ANNOUNCEMENT 



III 1S7T the. United States Geogi'aphieal and Geological Survey of 

 the Rocky Mountain Region (J. W. Powell, Director) began the issue of 

 a series of ethnologic reports in quarto form under the title Contri- 

 butions to North American Ethnology. Several of the volumes were 

 printed under special authority conferred by Congressional resolu- 

 tions: and in March, 1881, the publication of volumes vi, vii, Aiir, 

 IX, and X of the series was authorized by the Congress through a 

 concurrent resolution. This authorization was superseded by the law 

 providing for the jjublic printing and binding and the distribution of 

 public documents, approved January 12, 189.5. Up to this time there 

 had been published eight volumes of Contributions (including one 

 bound in two parts), numbered i-vii and ix. 



After the United States Geographical and Geological Surve}' of the 

 Rocky Mountain Region was merged in the United States Geological 

 Survey, the Congress made provision for continuing the ethnologic 

 researches and publications; and in conformity with this law the Bureau 

 of Ethnology was founded. The Director of the new Bureau (J. AV. 

 Powell) began the publication of annual reports in royal octavo form 

 with that for the fiscal j-ear 1879-80, and at the same time continued the 

 issue of the Contributions to North American Ethnology. Until 1895 

 the annual reports were specially authorized by the Congress, usually 

 through concurrent resolutions; since 1895 they have been issued under 

 authority of the public printing law. Of these reports nineteen have 

 been pulilished and othei-s are in press; the Fourteenth, Seventeeth, 

 Eighteenth, and Nineteenth are each in two parts or volumes. 



In August, 1886, the Director of the Bureau was authorized by a 

 joint resolution of the Congress to begin the publication of a series of 

 bulletins, which were issued in octavo form; and in July, 1888, the 

 continuation of the series was authorized by a concurrent i-esolution. 

 When the public printing law was drafted this series was omitted, and 

 the issue terminated in 1891. Up to this time there had been published 

 twenty-four bulletins, each undrra spiMial title. 



