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Prof G Brown Goode

Sir

The following is a report of operations in the Section of Ethnology, National Museum, for the month of July, to which I have been assigned.

The first half of the month was occupied in marking permanently, with rubber faced types and stamps, the collection of relics made among the Pueblos of N Mexico, under the direction of Maj. JW Powell, J Stevenson Collector, during the Season of 1880. The records include 1600 specimens of which over 1100 are stone implements. The form of the label is shown on the Annexed Slips.
In applying these labels to the ever changing character of surface from rough to smooth, every shade of color and absorbing capacity, it is important to use an ink capable of leaving a legible impression. The chief difficulty was among the specimens of polished black pottery, and the smooth stone axes of black basalt. The ink furnished with the types is high colored but transparent and will not leave a good impression on such surfaces – The ink should have body color, and be opaque. An order was forwarded to have one prepared of a light blue (turquoise) color which would suit all cases, but no answer has been as yet received. I have made some Experiments with Bronze powder and glycerine promising good results