THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 



nology of the coast of Washington, that of the SaUsh tribes of 

 the interior and of the coast, that of the tribes of Vancouver 

 Island and that of the Haida of Queen Charlotte Islands. 

 At the same time archaeological investigations had to be carried 

 on in the whole region. 



The party which carried on operations during the year 1897 

 consisted of Prof. Franz Boas of the American Museum of 

 Natural History, Prof. Livingston Farrand of Columbia Uni- 

 versity, New York, and Mr. Harlan I. Smith of the American 

 Museum of Natural History. This party was assisted in the 

 field by Mr. James Teit of Spence's Bridge, B. C, Mr. George 

 Hunt of Fort Rupert, B.C., and Mr. Fillip Jacobsen of Clayo- 

 quot, B. C. The New York party travelled westward by way 

 of the Northern Pacific railroad, through the courtesy of 

 whose officials the journey was rendered most pleasant. After 

 having made the necessary preparations in Victoria, B. C, they 

 proceeded to Spence's Bridge, where they arrived on the 2d of 

 June, and were met there by Mr. Teit. The great familiarity with 

 the language of this area which Mr. Teit had acquired during 

 a long period of residence there, and the deep interest which he 

 took in the Indians, made him a most valuable assistant in the 

 investigations. Early in the year 1897 he collected notes on 

 the Thompson River Indians for the use of the Jesup Expedi- 

 tion; and with his help a number of additional data were ob- 

 tained, mainly bearing upon the art of the Indians, their 

 language and their physical characteristics. While these in- 

 vestigations were being carried on, Mr. Smith made preparations 

 for archaeological investigations in the \-alley of the Thompson 

 River. 



It was soon found that vSpence's Bridge was not the most 

 favorable place for excavations; and for this reason ]\lr. Smith 

 moved his base of operations, first to Kamloops and later to 

 Lytton, which is situated at the confluence of the Eraser and 

 Thompson Rivers. At Kamloops and Lytton, Mr. Smith con- 

 ducted extensive excavations on the hillsides and in the valley, 

 discovering numerous remains of previous liabitations, some of 

 which are without doubt of considerable antiquity. Almost all 



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