XXII BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
been approved for stereotyping. A bulletin by Mr Mooney 
on the “Siouan Tribes of the East” was forwarded for publica- 
tion during the month, and proofs were received about the end 
of July. Professor Holmes’ bulletin on an “Ancient Quarry 
in Indian Territory” is now on the press, and it is expected to 
be ready for distribution within a short time. 
OPERATIONS DURING AUGUST 
The work of the month has been conducted chiefly in the 
office, the field work being limited to the completing of opera- 
tions by Mr Cosmos Mindeleff in the pueblo region, with cer- 
tain work among the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians, 
on their respective reservations, by Mr James Mooney. 
Work in sign language—Colonel Garrick Mallery continued 
the preparation of his report on Indian sign language with 
gesture signs and signals. A considerable part of the month 
was spent in the arrangement of illustrative material executed 
during preceding months, and this is now practically com- 
pleted. 
Work in Indian hieroglyphics—Dr Cyrus Thomas continued 
his work of collecting and arranging data relating to the 
hieroglyphs, calendars, etc, of the Maya. Dr Thomas has 
recently observed highly suggestive indications of relation 
not simply between the calendars of Yucatan and Mexico and 
those of the Orient, but certain strong suggestions of linguis- 
tic affinity, and of late his researches concerning the latter 
phase of the subject have been pursued with great avidity. 
Although the linguistic similarities thus far brought to light 
van hardly be regarded as expressing aftinity, they seem to be 
worthy of close attention, and Dr Thomas has given much 
thought and time to collecting and tabulating them. 
Work in eastern archeology—Vhe chief work in this division 
during the month was the transfer of material to the National 
Museum. A large quantity of implements, blanks, rejects, ete, 
accumulated by Professor Holmes and used largely for illus- 
trative material, hitherto stored in the office of the Geological 
Survey, was during the month formally transferred to the 
Museum. Mr William Dinwiddie and Mr Henry Walther had 
charge of the work. 
