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Excavations had been made or were mider way in reservoir areas 

 in Arkansas, 1; California, 5; Colorado, 1; Iowa, 1; Georgia, 7; 

 Kansas, 5 ; Montana, 1 ; Nebraska, 1 ; New Mexico, 1 ; North Dakota, 

 4; Oklahoma, 2; Oregon, 4; South Carolina, 2; South Dakota, 4; 

 Texas, 7 ; Virginia, 1 ; Washington, 4 ; AVest Virginia, 1 ; Wyoming, 2. 

 The preceding figures include only the work of Hiver Basin Surveys 

 or that where there was direct cooperation between the Surveys and 

 local mstitutions. The work done by State and local institutions 

 imder agreements with the National Park Service has not been in- 

 cluded because complete information about them is not available in 

 the River Basin Surveys office. 



The National Park Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps 

 of Engmeers and other Army personnel, and various State and local 

 institutions contributed helpful cooperation throughout the year. 

 Transportation and guides were provided by the Corps of Engineers 

 for the reconnaissance in one of the reservoir areas, and invaluable 

 help was received through the commanding officer at Fort Benning in 

 Georgia who assigned certain Army personnel to assist in some of the 

 activities in the portion of the Walter F. George Reservoir Basin 

 which lies in the Fort Benning Reservation. In addition, the Army 

 Air Command at Lawson Field furnished a helicopter so that aerial 

 photographs could be made of major archeological sites and current 

 excavations, as well as tlie progress in construction of both the Colum- 

 bia Dam and Lock and the Walter F. George Dam and Lock. In 

 the Missouri Basin the project engineers for the Oahe Reservoir pro- 

 vided storage space for equipment and also space for temporary living 

 accommodations. Jilechanical equipment was lent in several instances 

 by the construction agency, which accelerated both the stripping of 

 the top soil from sites and the back-filling of trenches and test pits. 

 The field personnel of all of the cooperating agencies assisted the 

 party leaders from the River Basin Surveys in numerous ways and 

 the relationship was excellent in all areas. Both in Washmgton and 

 in the field the National Park Service continued to serve as the liaison 

 between the various agencies. The Park Service also prepared the 

 estimates and justifications for the funds needed to carry on the sal- 

 vage program. Along the Chattahoochee River the Georgia Histor- 

 ical Coimnission, the University of Georgia, and various local clubs 

 and groups of citizens in both Alabama and Georgia assisted the leader 

 of the River Basin Surveys party in many ways. 



General supervision of the program was carried on from the main 

 office in Washington, while the activities in the Missouri Basin con- 

 tinued to operate from the field headquarters and laboratory at 

 Lincoln, Nebr. The latter also provided equipment and office assist- 

 ance for the Chattahoochee River project. The Lincoln laboratory 



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