XXX BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



Arcliseological Expedition to Arizona in 1895, by J. Walter 

 Fewkes. 



The eighteenth annual re])ort was transmitted to the Public 

 Printer on March 11, 18!)S. It comprises, in addition to the 

 report of operations for the fiscal year 1896-97, two pa})ers 

 entitled, respectively. The Eskimo about Bering Strait, by 

 E W. Nelson, and Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 

 by C. C. Royce. Like the seventeenth report, this will appear 

 in two volumes. The first galley proofs were received from 

 the Public Printer in the latter part of June. 



Bibliography 



As has been set forth in a previous report, the bibliography 

 of the aboriginal languages of Mexico, which was left uncom- 

 pleted at the time of Mr Pilling's death, has been continued 

 through the genei'ous services of Mr George Parker Winship, 

 librarian of the John Carter Brown library at Providence, with 

 the courteous permission of Mr John Nicholas Brown. The 

 unusual facilities afforded by the excellent library under Mr 

 Winship's care has enabled him to make marked progress with 

 this work during the fiscal year; much, however, remains to 

 be done ere the work will be ready for pubhcation. 



Library 



The maintenance of the library has continued under the 

 supervision of Mr Hodge, and the distribution of the publica- 

 tions of the Bureau has also been conducted under his direction. 

 At the close of the last fiscal year, as is mentioned in the report 

 covering that period, the volumes in the library luunbered 

 7,138; to these 756 volumes have been added, making a 

 total of 7,894 volumes at the close of the year. In. addition 

 several thousand pamphlets and scientific periodicals have 

 been received. 



Illustrations 



The preparation of the illustrations, including the photo- 

 graphic work, was continued under the direction of Mr Wells 

 M. Sawyer until March 17, 1898, when he resigned to accept 

 another Federal appointment. From that time until the close 



