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number of entorprisino- collectors have occupied this field, and in Los 

 Angeles ] had the pleasure of studying some fine collections made by 

 Dr. F. M. Palmer, a type series, well arranged and labeled, being dis- 

 played in the museum of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. W. S. 

 Campbell, a local dealer in Indian relics, has many interesting things, 

 prominent among which are a number of rare and beautiful l^askets 

 made by the Santa Ynez Indians, a tribe now approaching extinction. 

 Other collections made by Rev. Stephen Bowers are partly in his own 

 hands and partly in possession of Mr, H. N. Rust, of South Pasadena. 

 In addition, a large and valuable collection, not, however, purely local, 

 is owned by Mrs. A. C. Low, of Pasadena. Mr. Rust's collection also 

 contains an interesting series of objects from an ancient village site in 

 the suburbs of Pasadena, and he permits me to introduce here two 

 plates, in which are seen a large number of the objects collected — 

 Plates 43 and 44. In this collection there are no glo])ular mortars or 

 cylindrical pestles, but numerous mealing plates showing extensive use, 

 and man}^ oblong and discoid mullers. Several annular and stellar 

 shaped stones are unique. The whole group seems to indicate a people 

 related in many ways with the tribes of the Sierra. The village site 

 from which the specimens illustrated were collected is situated on the 

 bluff overlooking South Pasadena and on the line of Buena Vista 

 street. When the grading of this street was under way Mr. Rust 

 watched the work daily, saving more than a hundred implements and 

 utensils. He was able even to locate some of the lodge sites by the 

 larger number and greater variety of specimens found within limited 

 areas. Besides th© stone implements shown in the plates, one bone 

 awl and a tire stick were recovered. Few flaked implements are found 

 in the Pasadena region, and there is no pottery, and burial places and 

 human remains have been sought for in vain. 



At Santa Barbara I was permitted to examine a valuable collection 

 made by Mr. L. G. Dreyfus, and the museum of the local historical 

 society has many specimens of interest. The region has been explored 

 by a number of scientific students, including Schumacher, Henshaw, 

 Yarrow, and Yates. The principal village site at Santa Barbara is on 

 the extreme end of a picturesque promontory at the lower end of the 

 city, and the sea is slowly cutting it away. The location of the burial 

 ground is indicated in the view presented in Plate 45 by a group of 

 apple trees seen distinctly in the lower picture. Near by, on the low 

 ground, is a large oblong mound, now occupied by a residence and 

 believed by Mr. Dreyfus and others to be of artificial origin. 



From Los Angeles it is a short railway journey to San Pedro, on 

 the coast, and a steamer voyage of 2.5 miles out into the Pacific carries 

 one to Avalon, a village occupying an exquisitel}' picturesque little 

 harbor near the east end of Santa Catalina Island. While at this place 

 I had the opportunity- of examining two of the noted arch^ological 



