174 REPORT OK NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



Ill Siin Friiiu'isco the (Toldcii (riitc Museum has ucijui red considerable 

 material, portions of which are well identified and of \alue to science, 

 but Curator Wilcomb has not been able to give any considerable time 

 or funds to collection. The Acadeni}^ of Sciences also has a large col- 

 lection, but so heterogeneous in character and so deficient in assochited 

 data as to be of no great anthropological value. Private collectors 

 have done good work in limited fields, and I refer with pleasure to the 

 ver}' valuable collection of baskets brought together b}' Mr. and 

 Mrs. C. F. Briggs. 



The State Universit}^ at Berkele}' has not attempted to acquire col- 

 lections, l)ut has had placed in its care a large munber of stone imple- 

 ments and utensils brought together by Mr. C. D. Voy and attributed 

 in the main to the auriferous gravels of the central districts of the 

 State.' The Stanford University has made a very credita))le eliort to 

 gather and preserve the precious relics of native art, but so far has 

 not been able to enlist the services of curators competent to give the 

 collections standing as scientific material.' Such collections as I was 

 able to examine in other parts of the State are referred to in connec- 

 tion with notes relating to the localities to which they pertain. 



POMO RESERVATION, MENDOCINO COUNTY. 



From San Francisco a run was made north to Ukiah, in Mendocino 

 County, the chief object being to pay a visit to Dr. J. W. Hudson and 

 have a look at his collection of basketr}^ reputed to be one of the 

 finest in the West. While at Ukiah we had the opportunit}" of visiting 

 two villages of the Pomo Indians (Kulanapan linguistic family), who 

 are among the most interesting tribes of the region. Their dwellings 

 are roughly constructed of frame and weatherboarding, and must be 

 comparatively comfortable, save in severe winter weather. Little trace 

 is seen of aboriginal construction or modes of life. The ruin of a 

 large earth lodge, used formerl}' for ceremonial purposes, is found 

 in one of the villages. It is illustrated in Plates 16 and 17. 



The people have not entirely lost their nomadic habits, and at cer- 

 tain seasons wander in small bands along the rivers and over the 

 mountains, hunting, fishing, and gathering fruits and seeds, carrying 

 their possessions on their backs, and putting up simple brush shelters 

 for protection against the weather. 



These Indians are past masters in l)asket making, and Doctor Hud- 

 son, in his twent}^ years of practice in the vicinity and his frequent 

 visits to the villages, has had exceptional opportunities for making 



*I have to acknowledge the kind assistance of Professor J. C. Merriam, curator of 

 the State University collections, in my study of these relics. 



^To Prof. John C. Branner, of this institution, I am greatly indebted for data relating 

 to the auriferous gravel finds. 



