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Mr. David I. Buslmell, jr., continued the preparation of his manu- 

 script for the Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Eocky 

 Mountfvins, and in the course of his work has prepared a bulletin 

 entitled " Native Villages and Village Sites East of the Mississippi," 

 which has been published as Bulletin 69. He has also written Bulle- 

 tion 71, on " Native Cemeteries and Forms of Burial East of the Mis- 

 sissippi," the final proofs of which have been sent to the printer, but 

 the work has not yet been delivered to the bureau. The favorable 

 reception of these bulletins, as indicated by the many applications 

 made at the office for them, is gratifying. 



Mr. Bushnell also gathered notes, maps, and photographs to be 

 used in the preparation of two manuscripts for the bureau. One 

 is to have the title, " Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Cad- 

 doan Tribes West of the Mississippi " ; the second, " Burials of the 

 Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi." 

 The former is nearing completion, and both should be finished dur- 

 ing the next fiscal year. 



The results of the archeological work in Texas under Prof. J. E. 

 Pearce, for which a special allotment was made, are important. 

 Reconnoissance work has been done in the eastern, middle, and Avest- 

 ern parts of the State. Indian mounds at Athens, in eastern Texas, 

 have yielded pottery akin in form and technique to that of the Mis- 

 sissippi, suggesting cultural connections which have as yet not been 

 completely traced. In western Texas the group of pictographs at 

 Paint Rock has been given especial attention. They are little known, 

 as they are at present seldom visited by tourists. This series of rock 

 pictures is important enough to be protected by law. The present 

 owner of the ranch upon which they are situated, recognizing their 

 importance, will prevent vandalism. 



The work was mainly on the antiquities of central Texas, where 

 intensive work was much to be desired. Prof. Pearce, who has 

 charge of this work, believes that the mounds in this part of the 

 State are kitchen middens and that they were connected with the 

 first men who came into this region. He is also of the opinion that 

 the culture which they represent was much cruder than that of the 

 historical Indians; that they knew nothing of polishing stone or of 

 pottery making ; and that for thousands of years they were the only 

 occupants of the open prairies and plains of central and west Texas ; 

 and finally, that their life was little modified during the entire period 

 of the formation of the mounds. Prof. Pearce's report is so promis- 

 ing of results that work in Texas will be continued another year. 



Although the aboriginal monuments called mounds and stone 

 graves of the Cumberland Valley have been investigated by several 

 well-known archeologists, it appears from the researches of Mr. 



