NO. 3 



SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I915 



III 



of texts and other linguistic material from one of the three Indians 

 still able to speak the Natchez language. One hundred and thirteen 

 pages of text with interlinear translations were secured. 



About three weeks were spent among the Creek Indians, recording 

 myths and obtaining additional ethnological information. About 80 

 pages of myths were obtained in English, and in addition t^t, pages 

 of native text from a young Creek Indian able to write in his own 

 language. 



During the remainder of the time Dr. Swanton made a i^reliminary 

 visit to the Chickasaw in order to learn how much of their ethnology 

 can be recovered. Not much time was spent in any one place, but a 



Fig. 134. — " Stomp ground "' in the Cherokee country, Oklahoma. There 

 are seven seats, one for each of the seven Cherokee clans. The Natchez 

 Indians living among the Cherokee have a similar ground. 



considerable list of Chickasaw clans was secured and some additional 

 notes were obtained regarding various matters connected with the 

 ancient culture of the tribe. 



WORK AMONG THE INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA 



Mr. John P. Harrington became a member of the staff of the 

 Bureau of American Ethnology February 20, 191 5. and devoted the 

 rest of the year to the study of the Chumashan and Yuman Indians of 

 California and Arizona, establishing headquarters for the convenience 

 of his field studies at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and at 

 the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, where he was 



