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year and continued until August 19. Richard D. Daugherty, arche- 
ologist, was in charge of the party, which consisted of students from 
the University of Washington. The scene of operations was a village 
site located on the shores of Moses Lake, an area which will be in- 
undated when the dam is completed. Three house-pit depressions and 
the terrain immediately surrounding them were carefully examined. 
Good data were obtained on the form and construction of the houses, 
and the series of artifacts recovered during the digging will aid in 
determining the cultural status of the people. The absence of all 
European objects indicates that the site antedates the period of 
exploration and early trading posts. The results at O’Sullivan, in 
general, indicate that more intensive work should be done there. 
Special mention should be made of the excellent cooperation on the 
part of other governmental agencies. The National Park Service, 
through the Region Four office at San Francisco and the Columbia 
Basin Recreational Survey office at Portland furnished the Eugene 
office with current information on reservoir priorities, construction 
schedules, and field maps. The Bureau of Reclamation, through the 
Region One office in Boise, Idaho, not only supplied maps of reservoir 
areas and information on their projects, but greatly facilitated the 
archeological investigations by placing vehicles at the disposal of the 
survey parties. The Corps of Engineers, through the office of the 
Division Engineer, and also the Portland and Seattle District offices, 
provided maps and other essential information. In addition the 
Portland District office made a vehicle available for use at the McNary 
project, furnished a temporary headquarters, and provided assistance 
in the mapping of sites. 
Throughout the period of active work Dr. Drucker made numerous 
trips from the Eugene office to the various parties and the excavation 
projects. He also met with Dr. Robert F. Heizer, Director, California 
Archeological Surveys, and assisted in perfecting plans for the coopera- 
tive work to be carried on by that organization. After completing 
arrangements for maintaining the Eugene office during the winter 
months, he returned to Washington on October 1. 
At the start of the year George L. Coale, archeologist, and Francis A. 
Riddell, Harry S. Riddell, Jr., and Homer Douglas Osborne, field 
assistants, were engaged in the survey of the Benham Falls, Prineville, 
Wickiup, and Crane Prairie Reservoirs. That work was completed 
on July 11, and Coale and Osborne returned to Eugene to assist 
Dr. Drucker in making preparations for the excavations at the McNary 
Reservoir. The two Riddells proceeded to northeastern Oregon 
where they made a reconnaissance of the Mason Creek and Ryan 
Creek Reservoirs. The surveys there being finished on July 16, they 
moved to Chief Joseph (Foster Creek) where on July 26 they completed 
