on the edible and medicinal plants of Zuiii, 

 on sj-mljolism as embodied in the textile and ceramic arts, and on the dyeing 

 of textile fabrics. 



Dr. J. R. Swanton. ethnologist, was engaged during the j'ear in copying and 

 Iireparing for the press material obtained by him among the Tlingit Indians 

 (if Alaska during the winter of 1903-4. This work, as completed, consists of 1.37 

 ])ages treating of the general ethnology of the Tlingit peoples, 20 native texts 

 with interlinear and free translations, the words of about 100 songs, with 

 translations, together with English versions of 88 stories obtained at Sitka and 

 Wrangell — altogether forming 900 typewritten pages. Doctor Swanton has 

 also prepared grannnatical accounts of the Dakota, Haida, and Tlingit lan- 

 guages for introduction into the Handbook of Indian Languages now in course 

 of preparation under the direction of Dr. Franz Boas, honorary philologist of 

 tlie liureau ; and he has also been called on to contribute several articles for 

 the Handbook of the Indians, including kinship, names and naming, priests 

 ;;nd priesthood, thunderbird, totem poles, secret societies, and social organiza- 

 tion. 



Dr. A. S. Gatschet, ethnologist, continued his work on certain mifinished lin- 

 guistic studies which it was hoped could be completed for publication before 

 his failing health made fiu'ther progress impossible, but in January he was 

 compelled to practically relinquish his efforts, and on March 13 was placed on 

 furlough. 



Early in the year arrangements were made with the United States National 

 INIuseum to have Dr. Ales Ilrdlicka, curator of physical anthropology in the 

 Museum, visit Arizona and New Mexico on behalf of the Bureau for the purpose 

 fif making physical, physiological, and medical observations among the Apache 

 and rima Indians. Leaving Washington on January 20, Doctor Ilrdlicka began 

 his studies, five days later, on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, where he re- 

 mained until Fel)ruary 8, when he visited a group of Apache residing near what 

 is known as the Sawmill, in the Black River Region. From this i)oint he re- 

 turned to San Carlos, and on February 13 reached the Rice Station Apache 

 School and district, situated farther northeast on the reservation. On February 

 20, Doctor Ilrdlicka endeavored to reach the White Mountain branch of the 

 Apache, but was prevented from doing so by exceptionally heavy rains. On 

 March 1 he was able to proceed to Sacaton, Ariz., where studies of the Pima tribe 

 were made. Fi-om jNIarch 12 to 1(5 he was at Casa Blanca. On the latter date he 

 returned to Casa Crande, and thence proceeded to El Paso, Tex., reaching the 

 reservation of the Mescalero Apache in New Mexico on the 191h. After i-emain- 

 ing six days with the Mescaleros, Doctor Ilrdlicka began his return Journey, 

 reaching Washington March 31. 



Doctor Hrdlicka's researches were conducted with the object of supple- 

 menting his former investigations among the same tribes. As nuich attention as 

 possible was devoted to the children, from birth onward, the number examined 



