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During the year the River Basin Surveys continued to receive help- 

 ful cooperation from the National Park Service, the Bureau of Rec- 

 lamation, the Corps of Engineers, the Geological Survey, and various 

 State and local institutions. Transportation and guides were fur- 

 nished in a number of instances, and mechanical equipment made 

 available by the construction agency speeded the work at a number 

 of locations. Temporary headquarters as well as living accommoda- 

 tions were made available at several projects. Detailed maps of the 

 reservoirs under investigation were supplied by the agency concerned 

 and helpful information was provided whenever it was needed. The 

 National Park Service continued to function as the liaison between 

 the various agencies both in Washington and in the field and through 

 its regional offices obtained information about the locations for dams 

 and reservoirs as well as data concerning construction priorities. The 

 National Park Service was also chiefly responsible for the preparation 

 of estimates and justifications and in procuring funds for carrying 

 on the program. Had it not been for the enthusiastic assistance of the 

 personnel in all the cooperating agencies, it would not have been 

 possible for the River Basin Surveys to have accomplished so much 

 for the year. 



General direction and supervision of the program were continued 

 by the main office in Washington. The field headquarters and labora- 

 tory at Lincoln, Nebr., was in direct charge of the work in the Missouri 

 Basin. All the materials collected in the Missouri Basin were proc- 

 essed at the Lincoln laboratory and subsequently two large lots of 

 specimens were transferred to the U. S. National Museum. Through 

 the cooperation of the Washington State Museum at Seattle, the Snake 

 River party was provided with a base of operations. The general 

 direction of the activities in that area, however, was from the Wash- 

 ington office. 



Washington office. — The main headquarters of the River Basin 

 Surveys at the Bureau of American Ethnology continued throughout 

 the year under the direction of Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr. Carl 

 F. Miller, archeologist, was based on that office and assisted the direc- 

 tor in general administrative duties from time to time. William M. 

 Bass was added to the staff on June 18 as a temporary physical 

 anthropologist. 



Mr. Miller reported to the Lincoln office shortly after the beginning 

 of the fiscal year and worked in the Missouri Basin until late in 

 September, when he returned to the Washington office. His activities 

 during the summer are covered in the Missouri Basin portion of this 

 report. After his return to Washington he prepared a series of brief 

 reports on the results of his fieldwork and then turned his attention 

 to his unfinished report on his previous investigations at the John H. 



