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[[underlined]] Report on the Operations in the Department of Antiquities, U. S. National Museum, during January, 1886. [[/underlined]]
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Number of specimens entered in Record Book, for exhibition 231, for exchange 29, for storage 18; in Loan-Book 1.---26 sketches made.

[[underlined]] Specification of Additions. 
Accession 16793. 
Robert T. Bigelow, Washington, D. C. [[/underlined]]---Collection from Massaponax, Spottsylvania County, Virginia: A leaf-shaped implement, a spear-head, arrow-heads, grooved axes, a stone slab with mortar-cavities on both sides, and a fragment of pottery; 24 specimens for exhibition, 29 for exchange, and 18 for storage.

[[underlined]] Accession 16849.
Mrs. D. L. Nielsen, Vermillion, Erie County, Ohio. [[/underlined]]---Two spear-heads and an object of coarse-grained syenite, pertaining to the class of so-called bird-shaped carvings, all found on the farm of C. Crouse, one mile south of Birmingham, Erie County.

[[underlined]] Accession 16974.
Dr. J. L. DeWitt, Newton, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [[/underlined]]---A skull and bones from an Indian grave, and a clay pipe, one-half of a small clay vessel, and 5 copper beads from a mound at Warner's Landing, Vernon County. Also a leaf-shaped implement inserted into a handle by Dr. DeWitt, to show how the implement probably was hafted.

[[underlined]] Accession 14796.
J. A. McNiel, Panama, United States of Columbia, through John S. Lamson and Brother, 77 Maiden Lane, New York.--- [[/underlined]]Collection from ancient Chiriqui graves: Trimmed flakes, arrow and spear-heads, chisels, celts (of superior workmanship), metates of various