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in at one glance, as it were, the whole culture of the prehistoric North American, as far as it can be represented by tangible tokens._ To this general collection many valuable specimens have been added this year.

2. There are special collections composed of North American articles found in [[underlined]] one [[/underlined]] locality _ a mound, grave, artificial shell deposit, or district.  It will be my endeavor to increase the number of these special collections, in order to show the difference in the mechanical acquirements of the people formerly inhabiting the various parts of this country.  Six of such collections have been put up in the course of this year _ as stated in Section 2 of this report _ most conspicuous among them the large and fine series of antiquities collected during Lieut. George M. Wheeler's geographical survey west of the 100th meridian.

The collections thus far mentioned are from portions of this continent north of Mexico.  There are, however, separately exhibited, valuable archaeological collections from Mexico, Central America, South America,