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W. E. Myer, of Nashville, that much remains to be discovered in this 

 region. Under his guidance the chief visited the aboriginal mounds 

 on the Harpeth River at Oldtown, Castalian- Springs, and elsewhere. 

 It was seen that while many of the smaller mounds have been plowed 

 down by cultivation of the land the larger ones still bear mute evi- 

 dence of the industry of the builders of these structures and the mag- 

 nitude of the population. 



Mr. Myer has transmitted to the bureau a manuscript on the an- 

 tiquities of the Cumberland Valley, Tenn., the results of a lifelong 

 devotion to the subject. 



Mr. Otto Mallery has presented to the bureau a valuable pueblo 

 collection from the Cliama region, New Mexico, made by Mr. J. A. 

 Jeancon, who had charge of the work, and has transmitted a report 

 which is now being prepared for publication. 



Mr. Gerard Fowke was given a small allotment for an archeo- 

 logical reconnoissance of the Hawaiian Islands. He began work in 

 May and reports important results which it is too early to detail at 

 this time. 



MANUSCRIPTS. 



The following manuscripts, exclusive of those submitted for publi- 

 cation by members of the staff of the bureau and its collaborators, 

 were purchased : 



" Wawehock Texts," by Frank S. Speck. 



" History of the Jesuit Mission in Paraguay." The original manu- 

 script, being an English translation by Dr. George Spence, from the 

 original French manuscript of the Abbe Jo. Pedro Gay, Cure de 

 Uruguayana. 2 vols., 4to. Circa 1880. 275 pp. 



"A New Guarani Grammar," the original manuscript complete, 

 being a translation into English by Dr. George Spence from the 



1 rench manuscript of I'Abbe Jo. Pedro Gay, Cure de Uruguayana. 



2 vols., 4to. 



"Manuel de Conversation en Frangais, en Portugues, en Espanol, 

 en Guarany Abaneeme par le Chanoine J. P. Gay, cure de Uru- 

 guayana," arranged in four columns. 



" Nouvelle Grammaire de la Langue Guarany et Tupy, etc., par le 

 Chanoine J. P. Gay, Cure, etc., 188 p., folio. 



" Mappa geographico da republica do Paraguay pelo conego Joao 

 Pedro Gay, pelo engenhiero Falix Alx. Grivot. 1881. 



A copy of " Manuel de Conversation en Frangais, en Portugues, 

 en Anglaise, en Espanol, en Guarany Abaiieeme." Arranged in five 

 columns. No date. 



In addition to those purchased Mr. Edward M. Brigham has sub- 

 mitted for publication a valuable manuscript with many plates on 

 "The Antiquities of the Marajo," Brazil; and Mr. W. E. Myer, of 



