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under the supervision of Mr F. H. Cushing and with the 
assistance of Mr William Dinwiddie, was concluded during 
the early days of the month. Besides this work, Mr Dinwiddie 
was engaged also in the elaboration of his report on the results 
of the investigations made a few months since at the Clifton 
steatite quarry. 
Work in western archeology—Mr Cosmos Mindeleff has con- 
tinued his researches in the pueblo archeology of San Juan 
valley in New Mexico and Arizona. This region has been 
found to have been strikingly adapted to the needs of the old 
pueblo-builders, and it affords examples of nearly all the types 
of aboriginal villages now known, together with other types 
and many variants which have not elsewhere been observed, 
and the examination and comparative study of which tend to 
a clearer elucidation of the development of art im architecture 
attained by the people of the pueblos. 
Work in synonymy—As during previous months, Mr F. W. 
Hodge carried forward his work on the tribal synonymy of 
the southwestern aborigines. Most of the month, however, 
was devoted to the care of the library (which, Mr Hodge 
reports, has received a large number of accessions by gift or 
exchange) and to correcting the proofs of the ‘ 
accompanying 
papers” in the Thirteenth Annual Report and of Professor 
Holmes’ bulletin on ‘An Ancient Quarry in Indian Territory.” 
Mr James Mooney was occupied during the larger portion 
of the month in arranging and classifying material obtained 
from the Cherokee, Kiowa, and other Indian tribes. Galley 
proof of Mr Mooney’s bulletin on the ‘“Siouan Tribes of the 
East” began to come in during the closing days of the month. 
Work in mythology—Mr Frank Hamilton Cushing was 
engaged during the month in the revision of proofs of his 
memoir on “ Zuni Creation Myths,” which is now going through 
the press as one of the papers accompanying the Thirteenth 
Annual Report. 
Mrs Matilda C. Stevenson was occupied in carrying forward 
her Zuni monograph, which is progressing toward completion. 
Work in linguistics—By reason of illness, Mr J. Owen 
Dorsey was able to devote only the later part of July to his 
