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framework of uprights had been constructed were the “latas” or 
horizontals lashed on at intervals of a foot apart. On these a thick 
thatching of deerbrush was sewed, the bottom layer being stem down 
but all the higher layers tip down, the inverted leaves better shed- 
ding the water. The sewing was done with yucca shreds, using a 
great needle of wood called “raton” in Spanish, which is poked 
through the thatch; the sewing was performed by two Indian 
workers, one outside and one inside. 
- An expedition to the Cafiada de las Uvas proved rich in discovery 
along several different lines. At several of the sites the old hut 
circles could still be traced on the surface of the ground and proved 
that our recently constructed house was about normal size. The old 
fireplaces in the center were also discovered. 
Special attention was given by Mr. Harrington to the site of the 
old rancheria of Misyahu. This place resembles a giant citadel when 
viewed from down canyon. A great rocky hill was completely 
covered with wigwams, 12 to even 20 feet in diameter. At the base 
of the cliff a strong flowing spring bursts forth from an otherwise 
dry arroyo, 75 feet below the Indian city. It was discovered that the 
Misyahu cemetery has unfortunately been washed away by the 
freshets of the arroyo. Choriy village was located, also Sikutip, a 
mile distant. Four large springs with pictographs traced on their 
rocky walls were located in the vicinity of Choriy. At Sikutip the 
Indian huts were formerly clustered at the southwest border of the 
clenega. 
In May Mr. Harrington proceeded to Flagstaff, Ariz., where he 
assisted in bringing four Hopi singers to the Grand Canyon for the 
purpose of recording their songs. At Flagstaff Mr. Harrington also 
assisted the chief in the excavation of the Elden Pueblo ruin. 
During the fiscal year Dr. Francis La Flesche, ethnologist, was 
engaged in classifying the personal names of the full-blood members 
of the Osage Tribe according to their places in the various gentes 
that comprise the tribe. Each name refers, cryptically, to the origin 
story of the gens to which it belongs. Thus the name Star-radiant 
is itself meaningless until some one who is versed in the tribal rites 
explains that it refers to the story of the people who, when they 
came from the blue sky to earth, came suddenly upon a stranger 
whose dignified appearance and bearing immediately struck them 
with awe and reverence. When the people asked “ Who art thou?” 
the stranger replied, “I am Star-radiant, who has brought for you 
from the starry regions peace and brotherly love.” This and other 
star names belong to the Wa-tse-tzi (people of the stars) gens, in 
whose keeping are the House of Refuge and the Fireplace of Peace. 
The meaning of the name Pi-si (Acorn) is also obscure until it is 
