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Nashville, whose explorations in Tennessee have yielded an unrivaled 

 collection of valuable relics and whose writings have been freel}' 

 drawn on in the preparation of this work; Mr W. K. Moorehead, of 

 Xenia, Ohio, whose various collections have l)een made available for 

 study; Mr Clarence B. Moore, of Philadelphia, whose great collections 

 fi'om the mounds and shell heaps of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama 

 the writer has been called on to describe; Mr Frank Hamilton Cushing, 

 whose technologic skill has been of frequent assistance and whose col- 

 lections from the central New York region and from Florida have been 

 of much service; Reverend W. M. Beauchamp, of Baldwinsville, New 

 York, who has furnished data I'especting the ceramic work of the 

 Iroquois; Mr H. P. Hamilton, of Three Rivers, Wisconsin, a careful 

 collector of the fragile relics of the west shore of Lake Michigan, and 

 Mr E. A. Barber, who kindly supplied a large l)ody of data relating 

 to the tobacco pipes of the region studied. 



Mention may also be made of the writer's great indebtedness to those 

 Iv^ho have assisted him in various wa}'s as collaborators; to Mr W J 

 McGee, whose scientilic knowledge and literary skill have been drawn 

 on freely on many occasions; to Mr William Dinwiddle, whose excel- 

 lent photographs make it possible to present a number of unrivaled 

 illustrations; to Mr John L. Ridgway, Miss Mary M. Mitchell, and 

 Mr H. C. Hunter for many excellent drawings; to Mr DeLancej' 

 Gill for his verj" efficient management of the work of drawing, 

 engraving, and printing illustrations, and to many other members of 

 the Smithsonian Institution, the Bureau of American Ethnolog}', the 

 Geological Survej', and the National Museum for valued assistance. 



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