ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT LXVII 



Mr Miiideleff concludes tVom his researches of the year that 

 the first settlements in the region are marked by the bowlder- 

 marked sites; that these wei"e followed by small settlements 

 and easily defended sites, accom])anied by cliff dwellings, 

 cavate lodges, etc; and that larger settlements were subse- 

 quently formed and valley sites located, not defensible as 

 regai'ds site, though the structures were defensive. These 

 conclusions are in harmony with those deduced from the struc- 

 tures of Canyon de Chelly, where, however, the sequence is 

 more complete. Detailed information concerning the tlifl'ereut 

 types of structure is reported by Mr Mindeleff. 



Work in synonymy — Mr F. W. Hodge lias continued work on 

 the descriptions and synonymy of the southwestern tribes for 

 incorj)oration in the cyclopedia, the chief work during tlie j^res- 

 ent month being- the amplification of the Piman synonymy. 

 He has remained in charge of the library, and, in addition, 

 spent a part of the month in revising proofs of tlie Thirteenth 

 Annual Report and of Professor Holmes' liulletin on "An 

 Ancient Quarry in Indian Territor}'.'" 



Mr James Mooney has brought to completion his memoir 

 on "The Ghost-dance Religion," which is incorporated in the 

 Fourteenth Annual Report of the Bureau. ^leantime he has 

 continued the arrangement of the material for the synonymy 

 of the eastern Siouan tribes. His bulletin on these tribes was 

 reexamined during' the month and is forwarded herewith for 

 publication. 



Work in inytholoyy — Mr Frank Hamilton Gushing spent a 

 portion of the month in revising his memoir on primitive arrow 

 games, to which reference has been made in previous monthly 

 reports. Some time was spent also in revising and supple- 

 menting his paper on "Zuni Creation Myths" now in press as 

 part of the Thirteenth Annual Report. In addition, he was 

 occupied for some da^s in the arrangement of figures and 

 groups in the National Museum. 



Mrs Matilda C. Stevenson has continued the ])reiKn-ation of 

 her monograph on Zuni ceremonials, making satisfactory 

 progress therein. 



Work ill Ihti/idsfics — Mr J. Owen Dorset' continued worlc on 

 the Winnebago dictionary, tog-ether with the notes to his large 



