LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



Smithsonian Institution, 

 Bureau of American Ethnology, 



Washington, D. C.Julyl, 1899. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit, as Acting Director, 

 the Twenty -second Annual Report of the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology. 



The preliminary portion consists of an account of the 

 operations of the Bureau during the fiscal year; the 

 remainder comprises two memoirs, prepared by collab- 

 orators, which illustrate the methods and results of the 

 Bureau's work. 



Allow me to express my appreciation of your constant 

 aid and your support in the work under my charge. 

 I am, with respect, your obedient servant, 



W J McGee, 



Acting Director. 

 Honorable S. P. Langley, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



