XL BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
Publication—During the month the plate proofs of the bul- 
letin by Dr Boas on “Chinook Texts” were revised and 
returned, and printing ordered; plate proofs of Mr Mooney’s 
bulletin, “‘Siouan Tribes of the East,” were received, revised, 
and returned, and printing ordered, the last proofs of the index 
also being revised; and the last proofs of Mr Fowke’s bulletin, 
“Archeologie Investigations in James and Potomac Valleys,” 
including the index, were revised and returned, and printing 
was ordered. A large number of illustrations for the Thirteenth 
Annual Report have been engraved, and proofs thereof were 
revised and returned. The distribution of several recently 
issued reports and bulletins was continued throughout the 
month. 
OPERATIONS DURING JANUARY 
The only field work conducted during the month was that 
of Mr James Mooney, who continued investigations among the 
Kiowa and associated tribes of Oklahoma. 
Work in Indian hieroglyphics—Dr Cyrus Thomas was en- 
gaged during part of the month in researches relating to the 
interpretation of Mexican codices and calendar systems. The 
larger portion of his time, however, was spent in the revision 
of the monograph on ‘Indian Land Cessions,” by C. C. Royce. 
The revision of the schedule of treaties has practically been 
completed, and the preparation of an introductory to the work 
was carried forward with success. 
Work in archeology—Myr Cosmos Mindeleff continued work 
during January on his report on the “Cliff Ruins of Canyon de 
Chelly,” making satisfactory progress therein. It is expected 
that the text of this report, which embraces the results of Mr 
Mindeleff’s field operations from July, 1893, to September, 
1894, in the pueblo country of southwestern United States, 
will very shortly be completed. 
Work im synonymy—Mr F. W. Hodge was engaged during 
the month in extracting the synonyms (mostly misprints) from 
Donaldson’s ‘‘Moqui Pueblo Indians of Arizona” for use in 
the Indian Cyclopedia and Synonymy. The closing portion 
of the month was devoted to compiling, from the recent writings 
