Department of the Interior, 

 U. S. Geographical and Geological Survey 



OF the Rocky ]\Iountain Region, 

 Washington, D. C, October 15, 1876. 



Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith Volume I of the Contribu- 

 tions to North American Ethnology, comprising' a report on the tribes of 

 Alaska by W. H. Dall, and a report on the Indians of Western "Washington 

 and Northwestern Oregon by George Gibbs. 



I am, with great respect, your obedient servant, 



J. W. POWELL, 



In charge. 



The Hon, Secretary of the Interior, 



Washington, I). C. 



I UUll 



