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Indians, as a whole constituting two general types of culture, occupying an 
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area comprising the territories of New Mexico and Arizona. 
From the research point of view our important pieces of work are on the 
Apache and the Rio Grande Pueblo. The former resolve themselves into 
several groups each of which has a culture modified largely by environment 
and contact with their neighbors, the determination of these sub-types and 
their origins being the important problem. While the Apache hold a promi- 
nent place in the general literature of the South-west, their culture has not 
hitherto been made the subject of systematic investigation by anthropologists. 
* %* 2% > The Rio Grande Pueblo constitute by far the largest body of their 
class, but they have not been systematically studied in contrast with the 
Zuni and Hopi groups. While our collection is far from representative of 
the villages taken severally, as a whole it covers their general culture fairly 
well and contains some very good things. There are pieces of pottery made 
fifty years ago which in connection with that of recent make certainly give 
us the modern type, making our collection a standard. In several other 
classes of objects we fare almost as well. 
STEFANSSON-ANDERSON ARCTIC EXPEDITION 
INCE the last issue of the JouRNAL more extensive reports than 
we have had heretofore have come in from Dr. Rudolph M. 
Anderson, the biologist of the Museum’s expedition to the Arctic 
coast of North America east and west of the mouths of the Mackenzie 
River. For many months nothing was heard from him, but no news 
was considered to be good news, for bad news travels rapidly among the 
Eskimo, and no anxiety was felt regarding his welfare. Letters from 
both Mr. Stefansson and Dr. Anderson were published in the April 
number of the JouURNAL, and we now have the privilege of publishing 
extracts from the narrative of the latter’s experiences during the preced- 
ing months. He writes as follows: 
HeErscHEL IsLuanp, August 22, 1909. 
* * * * Mr. Stefansson and I left Flaxman Island October 20, 1908, 
going in opposite directions. I started east with one sled and eight dogs, 
four Eskimo, our employee Havinerk, his wife Mamayouk, their little girl, 
and an 18 year old boy named Kidya. The latter had no place to stay for 
the winter and wished to accompany us as a “‘ volunteer.” He proved to be 
