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work, with emphasis naturally on the more promising and urgent 

 units, will add much significant new information to our knowledge of 

 the paleontological resources of the Missouri River Basin. 



FIELD WORK BY COOPERATING AGENCIES 



It is gratifying to note that a number of State-supported agencies 

 have oriented their own archeological and paleontological field research 

 programs in order to assist in the scientific salvage operations in the 

 Missouri River Basin. In some instances this has necessitated aban- 

 donment, or at least indefinite suspension, of plans previously formu- 

 lated. Such agencies, where they have indicated a wish to participate 

 in salvage work, have been granted letters from the River Basin Sur- 

 veys head office at Washington, authorizing them to undertake re- 

 searches in specified localities or at particular sites. This cooperation 

 is on a voluntary basis and involves no distribution of Federal funds 

 to the State agencies. Cooperating institutions and organizations 

 provide reports on their operations at regular intervals and otherwise 

 as requested, and summaries of these reports are transmitted by the 

 Lincoln field office to the regional office of the National Park Service 

 for such disposition and distribution as is necessary or advisable. 



This section of the present report is based largely on data furnished 

 by the agencies involved. Some of the sites noted have been visited by 

 River Basin Surveys personnel while the State-supported work was 

 under way. 



Because of more pressing construction schedules elsewhere, the 

 Missouri River Basin Survey has undertaken as yet no field investiga- 

 tions in Missouri, where a number of water-control projects have 

 been proposed by the Corps of Engineers. The University of Missouri, 

 a cooperating agency, has been active in this region, with primary 

 emphasis on high-priority projects lying outside the Missouri River 

 watershed. Working with the State university are two other groups : 

 the Missouri Resources Museum, at Jefferson City, and the Missouri 

 Archeological Society. Active direction of the field work has been 

 in the hands of Carl Chapman, of the university. 



The archeological salvage program in this State has been, and is, of 

 particular interest in that it demonstrates the usefulness of a coordi- 

 nated effort by professionals and nonprofessionals. The State uni- 

 versity has acted as a directing agent and a clearinghouse for informa- 

 tion and planning. Technical advice and suggestions, and in many 



