XXXIV BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 



stone implements, known as the Steinei* collection, was 

 also among- the acquisitions of the year. 



Although collateral to the work of the Bureau, it is 

 proper to report that Colonel F. F. Hilder, ethnologic 

 translator and acting chief clerk of the Bureau, was, on 

 January 16, 1900, detailed to the Government Board of 

 the Pan-American Exposition, and that under a commis- 

 sion from that Board he visited the Philippine islands and 

 made extensive collections of ethnologic and archeologic 

 material, with the understanding that, after use during 

 the exposition, a considerable portion of it should be ti-ans- 

 f erred to the National Museu,m. Toward the close of the 

 year Colonel Hilder reported the shipment of extensive 

 collections, together with a good series of ])hotographs and 

 drawings designed for use in the installation. Incident- 

 ally he availed himself of opportunities to obtain certain 

 useful ethnologic literature required for the library of the 

 Bureau. 



PROPERTY 



As has been explained in previous reports, the property 

 of the Bureau is practically limited to (1) office furniture 

 and other appurtenances to office work, (2) ethnologic 

 manuscripts and other records of original work, (3) pho- 

 tographs and drawings of Indian subjects, (4) a small 

 working lilirary, (5) collections held temporarily by col- 

 laborators for use in research, and (6) undistributed re- 

 sidua of the editions of the Bureau publications. During 

 the fiscal year there has been no noteworthy change in 

 the amount or value of the office property ; a considerable 

 number of manuscripts (including two of special value 

 noted in earlier paragrai)hs) have been added to the arch- 

 ives, either temporarily or ])ermanently ; over a thousand 

 photographic negatives and several hundred prints and 

 drawings have been added to the collection of illustrative 

 material, while the library has maintained normal growth, 

 chiefly through exchanges. There was no considerable 

 accumulation or transfer of objective material reijuired 

 for study during the year, while there was a consider- 



