-0000 47 52 V TABLE OF CONTENTS. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. Page. Introductory -.0000 .-n.. '00- '00_" --00 '00. -00- --0.- --00" .Uh, -n. xi Bibliography of North American philology, by J. C. Pilling- xv Lingnistic and other anthropologie researches, by J. 0. Dorsey. XVII Linguistieresearches, byS. R.Riggs.– xviii Linguistic andgenerairesearchea a,mong thé Kla.ma.th Indians, by A. S. Ga,taohet- xix Stndiea a.inongtheiroqnois, byMrs. E. A. Smith. XXII Work by Prof. Otis T. Mason nu.. '00_00 Ou -00 '00 XXII Thé study of gesture speech, by Brevet Lieut. Col. Gan-ic'kMa.nery. XXIII Studies on Central American pictnre writing, by Prof. E. S. Holden xxv The study of mortuary customs, by Dr. R. O. Yarrow nu 00 00" n.. xxvr Investigations relating to cessions of lands by Indian tribes to the United States, by 0. 0. Royce n u-- u. '00 .u. u. ""00 XXVII Explorations by Mr. James Stevenson. n.. 00" .00- .00. 'OU" gxx Researches among the Wintans, by Prof. J. W. PoweJl. XXXII The preparation of manuals for use in .A.merican research "n. n_- .00- xxxrr Linguistic classification of the North American tribes. on. --u -_uu 'O'-n.XXXIII ACCOMPANYING PAPERS. ON THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE, BY J. W. POWELL. rage. Process by combination n.u- '00 U_ -nn- U-h. n.n- '_n 3 Process by vocalic mutation Ou u. u. .u. "u" .u. 0--00' --o. 5 Process by intonation _00- "0 Ou- "00 -00--0 nu-- ..uu -"00' _n. 6 Process by placement--n '_un '00 n_. nu n-- "00-- Onu- n-u 6 Differentiation of the parts of speech. – 8 SKETCH OF THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE NORTH àMERICA.w1 INDIANS, BY J. W. POWELL. 'rhe gene8is of philosophy 19 Two grand stages of philosophy .–– 21 Mythologie philosophy ha.s four stages. u. u..00. 0 _.0 0 29 Ontgrowthfrom mythologie philosophYn.n.u "O..n "uu 0000 OUU_" 33 The course of évolution in mythologie philosophy. 38 Mythiotales. 43 The Cîn-aû-av Brothers disouss matters of importance to the Utes _On .uo 44 Origin of the echo 0-0. nu -00 .0 '00' '00_ 0. nu 45 The So'-kfls Wai'-i1n-ats_ --u u-- -00 00.. n. nu_ un 47 Ta.vwots has a fight with the sun -0 ""u. no. .n. -00 52