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winter and spring he stayed in the Pima country, near Sacaton, 

 and began a systematic study of the industrial and other cus- 

 toms of the Pima tribe. The woi'k yielded material for a 

 special report on the technology of the tribe and for a more 

 general monograph on the historic and prehistoric inhabitants 

 of the Gila valley. 



On October 30 Dr Albert S. Gatschet repaired to Indian 

 Territory for the purpose of completing his Peoria vocabulary 

 and grammar and making cognate researches among the few 

 survivors of the Peoria tribe. He was able to perfect his 

 records of the language of the tribe during the ensuing month 

 and bring- his work to a successful close about the middle of 

 December. 



The beginning of the year found Dr John R, Swanton 

 engaged in researches concerning the language and social 

 organization of the Haida Indians in British Columbia. This 

 work continued until September, yielding voluminous material 

 for publication in future reports. On September 30 he 

 returned to Washington and began preparing the material for 

 printing. 



OFFICE RESEARCH 



Work in Somatology 



During the later months of the year definite steps were 

 taken toward a systematic investigation and record of the phys- 

 ical characteristics of the aborigines. A nucleus was already 

 available in the form of an extended anthropometric record 

 made by Dr Franz Boas among the Siouan Indians several 

 years ago and acquired b}^ the Bureau in 1899; and it was 

 decided to prepare the matter for early publication, partly as 

 a record of the physical characteristics of a typical group, 

 partly as a model for future work. In order to enhance the 

 value of the publication it was arranged to have Dr Boas pre- 

 pare an introduction treating of somatology in general terms 

 and to have Mr De Lancey Gill, the illustrator of the Bureau, 

 prepare suitable illustrative material from the photographic 

 negatives preserved in the office. The memoir is well 

 advanced, but was not quite completed at tlie close of the year. 



