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possessor of an unusually fine collection of Chiriqui pottery and gold ornaments, and as the author of several papers on anthropologic sub- jects, including a vigorous " Statement of Affairs at Red Cloud Agency Made to the President of the United States " in 1875.

The Salishan Indians form the most important family of abo- rigines in Washington and British Columbia, and indeed their settle- ments extend even beyond the boundaries of those sections on the north and east. On the Pacific coast the southernmost representatives of the Salishan stock are the Tillamook Indians of Oregon, who, though not a populous tribe, are of great interest to the ethnologist. Tilla- mook is a Chinook name, signifying "the people of Nekelim," which latter name in the Cathlamet dialect signifies "the place Kelim." The labial sounds were almost entirely lost from their phonetics and their cultural development was visibly influenced by the tribes of northern California. In the summer of 1890 Dr Franz Boas visited the Oregon coast and was enabled to gather a number of interesting myths, legends, and traditions, thirteen of which have recently appeared in the Jour- nal of American Folk-lore (1898) under the caption " Traditions of the Tillamook Indians." The titles of some of the stories are : " The Thunderbird " ; " Journey Across the Ocean " ; " The Six Travelers " ; "The Panthers and the Wolves"; "The Ascent to Heaven"; and " Asdyahal, the Warrior." A. S. Gatschet.

International Geographical Congress — In pursuance of a reftd&qfion adopted at the meeting of the International Geographical Congress, held at London in 1895, the seventh meeting of the Congress will be held at Berlin from September 28th to October 4th, 1899. The scope of the subjects to be discussed at the meeting is broad, including anthropogeography (industrial, commercial, and political geography) and ethnology, in addition to the general range of geographical science. Dr Karl von den Steinen, whose ethnologic researches in Brazil are so well known, extends a cordial invitation to all American ethnologists to attend the meeting, or at least to transmit papers for presentation. Manuscripts should be submitted not later than June 1st to The Gen- eral Secretary, Prof George Kollm, 90 Zimmerstrasse, S. W., Berlin.

Pittier de F&brega — In the January number of this journal, Dr Brinton, in reviewing the recently published work on Die Spraehe der Bribri-Indianer by Dr H. Pittier de Fdbrega and the late Friedrich Miiller, expressed the hope that " Professor Pittier will be incited to still further researches in this productive field " — a hope that has doubtless been echoed by every student of American linguistics familiar with Pittier's valuable work. It is therefore to be deplored that on

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