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lines the hunting and fishing grounds of the different tribes as far as obtainable by the writer. The report itself does not deal with the linguistic characteristics, the religious beliefs or superstitions and traditions of the Indians. Otherwise it aims at a somewhat systemmatic general exposition of the habits customs, arts, industries, and characters of the Indians composing the Koloshan, Haidan and Tsimshian stocks and in connection with the ^[[accompanying]] illustrations will serve as a descriptive catalogue of the collection in the Natl. Museum from this region.
In the selection of the material for illustrations from the Museum collections, characteristic specimens were formed into an ethnographic collection illustrative of these Indian stocks, similar to the Eskimo collection was so graphically arranged in the Museum. General descriptive cards were writ-