ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT XIH 



On Octobei- 1 Mr J. N. B. Hewitt repaired to the region 

 occupied by the survivors of the Iroquoian tribes in north- 

 western New York and neighboring portions of Canada, 

 where he began the collection and verification of traditions 

 and cosmogonic legends, and his work continued until 

 about the middle of February, when he returned to the 

 office with ^•aluable collections and records. 



On April 15 Dr Frank Russell was appointed as 

 Ethnologist, and was assigned to duty in Arizona; he 

 immediately proceeded to the field and began an extended 

 reconnaissance of the southern and central portions of 

 the Territory. Outfitting with a team at Tucson, he 

 passed around the northern end of Santa Catalina moun- 

 tains and up San Pedro river (visititig the caves and 

 pictographs of the Santa Catalina range and the cliff 

 houses of the Galiiu'o range on the way) to Nugent pass, 

 where he entered Aravaipa valley. Here he found an 

 interesting group of cliff houses. Thence he proceeded 

 by way of Eagle pass to Gila valley, where interesting 

 archeologic observations were made. Pushing on south- 

 ward he traversed the eastern slopes of Chiricahua moun- 

 tains and the western slopes of Swisshelm mountains, 

 and examined the easterly canyons of Huachuca moun- 

 tains. Next he traversed portions of the Babacomori, 

 Sonoyta, and San Rafael valleys about the Mexican 

 boundary; thence he returned by new routes to Santa 

 Catalina mountains and Tucson, arriving about the end 

 of May. In the course of the trip he discovered various 

 ruins hitherto unknown, some of new types. Several of 

 the ruins were surveyed, and limited collections were 

 made. On June 11 he proceeded northward from Tucson, 

 crossing the Gila near Florence, skirting the base of 

 Superstition mountains, and traversing Tonto valley ; a 

 number of cliff houses and other ruins were discovered 

 during the journey, which was not completed at the end 

 of the fiscal year. 



In June an arrangement was effected with Mr 0. P. 

 Phillips and the Armat Motion -Picture Company, under 

 which Mr Phillips proceeded to New Mexico and Arizona 



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