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his finds antedate the advent of the whites and give us an ex- 

 cellent insight into the culture of the people at that period. 

 Beautiful carvings in bone illustrate the high development of 

 plastic art that had been attained by the Indians; shells from 

 the seacoast indicate the existence of early intertribal trade, 

 and numerous implements made of stone, bone and shell illus- 

 trate the general state of cidture of the tribe. 



While Mr. Smith was conducting his investigations at Kam- 

 loops, Professors Boas and Farrand, accompanied by Mr. Teit, 

 started on a lengthy trip northward, which was intended to 

 serve two purjjoses: to investigate the physical characteristics 

 of the Indians inhabiting the banks of the Fraser River north of 

 Lytton, and to study the customs and physical characteristics of 

 the Chilcotin, the most southern Athapascan tribe of British 

 Columbia. From Chilcotin it was intended to continue the 

 journey over the mountains to the coast, in order to study the 

 Bella Coola, an interesting tribe, whose customs and beliefs had 

 never b(>en subjected to systematic inquiry. The party started 

 with a train of ten horses from Spence's Bridge and crossed the 

 mountains to Lillooet on narrow trails. It was hoped that a 

 considerable number of Indians would be met with in the high 

 valley of Botani, where the tribes of Fraser River and Thompson 

 River assemble every spring, but only comparatively few were 

 encountered and the journey was continued after a short delay. 



At Lillooet Professor Farrand separated from the main party 

 and visited the villages of the Upper Lillooet on Seton and 

 Anderson Lakes. Meanwhile the pack-train slowly proceeded 

 along the wagon-road leading to Caribou. All the Indian villages 

 that are situated on or near the wagon-road were visited, and a 

 considerable number of anthropometric measurements were col- 

 lected. .\fter about a week Professor Farrand, who had com- 

 pleted his work among the Lillooet tribe, rejoined the party. 

 On the 3d of July they reached Soda Creek, on Fraser River, the 

 most northern village inhabited b\- the Shuswap tribe. Then 

 they crossed the river and proceeded westward in order to visit 

 the territory of the Chilcotin. After a few days the first village 

 of this tribe was reached. The ]iarty proceeded slowly from 



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