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principal subjects are: The sacred stones, dreams about animals, and 

 the buffalo hunt. The fourth subject referred to relates to the war- 

 path and is represented by about 20 songs, but it awaits further study 

 of the military societies. A special group of songs consists of those 

 which have been composed and sung by the Sioux in honor of Miss 

 Densmore. 



A study of the music of the Mandan and Hidatsa at Fort Berthold, 

 N. Dak., was made by Miss Densmore in the summer of 1912, in coop- 

 eration with the Historical Society of the State of North Dakota. 

 The results of this investigation consist of a manuscript of about 50 

 pages, with transcriptions of 40 songs. 



Miss Densmore also read the proofs of Bulletin 53 (Chippewa 

 Music — II), which is now in press. 



Mr. W. H. Holmes, head curator of the department of anthro- 

 pology of the United States National Museum, continued the prep- 

 aration of the Handbook of American Archeology for publication 

 by the bureau, as far as the limited time available for the purpose 

 permitted. Aside from the preparation of the text and illustra- 

 tions for parts 1 and 2 of this handbook, Mr. Holmes made field 

 observations among the ancient mica mines in western North Caro- 

 lina and among mounds and village sites in South Carolina and 

 Georgia. He also visited a number of museums for the purpose of 

 examining the collections of archeological material, among them 

 being the museums of Boston, Andover, New York City, Philadel- 

 phia, Columbus, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Davenport, and St. 

 Louis. 



Mr. D, I. Bushnell, jr., made good progi*ess in the compilation of 

 the Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi, the 

 manuscript material for which, recorded on cards, now approximates 

 160,000 words. The collated material has been derived from (1) replies 

 to circular letters addressed to county clerks in all of the States east of 

 the Mississippi, (2) communications from various societies and indi- 

 viduals, and (3) publications pertaining to the subject of American 

 antiquities. It is gratifying to state that there are very few areas 

 not covered by the material already in hand, and it is expected that 

 through the systematic manner in which Mr. Bushnell is prosecuting 

 the work the handbook will be as complete as it is practicable to make 

 it by the time it is ready, for publication. 



The investigations conducted jointly in 1910 and 1911 by the bu- 

 reau and the School of American Archaeology have borne additional 

 fruit. An extended memoir on the Ethnogeography of the Tewa 

 Indians, by J. P. Harrington, was received and will appear as the 

 " accompanying paper " of the Twenty-ninth Annual Report, now 

 in press. Three bulletins, namely, (No. 54) The Physiography of 

 the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, in Relation to Pueblo Culture, 



