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a number of volumes were borrowed from Wellesley by Dr. Benjamin Rand of Harvard. The task has been made lighter by many friends through a large correspondence, but difficulties have often arisen that seemed for the time insurmountable. Five months spent amongst the Otchipwes and Crees of Manitoba with Baraga’s and Lacombe’s Dic- tionaries in hand cleared up a number of perplexities, for the langu- ages are all off-shoots from the old Algonquin stock, and, by making good use of Chief Henry Prince and others, suggestions were obtained and observations recorded which have proved veritable “Keys of Promise.” Further indebtedness is expressed to Montague Chamber- lain for his Maliseet Vocabulary, to Dr. W. F. Ganong, Dr. E. M. Saunders, Martin]. Griffin and others, for counsel and assistance.

The work has brought its own reward, for rich discoveries have been made, and it is hoped something permanent accomplished which might soon have been impossible. There is still a keen consciousness of incompleteness, and inability to cope with such a task at all suc- cessfully. Errors and misprints will occur which are not to be ex- plained away by differences in dialect; those who notice such are re- quested to call attention to them, that they may be corrected in the Magazines and in a later edition if one should be issued.

JEREMIAH S. CLARK. Kirklawn, Bay View, P. E. 1., June 1902.