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party, but seven excavation units were in the field. Of the latter, 

 two were at sites of White origin and five at aboriginal sites. 



For the first time, in 1950 and 1951, Federal funds were available 

 for allocation to State-supported agencies, a number of which had 

 assisted in the salvage task in earlier years entirely with their own 

 resources. Under agreements with the National Park Service, agen- 

 cies in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, 

 and Wyoming undertook investigations in threatened areas during 

 both years. The Missouri Basin Project participated in this program 

 by recommending sites for excavation, by providing the agencies 

 with previously developed records relating to the sites, and by con- 

 sultation in the field. 



For the Missouri Basin Project, the expansion of the program in 

 1950 and 195 1 meant an increase in staff as well as in transportation 

 and other equipment and necessitated the acquisition of additional 

 working and storage space. Additions to the archeological staff were 

 made under both temporary indefinite and 6-month appointments, 

 and the laboratory and clerical staff was also augmented. 



PERSONNEL 



There were numerous changes in personnel during the years 1950 

 and 1 95 1, largely because of the increase in funds available and the 

 expansion of River Basin Surveys activities. Of the professional 

 staff, Archeologists Richard P. Wheeler, Robert B. Gumming, Jr., 

 and Paul L. Cooper were on duty throughout this period. Cooper 

 was designated acting field director in January 1950, after Dr. 

 Waldo R. Wedel severed his connection with the Missouri Basin 

 Project, and was appointed field director in October of that year. 

 Cumming was in charge of the laboratory until October 1950, at 

 which time he assumed the duties of a research archeologist. Frank- 

 lin Fenenga was appointed as an archeologist at that time and super- 

 vised the laboratory activities until the beginning of the 195 1 field 

 season, when he assumed supervision of a survey party. Several 

 archeologists were appointed on a 6-month basis to lead excavation 

 or survey parties during the field season of 1950. They were G. Ellis 

 Burcaw, Walter D. Enger, Jr., Donald J. Lehmer, and Robert L. 

 Shalkop. All remained through or nearly through the terms of their 

 appointments except Enger, who left the project late in September 

 to return to school. Lehmer 's appointment was extended to March 

 1951, to permit the writing of a report on the site whose excavation 

 he completed in 1950, and he was reappointed in June to complete 



