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tion of particular interest. The region also formed a geographi- 

 cal link between the Vancouver Island and British Columbia 

 stocks on the north and the Chinook on the south, both of which 

 had previously been visited and studied, and had disclosed a 

 number of proljlems with reference to the cultural relations 

 between them which demanded the filhng out of the gap. The 

 territory in question is occupied by two tribes — the Ouilleute 

 on the north and the Ouinault on the south ; the former 

 now the sole representative of the Chimakuan stock, and the 

 latter one of the southern representatives of the Salish group. 

 Professor Farrand first visited the Ouilleute, reaching their 

 village by way of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and an overland 

 trail from Clallam to Lapusli on the coast. Unfortunately, he 

 found upon his arrival that almost the entire tribe had scattered 

 for the summer salmon-fisheries, and it was impossible to procure 

 the casts and records which were desired, but he remained for 

 some days collecting such information regarding customs and 

 folk-lore as was possible and preparing for a second visit later in 

 the season. He then pushed on to the Ouinault, where he had 

 been preceded by Dr. Roland B. DLxon, who had been occupied in 

 making casts of those Indians, and who, shortly after Professor 

 Farrand's arrival, proceeded to the mouth of Fraser River to 

 carry on his work there. Professor Farrand remained at the 

 Ouinault agency for nearly two months, engaged in making 

 general ethnological and linguistic observations, and met with 

 gratifying success. Toward the end of the summer he returned 

 to the Ouilleute, and, while still unable to find more than a few 

 individuals of the tribe, collected some linguistic and other ethno- 

 logical material of interest. The general results of the work 

 show very clearly the gradual merging of the culture of the 

 Northwest into the more southerly type. This merging is 

 particularly observable in the mythology of the tribes. 



In the summer of 1898 Mr. James Teit paid a prolonged \-isit 

 to the Lillooet tribe, which is located in the mountains north of 

 the Fraser River delta. He entered the territory of the tribe 

 from the north and visited all their villages. The Lillooet were 

 found to be of jiarticular interest, because they form u link be- 



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