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mens has made assiduous excavators of some of the Eskimo them- 

 selves, particularly at Point Hope and at St. Lawrence Island. 



Beginning with the north, the first white man to be mentioned 

 in this connection is Charles Brower, the well-known trader at 

 Barrow. Mr. Brower has not only aided all the explorers who 

 have reached this northernmost point, but he has also been directly 

 instrumental in excavating and the making of archeological col- 

 lections, though, regrettably, some of these have been scattered. 



During 1925-26 there lived at Point Hope a very active and inter- 

 esting man, sent there by the Fox Film Co. to photograph the 

 Eskimo — Mr. Merle La Voy. La Voy, whom I met at Point Hope 

 and who for a time became our fellow-passenger on the Beat', had 

 not only succeeded remarkably in his own line, but had also amassed 

 during his stay a large archeological collection. He did not exca- 

 vate himself, and unfortunately paid no attention to the scientific 

 side of the case; but by offering the natives sugar, tea, chocolate, 

 chewing gum, tobacco, etc. in exchange for specimens, he so stimu- 

 lated them that they engaged most assiduously in the excavation, or 

 rather picking over as they thawed, of their old ruins, and brought 

 him thousands of objects, some of which are of considerable interest. 

 At the time of my visit there were several barrels full of specimens, 

 largely of stone and ivory. Skulls and bones, regrettably, were 

 neglected and reburied in the debris. Later this collection was 

 transported to San Francisco, where it remains at the date of this 

 writing, in Mr. La Voy's possession. 



At Kotzebue Mr. Tom Bcrryman, the trader, has made some col- 

 lections of Eskimo archeological material, from which I benefited 

 for the National Museum; and the local teacher, Mr. C. S. Keplogle, 

 informed me that he had a large collection at his home in the States. 



At Nome I found a valuable lot of specimens in fossil ivory, pot- 

 tery, and stone, in the possession of the well-known Lomen brothers, 

 members of one of the foremost families in Alaska. The best parts 

 of this collection I was fortunate to secure for exhibit in the United 

 States National Museum. 



A large and valuable collection of western Eskimo archeological 

 material was made some years ago by Dr. Daniel Neuman. A part 

 of this collection is in the museum at Juneau ; the whereabouts of 

 the rest and of Doctor Neuman himself I was unable to discover. 

 There are several collections of archeological material from the 

 western Eskimo region at Seattle and San Francisco, but none repre- 

 sents scientific excavation. 



The names of Joe Bernard, Prof. H. N. Sverdrup. and O. W. 

 Geist should be mentioned in this connection, all having collected 

 archeological objects in the western Eskimo region. Many speci- 



