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Farrand staid behind, continuing his investigations. The party 

 landed in Rivers Inlet, where a stay of several weeks was made. 

 Mr. Smith again assisted in the study of the physic;d appearance 

 of the Indians, and after this work had been ended continued his 

 journey to Vancouver, in order to resume his archaeological in- 

 vestigations. Professor Boas and Mr. Hunt, who staid at Rivers 

 Inlet, succeeded in collecting much interesting material on the 

 language and customs of this little-known tribe. In the middle 

 of September Professor Farrand joined them, having completed 

 his work at Bella Bella. Soon afterward Mr. Hunt went to his 

 home in Fort Rupert, while Professors Boas and Fan^and re- 

 turned to New York. 



Mr. Smith, after going back to \'ancouver, took up the in- 

 vestigation of the shell mounds at the mouth of Fraser River, 

 which yielded important results, clearing up interesting points in 

 the history of the Indians. It seems that the physical appear- 

 ance of the Indians during the period of deposit of the shell 

 mounds on Lower Fraser River had undergone material changes. 

 The results that were obtained here were so important that it \\-as 

 necessary to continue the researches during the next year. When 

 the rainy season set in, Mr. Smith moved his camp to south- 

 eastern Vancouver Island, where he spent some time in the in- 

 vestigation of prehistoric stone monuments. Finally, in the 

 middle of November, the winter rains set in, which compelled 

 him to conclude his operations. 



During the summer Mr. Fillip Jacobsen undertook to make 

 a collection illustrating the culture of the tribes of the west coast 

 of Vancouver Island. His intimate acquaintance with the In- 

 dians and his \'aried experience in ethnological work made his 

 assistance of great value. The expedition is also under great 

 obligations to Dr. Charles F. Newcombe, who contributed an 

 interesting collection from Queen Charlotte Islands. 



In the summer of 1898 work in the State of Washington was 

 begun by Professor Farrand and Mr. Smith. The isolated charac- 

 ter of the coast-line between Grey's Harbor and Ca])c I-"]attery 

 had subjected the Indians who inhabit it to less white influ- 

 ence than most of the Pacific tribes, and rendered their invcstiga- 



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