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matter treating of sites, has been completed and will be 

 published in advance of the handbook. It contains a 

 valuable discussion of village sites and cemeteries, treated in 

 a historical manner, with reproductions of old prints and 

 maps. 



Dr. A. L. Kroeber has elaborated certain portions of the 

 Handbook of the Indians of California and little remains to 

 be done before it is ready for publication. 



The study of Indian music was continued by Miss Frances 

 Densmore throughout the year. She has completed a report 

 on the Ute music, consisting of about 375 pages, and has 

 submitted new material on Ute, Mandan, and Chippewa 

 music. Her account of the Mandan and Hidatsa songs con- 

 tains 400 pages. A new feature has been introduced in the 

 study of the Ute melodies, where she has devised diagrams 

 consisting of curves on a background of coordinate lines. 

 Miss Densmore's main studies have been on ethnobotany of 

 the Chippewa and include plants used in treatment of the 

 sick and other subjects. The general economic life and 

 the industries of the people were also studied and an exten- 

 sive collection made, which she has photographed for use in 

 her publications. She has likewise adopted the method of 

 tone photographs designed by Dr. Dayton C. Miller, of the 

 Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio. 



MANUSCRIPTS. 



The following manuscripts, exclusive of those submitted 

 for publication by the bureau, were purchased : 



Unique copy of the Journal of Frederick Kurz's Travels 

 through the Western States (in German) . In addition to the 

 text (in German) there are two jackets of photographs of 

 original drawings of great historical value. 



Six letters on British Guiana written by J. Henry Holmes 

 to his wife, Mary Jane Holmes. 



EDITORIAL WORK AND PUBLICATIONS. 



On June 30, 1917, Mr. J. G. Gurley resigned his position as 

 editor and Mr. Stanley Searles was appointed to the vacancy 

 July 1. Both editors were assisted by Mrs. Frances S. 



