New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-18
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ABOUT TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER GONEKNMLNI
AUSPICES.
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WASHINGTON, April 17.-Major j. w. Powell, Di-
rector of the Geological Survey, is also Chief of the
chronological Bureau of the Smithsonian Institution.
Although the official organization of this Bureau
dates back only two years, Major Powcll'- cthnO-
logical researches among the American Indians
have covered much longer period, in which nc has
pursued systematic investigations and made extern
sive and valuable collections relating 10 this sub
ject. At its last session Congress ordered the puh-
cation Of nine volumes Of the reports aud cOntrba-
tons OF the EthnolOgcal Bureau. Several Of the
volumes are now in press and IT is expected that all
Of them will BE- published this year.
The annual report, in one volume will discuss n
variety of topics. Major Powell contributes papers
on the language. mythology and tribal government
OF the North American Indians and one the lini-
tatiOns In the Of anthropological data. Dr. II.
c. Yarrow furnishes an interesting chapter on NOR
tuary customs of the North American Indians con-
cludng this year his interesting and valuable discus
sions of that subject Professor f. &. Holden con-
tributes an interesting paper the picture writing
Of the Central Ame rican Indians. Mr. G. c. Royce
furnishes an article on Indian cessons Of land H.
htstrated by nap Of Indiana showing the differ
ent Indian cessions in that State. Colonel Garrck
language The report will also contain a catalogue
profusely illustrated, of the field collections made
In the season Of 1879 among the Pueblo Indians in
the Territory Of New-Mexico, and catalogue of
the linguistic manuscripts in the possession of the
Bureau. Several of the papers will be very fully
Illustrated, and the report, of which Congress or.
dsred $4,000 copies to be printed, will DC the most
valuable one Of its kind that was ever issued.
The other volumes Ia he issued wil lao uortoo
One OF them will be devoted to the Klamath Indians
and will comprise ethnologic sketch of those
indians, historical sketches dictated by members Of
de fr1be and printed in the Indian language with
"a interlinear English translation, and a grammar
anc dictionary of the Klamath and Modoc dialects
ine historical sketches are ne " and valuable
hsture in treatise on Indian language. They con-
- Of stories relating to the tribe told by Indians
@enselves in their own language Thus Toby
fiddle relates, in the Modoc dialect, "The early
additional history Of the Modocs and history of
Captan Wright's massacre" The volume will con-
n abont 200 pages of these historical texts while
5 ~ ethnologic sketches will be comprised in 800
eeeee and the grammar and dictionary in $50 pages.
Another volume will contain an exceedingly inter
slns monograph by DIR. Lewis ii. Morgan, Of
xseshestAr. n. Y, Houses and house life of the
etSI.lrated The same volume will also contain an
s.isls by, DR.. Charles Ran, ON "Cup-shaped
Sapsurss" and ? linguistic appendix on
fSntory, prepared by General Albert Pike and
- hobertscn. Another volume will be devoted to
~ ~ innrow's hnal report on Indian burial customs
nsy, :: II. Riggs contributes yoame on the
q .aol9 - Indians and the Rev. j. Owen Dorsey one
se roness, with very elaborate dictionary aud
s Ss3.Mar q the Ponca language, The other three
tsSfn nce VIII give etlmologic histories Of certain
~. upee, but She particular ones to be described
80 not yet been determined.
61sny nysst aboriginal collections made by Major
<fSss1 u19ilng tho last dozen years are now being
skea 9 10 the National Museum Building They
more than 10000 specimens of Indian pot
esasds OF stone implements, utensils and