6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. Ill 



numerical position of the State name in an alphabetical list of the 

 United States ; thus, for example, Kansas is indicated by 14, Nebraska 

 by 25, Wyoming by 48. Counties are designated by a 2-letter abbre- 

 viation; for example, FT for Frontier County, HN for Harlan 

 County, CH for Charles Mix County. The county symbol is followed 

 by another number referring to the specific site within the indicated 

 State and county ; usually, but not necessarily, this number represents 

 the order in which the sites were reported or discovered. Specimens 

 are marked in the laboratory with the appropriate site symbol, fol- 

 lowed by a serial number referring to a particular object or group of 

 closely associated objects. Photographs are similarly designated 

 before filing. This system is an elaboration of that devised in Nebraska 

 during the WPA archeological programs. 



Up to the present time, very little has been published concerning 

 the archeological survey in the Missouri River Basin. In accord with 

 the memorandum of understanding between the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion and the National Park Service, however, preliminary mimeo- 

 graphed appraisals of the archeological resources of reservoirs in- 

 vestigated have been furnished to the latter agency. These reports 

 contain site location maps, brief descriptions of materials seen, and 

 an evaluation of the remains located, together with recommendations 

 for further action, if needed. They are distributed chiefly to the con- 

 struction agencies, district and regional officials of the several Federal 

 agencies concerned, and on a selective basis to cooperating institutions 

 and organizations where their particular fields of interest are involved. 



Thirty-two preliminary reports on archeology were issued during 

 1947. They include Anchor, Angostura, Box Butte, Boysen, Broncho, 

 Canyon Ferry, Cedar Blufif, Cherry Creek, Crosby, Deerfield, Des 

 Lacs, Devils Lake, Dickinson, Enders, Fort Randall, Glendo, Harlan 

 County, Heart Butte, Jamestown, Kanopolis, Kirwin, Kortes, Lake 

 Solitude, Medicine Creek, Medicine Lake, Oregon Basin, Shadehill 

 and Blue Horse, Sheyenne, Tiber, Wray, and Yellowtail Reservoir 

 areas, and the Lower Platte Subbasin. Included in the last-named 

 were reports on the proposed Amherst, Buffalo Creek, Cairo, Ericson, 

 Mullen, and Rockville Reservoir areas, all in Nebraska. Preparation 

 of preliminary appraisals is well under way for Norton, Beaver City, 

 Red Willow, Culbertson, Rock Creek, Buffalo Creek, Pioneer, and 

 Bonny Reservoir areas in the Republican River Basin ; for Wilson 

 Reservoir area in the Smoky Hill Basin ; and for Garrison and Bald- 

 hill Reservoirs, in North Dakota. 



Two preliminary reports on paleontological survey were also issued. 

 One covers Cedar Bluff, Glen Elder, Kanopolis, Kirwin, and Webster 



