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medicine of these Indians and the ministration of remedies 
originated in and are limited to sorcery practices. 
WORK OF MR. A. S. GATSCHET. 
The field work of Mr. Albert S. Gatschet during the year 
was short. It had been ascertained that Mrs. Alice M. Oliver, 
now in Lynn, Massachusetts, formerly lived on 'Trespalacios 
bay, Texas, near the homes of the Karankawa, and Mr. 
Gatschet visited Lynn with a view of securing as complete a 
vocabulary as possible of their extinct language. Mrs. Oliver 
was able to recall about one hundred and sixty terms of the 
language, together with some phrases and sentences. She also 
furnished many valuable details regarding the ethnography 
of the tribe. Ten days were spent in this work. 
WORK OF MR. J. N. B. HEWITT. 
Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt was occupied in field work from August 
1 to November 8, as follows: From the first of August to 
September 20 he was on the Tuscarora reserve, in Niagara 
county, New York, in which locality fifty-five legends and 
myths were collected. A Penobscot vocabulary was also ob- 
tained here, together with other linguistic material. From 
September 20 to November 8 Mr. Hewitt visited the Grand 
River reserve, Canada, where a large amount of text was ob- 
tained, together with notes and other linguistic material. 
WORK OF MR. VICTOR MINDELEFF. 
Mr. Victor Mindeletf left Washington on October 23 for St. 
John’s, Arizona, where he examined the Hubbell collection of 
ancient pottery and secured a series of photographs and col- 
ored drawings of the more important specimens. Thence he 
went to Zuni and obtained drawings of interior details of 
dwellings and other data necessary for the completion of his 
studies of the architecture of this pueblo. He returned to 
Washington December 7. 
WORK OF MR. A. M. STEPHEN. 
Mr. A. M. Stephen continued work among the Tusayan pue- 
blos under the direction of Mr. Victor Mindeleff. He added 
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