34 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



The manuscripts accumulated by the bureau form a 

 priceless collection; indeed many of them, if lost, could 

 not be replaced, since they represent the results of studies 

 of Indians who have become extinct or have lost their 

 tribal identity. It is therefore urgently recommended that 

 the sum of $1,350 be appropriated for fireproofing a room 

 und for providing metal cases foi' the pei-manent preserva- 

 tion of the nianuscrii)ts. 



F. W. Hodge, 

 Ethnologist-in-Charge. 



