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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 Canada de las Uvas proved rich in 

 discovery along several different Unes. 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 dowTi canyon. A great rocky 

 hill was completely covered with wigwams, 12 to even 20 feet 

 in diameter. At the base of the chff 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 Inchan huts were formerly clustered at the south- 

 west border of the cienega. 



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 cliief 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 \\'ith awe 

 and reverence. WTien the people asked "Who art thou" the 



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