ADMINISTRATIVE KEPORT LVU 



by ill health. The iiivths of the aborigines of the southwest 

 are of exceptional interest, since they exemplify in many cases 

 the influence of environment on the minds of tlie devotees, and 

 in some cases, moreover, tliev indicate the migrations of the 

 ]>eoples among whom they are found. Accordingly, the studies 

 seem of exceptional importance in American anthropology. 



Work in lingaistics — L)r A. S. Gatschet continued the extrac- 

 tion of vocables and grammatic elements of the Shawnee lan- 

 guage from the material collected liy him in 1S92 and 1893. 

 The systematicalh' nrranged material is now inscribed on 

 somewhat over two thousand cards, in condition for ready 

 examination or publication. Several vocabularies and gram- 

 mai's submitted to the Bureau during the month were also 

 examined. 



Mr J. Owen Dorsev completed the arrangement of the Win- 

 nebayo texts with interlinear translations earh' in the month. 

 These texts, collected during the ])resent fiscal vearfrom Philip 

 Longtail, have proved a rich source of information relating to 

 language, customs, and beliefs of the tribe to which they ])er- 

 tain. The later portion of the month was spent in preparing 

 an introduction to the synonynn* of the Siouan family and 

 to the study of the connection between onomatology and 

 mythology as exemplified in the Siouan languages. In both 

 these directions satisfactory pnigress was made. 



Mr J. N. B. Hewitt spent a considerable part of the month 

 in the stud^- of the relations of the Lutuamian lang-uag-e for 

 the innnediate use of the Director. This study afl'ords an 

 important basis for the classification of linguistic stocks of 

 northwestern United States. It has been conducted with zeal 

 and success. 



Work in hihliograpliy — Mr James C. Pilling has continued 

 the revision of the proofs of the Wakashan bibliographv, which 

 is now substantially completed. Meantime he has gone on with 

 the preparation of material for the Shahaptian bibliography, 

 now nearly ready for the press. The completion of this 

 Avork is delayed by some uncertainty concerning the relations 

 of certain northwestern languages, ui)on which Mr Hewitt has 

 been at work; Init while this delay aftects the issue of the 



