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grammatic structure; but were they employed in creating a litera- 
ture? Both in English and Spanish creditable literary work 
been done by Indians, there is no æ priori reason, therefore, 
against their producing better books in their own language. 
Dr. Brinton, commencing with the far north, calls to mind: 
Rink’s “ Legends and Tales of the Eskimo.” 
Pok’s (a Greenlander) Travels in Europe. 
Kaladlit Assilialit, &c. (see Field’s Indian Bibliog., p. 199). 
Walum Olum (History of the Delawares). Beach’s Miscellany. 
The Iroquois Book of Rites. No, 11. Lib. Aborig. Am. Lit. 
Story of Francois Kaondinoketo. Paris, 1877. 
National Legend of the Chahta-Muskokee tribes. Histor. Mag., Feb., 1870. 
Sequoyah’s Alphabet. 
_ Passing southward into Mexico, Central America and S. Amer- 
ica, Dr. Brinton has found much more that is valuable, but the 
list is too long to be repeated here. 
_ Mr. Bancrort’s Lisrary.—The historian, Hubert H. Bancroft, 
is in Mexico, with three assistants, gathering material for his 
“History of the Pacific States.” He has been received by the 
leading literary men, as well as by the President of the Republic 
and heads of departments, with marked consideration and respect. 
His works have been carefully reviewed by Altamirano, Chavero, 
Riva Palacio and others, and the government has opened the 
archives anew to his secretaries, besides presenting him with cop- 
ies of all its publications. The addition to his library, from his 
journey to Mexico, will not be less than 6000 volumes, mostly 
— and manuscripts, once lodged in churches and con- 
The second volume of the History of the Pacific States has ap- 
pared, being also Vol. 11 of Central America. Vol. 1v, the first 
on Mexico, was published some time since. Vol. 11 will conclude 
the history of Central America and bring the work down almost 
to our day. Mr. Bancroft should be rewarded in his great labor 
by the most liberal patronage. 
= thea ANTHROPOLOGICAL Society oF WASHINGTON.—It really 
4 live ape though the Washington Anthropological Society would 
: "ieee maturity. Vol. 11 of its Transactions has just appeared, 
| a the journal and papers from Feb. 7, 1882, to May 15, 
3. An introductory statement gives a brief history of the 
_ Society and the method of its proceedings. The list of officers, 
list tity honorary, corresponding and active, follows. The 
2 ere is given below: 
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rh p of objects in the new National Museum in its relation to anthropol- 
The eatme ‘rae Brown Goode. [Synopsis } P- "y Professor Otis T. 
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