66 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1953 



been completed and are ready for publication. Paleontological sur- 

 veys have been made in 121 reservoir areas. Archeological work has 

 also been done in 88 of them and the remaining 33 will eventually be 

 visited by archeological parties. The total of all reservoir basins 

 surveyed, including those where archeological studies are still to be 

 made, is 273. 



The reservoir projects that had been surveyed for archeological re- 

 mains, as of June 30, 1953, were distributed by States as follows: 

 Alabama, 1 ; California, 20; Colorado, 24; Georgia, 4; Idaho, 11 ; Illi- 

 nois, 2 ; Kansas, 10 ; Kentucky, 1 ; Louisiana, 1 ; Minnesota, 1 ; Missis- 

 sippi, 1; Montana, 15; Nebraska, 28; New Mexico, 1; North Dakota, 

 13; Ohio, 2; Oklahoma, 7; Oregon, 27; Pennsylvania, 2; South Da- 

 kota, 9; Tennessee, 3; Texas, 19; Virginia, 2; Washington, 11; West 

 Virginia, 2; Wyoming, 21. Excavations have been made or were 

 being made in reservoir basins in: California, 5; Colorado, 1; 

 Georgia, 4; Kansas, 3; Montana, 1; Nebraska, 1; New Mexico, 1; 

 North Dakota, 4; Oklahoma, 2; Oregon, 2; South Carolina, 1; South 

 Dakota, 3; Texas, 7; Virginia, 1; Washington, 3; West Virginia, 1; 

 Wyoming, 2. Only the work of the River Basin Surveys or that in 

 which there was direct cooperation with local institutions is included 

 in the foregoing figures. Projects that were in direct cooperation 

 with the National Park Service or were carried on by local institutions 

 alone are not included because complete information about them was 

 not available. 



The River Basin Surveys continued to receive extensive and helpful 

 cooperation during the year from the National Park Service, the 

 Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers, and various State 

 and local institutions. Detailed maps of the reservoirs under investi- 

 gation were supplied by the agency concerned and at a number of 

 projects temporary office and laboratory rooms, as well as dwelling 

 facilities, were provided. For survey work in Tennessee guides and 

 transportation were furnished by the Corps of Engineers and the same 

 source made transportation available at a series of excavations in 

 Georgia. The work of the River Basin Surveys men was made much 

 easier by the assistance of the field personnel of the other agencies and 

 their accomplishments were much greater than they would have been 

 without that help. As in other years, the National Park Service 

 functioned as the liaison between the various agencies both in Wash- 

 ington and in the field. Through its several regional offices it secured 

 information about the locations for dams and reservoirs and data on 

 their construction priorities. The National Park Service also was 

 mainly responsible for the preparation of estimates and justifications 

 and procurement of funds for carrying on the program. The en- 

 thusiastic cooperation of Park Service personnel was a definite aid in 

 all phases of the operations. 



