ARCHEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO ARIZONA IN 1895 
By JESSE WALTER FEWKES 
INTRODUCTORY NOTE 
About the close of May, 1895, I was invited to make a collection of 
objects for the National Museum, illustrating the archeology of the 
Southwest, especially that phase of pueblo life pertaining to the so- 
called cliff houses. I was specially urged to make as large a collec- 
tion as possible, and the choice of locality was generously left to my 
discretion. 
Leaving Washington on the 25th of May, I obtained a collection and 
returned with it to that city on the 15th of September, having spent 
three months in the field. The material brought back by the expedition 
was catalogued under 966 entries, numbering somewhat over a thousand 
specimens. The majority of these objects are fine examples of mor- 
tuary pottery of excellent character, fully 500 of which are decorated. 
I was particularly fortunate in my scientific collaborators. Mr F, W. 
Hodge, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, joined me at Sikyatki, 
and remained with the expedition until it disbanded, at the close of 
August. Much of my success in the work at that ruin was due to his 
advice and aid. He was constantly at the excavations, and the major- 
ity of the beautiful specimens were taken out of the graves by him. It 
is with the greatest pleasure that I am permitted to express my appre- 
ciation of his assistance in my archeological investigations at Sikyatki. 
Mr G. P. Winship, now librarian of the John Carter Brown Library at 
Providence, visited our camp at the ruin mentioned, and remained with 
us a few weeks, rendering important aid and adding an enthusiastic 
student to our number. Mr James §. Judd was a volunteer assistant 
while we were at Sikyatki, aiding me in many ways, especially in the 
management of our camp. I need only to refer to the beautiful draw- 
ings which accompany this memoir to show how much I am indebted to 
Mrs Hodge for faithful colored figures of the remarkable pottery uncov- 
ered from the Tusayan sands. My party included Mr 8S. Goddard, of 
Prescott, Arizona, who served as cook and driver, and Mr Erwin Baer, 
of the same city, as photographer. The manual work at the ruins was 
done by a number of young Indians from the Hast Mesa, who very prop- 
erly were employed on the Moki reservation. An all too prevalent and 
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