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together with pottery of the same character from the Caneotires River, Brazil, sent by Prof. J. B. Steere. of Ann Arbor, Mich. - Owing to the bulky character of two of the specimens, wooden stands had to [[insertion]] ^be [[/insertion]] made to sup-port them.
[[underlined]] Wm. J. Taylor, Allapaha, Ga. - [[/underlined]] Human bones, mostly fractured, from mounds in Georgia. Two tibiae, exhibiting platycnemism in a high degree, have been reserved for exhibition. The remainder, 52 pieces, and one small box containing bones, apparently charred, were properly marked, and placed in temporary storage. 
[[underlined]] Benton J. Hon, Orleans, Orange Co. Ind. - [[/underlined]] 1 cast of a fine grooved axe, from Harrison Co., Ind.; 1 cast of a maul, Orange Co., Ind.
[[underlined]] August Geck, Fort Sisseton, Dak.- [[/underlined]] 1 very large maul and 17 fragments of a human skull, not worth the trouble of restoration, found near Fort Sisseton, Dak.
[[underlined]] C. Rau, Washington, D.C. - [[/underlined]] 1 black clay pipe, made by the Catawba Indians, South Carolina.
[[underlined]] James Shaw, Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., Ill. - [[/underlined]] 1 skeleton, incomplete, from mound near Savanna, Carroll Co., Ill. - The skeleton, consisting of 70 pieces, has received one number in the Record Book, each piece being properly marked. 
The above work was done conjointly by myself and Mr. E.P. Upham. During my free moments I have collected material for an article on prehistoric fishing. 
Smithsonian Institution, March 1, 1882.
Professor S.F. Baird
[[signature]] C. Rau [[/signature]]