ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT XIX 
Later in the year much work was done on portions of 
the ritual of the Condoling Council of the League of the 
Iroquois. A free translation was made of the Onondaga 
version of the so-called Fourteen Matters and also of the 
Mohawk version of the Address of Welcome of the Brother 
Mourning Nations. The Chant of Lamentation, requir- 
ing more than an hour to intone, was typewritten, ready 
for interlineation. This work has enabled Mr Hewitt to 
ascertain approximately what is yet needful to complete 
his projected monograph on the Condoling Council of the 
League of the Iroquois. 
In September Mr Hewitt, assisted by the Reverend 
Jesse Kirk, an educated and intelligent Klamath quarter- 
blood Indian, undertook the special study of the system 
of blood relationships and affinities among the Klamath, 
of the Lutuamian linguistic family, to ascertain whether 
or not these people have a clan system. This was done 
by means of two charts, one for the paternal and the 
other for the maternal lines of descent. It was shown by 
this study that the Klamath have no such clan system as 
that prevailing among the Iroquois. An extensive vocab - 
ulary of Klamath vocables, covering 57 manuscript pages, 
was also obtained from Mr Kirk. Mr Hewitt also devoted 
much time to work connected with the Handbook of 
Indian Tribes, furnishing, among other contributions, the 
articles on Adoption, Confederacy, and the Attacapan 
family. 
During the year Mr Hewitt’s regular research work 
has been interrupted to a considerable extent by duties 
imposed in connection with the official correspondence of 
the Bureau. Many communications were received calling 
for information regarding the native languages, especially 
as to the significance of names and the interpretation of 
phrases and sentences, and these were mostly referred to 
Mr Hewitt for report. Besides this, a number of manu- 
seripts forwarded for examination or for purchase have 
been placed in his hands for expert consideration. 
In past years Mr Hewitt has taken part in the care of 
