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bling walls of Cliff Palace, the greatest of the ancient ruins 

 of its kind in the arid country. 



The funds for the actual work of excavation and repair of 

 these ruins were furnished by the Department of the Interior, 

 which has control of the park. Being the essential feature 

 of the park, it is most fortunate that these important and 

 interesting ruins are now receiving adecjuate care and 

 protection, since in recent years the progi-ess of destructive 

 agencies, especially the activities of relic hunters, has been 

 very rapid. 



Special Researches 



As in former years, a number of collaborators were engaged 

 in conducting researches of a special nature in various fields. 

 Dr. Franz Boas, honorary philologist of the Bureau, continued 

 his labors on the Handbook of I^anguages, assisted by a 

 number of students. Prominent among these is Dr. Leo J. 

 Frachtenberg, who at the close of the year was engaged in 

 studying the language of the Siletz tribe on its reservation 

 in Oregon. Part 1 of the Handbook of Languages is 

 now in press, and the work of Doctor Boas for the year 

 included the proof-reading of this volume as well as the prep- 

 aration of a portion of the text of Part 2. 



Miss Frances Densmore continued her I'esearches relating 

 to the music of the Chippewa, and a paper dealing with this 

 subject was submitted for publication as Bulletin 45. A 

 nimiber of valuable phonographic records were obtained. 



Mr. J. P. Dunn, who was assigned the linguistic work 

 among the western Algonquian tribes, left unfinished by the 

 late Doctor Gatschet, continued the study of the Miami 

 language among tribal retnnants in Indiana and Oklahoma, 

 and submitted a number of preliminary papers. 



COLLECTIONS 



The collections acquu-ed by the Bureau and transfen-ed 

 to the National Museum during the year comprise fifteen 

 accessions, the more important being as follows : 



Collection of West Indian antiquities, purchased from 

 C. W. Branch, St. Vincent, British West Indies. 



