ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT XLIX 
Mr Frank Hamilton Cushing continued the revision of 
proots for his ‘Zuni Creation Myths,” at the same time pur- 
suing collateral researches relating to the development of arts, 
institutions, and beliefs among the southwestern Indians. 
Work in linguistics—Dr Albert S. Gatschet continued his 
comparative work on the Algonquian dialects, at the same 
time pushing forward his special arrangement and classifica- 
tion of the elements of the Shawnee language, making satis- 
factory progress on both lines. 
My J. N. B. Hewitt continued the laborious transliteration 
of the Tubari material of Mexico collected by Mr Carl Lum- 
holtz. Extended comparisons were also made between the 
Tubari and other southwestern languages for the purpose of 
fixing more definitely the linguistic affinities of the nearly 
extinct Tubari tribe. 
Work in bibliography—During the earlier portion of the 
month, Mr James C. Pilling continued the preparation of the 
bibliography of the aboriginal languages of Mexico, bringing 
this work to substantial completion. With the completion of this 
portion of the bibliography, the immense task of cataloguing 
the literature of the aboriginal languages of North America, 
on which Mr Pilling has been engaged several years, is sub- 
stantially finished. For some years after the institution of the 
Bureau in 1879, Mr Pilling performed in a most acceptable 
manner the duties of chief clerk. While performing these 
duties he gradually assumed the bibliographic work, which 
erew until it absorbed a considerable part of his energies. 
In 1891 he retired from the position of chief clerk and thence- 
forward devoted his time wholly to the bibliography. Mean- 
time his health began to fail, and he has now for some years 
been a sufferer from locomotor ataxia; but, despite this phys- 
ical burden, his bibliographic work was continued with remark- 
able fortitude until the end for which he had labored so many 
years was practically attained. During some months past the 
malady has progressed apace; it has recently assumed new 
complications, and during the closing part of the month it com- 
pelled discontinuance from active work and his retirement 
from the Bureau. 
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