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systematic arrangement has thus far been made. The specimens from each mound have been kept together, and the work of classifying the rest of the collection (surface-finds, etc.) will be commenced this month.  A large number of duplicate specimens can be used for exchange.

3. [[underlined]] Review of Researches prosecuted upon Material belonging to the Department. [[/underlined]]


The hall containing the antiquities of the U.S. National Museum has been visited by many persons who manifested their interest in archaeology by questions addressed to myself and to my assistant.  Some of the visitors took notes and made sketches of specimens; but I am unable to state in what manner the information acquired by them was utilized.  Self-instruction may have been the chief motivation in most cases.

I had myself constant recourse to the collection in the preparation of my work on prehistoric fishing in Europe and North America, which contains designs and descriptions of a large number of speci-