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Indian, but also a few whites, and even a Chinaman. Russian 

 crosses are still common. The older Indian part could be easily 

 excavated. Learn of skulls and bones on " mummy " island in Prince 

 William Sound. 



Indians.— See quite a few. Nearly all appear more or less mixed; 

 color in these more or less pronounced tan with red in cheeks and 

 some tendency to paleness. Heads still all brachycephalic and of 

 only moderate height ; faces broad, noses not prominent, in males 

 tend to large. 



Two adult men, evidently full-bloods — pure Indian type of the 

 brachycephalic form, head moderate in size, medium short, face not 

 very large, nose slightly or moderately convex, not prominent, but 

 all Indian. Color of skin submedium to near medium brown, no trace 

 .of whitish or pink. Stature and build medium; feet rather small; 

 hair typical Indian, black, straight ; beard sparse and short ; mustache 

 sparse, no hair on sides of the face. 



The boat makes two or three more commercial and passenger 

 stops before reaching Seward, the main one at Valdez, the terminal 

 of the Richardson Trail to the interior. These stops permit us to 

 see some fish canneries, which are of both general and anthropologi- 

 cal interest. These establishments employ Japanese, Philippine, and 

 Chinese labor, and it was found to be quite a task to distinguish 

 these, and to tell them from the coast Indians. The Chinamen can 

 be distinguished most often, though not always, the Japanese less 

 so, while the Filipino usually can not be told from the Indian, even 

 by an expert. Here was a striking practical lesson in relationships. 



Seward — Anchorage. — Seward found to be a fine little town, full 

 of the same good brand of people that one finds everywhere in 

 Alaska and who go so far to restore one's faith in humanity. It 

 is the terminus of the Government railroad to Fairbanks and a port 

 of some importance. 



Indian basketry. — No Indians were seen here, though some come 

 occasionally. But several of the stores, including that of the Seward 

 Drug Co. (Mr. Elwyn Swestmann), have an unexpectedly good 

 supply of decorated Alaska Indian baskets. It was found later, in 

 fact, that the Alaskan Indians, with the Aleutians, compare well in 

 basketry with those of Arizona and California. 



Anchorage. — June 12-13. Anchorage, on Cook's Inlet, is a good- 

 sized town for Alaska and the headquarters of the railroad. Here 

 were met some very good friends, particularly Mr. Noel W. Smith, 

 general manager of the railroad; Dr. J. H. Romig, formerly of the 

 Kuskokwim; and Mr. B. B. Mozee, the Indian supervisor. Here, at 

 Ellis Hall, I lectured on " The Origin and Racial Affiliations of 

 the Indians," and the large audience included seven male (some full 



