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with archeolog'ical data now available from other sections of the 

 Southwest. 



Following- his studies at Paragonah, Mr. Judd proceeded to Fill- 

 more, Willard County, for the purpose of investigating certain 

 mounds reported from that neighborhood. These and similar eleva- 

 tions near the villages of Meadow, Deseret, and Hinckley, were all 

 superficially identified as of the same type and representing the 

 same degree of culture as those previously described near Beaver 

 City, Paragonah, and other settlements. 



STUDY OF INDIAN MUSIC 



During the summer of 191 6 Miss Frances Densmore continued the 

 study of Indian music, making phonographic records of Indian 

 songs on the reservations. For this purpose she revisited the Uintah 

 and Ouray reservation in northeastern Utah, to complete the study 

 of Ute music commenced in 191 4. The work at that time was 

 limited to the Uintah and White River divisions of the tribe, but 

 during the last season it was extended to the Uncompahgre. On 

 comparing the two sets of songs it was found that those recorded 

 by the Uncompahgre dififer slightly in structure from those recorded 

 by the Uintah and White River Ute. 



The principal subjects of investigation among the Ute were the 

 songs used in the treatment of the sick, the war songs, and those 

 of tribal dances. Among the most valuable songs are those of a 

 certain medicine-man who represented a class that treat the sick 

 without the use of material means and who stated that he received 

 his songs supernaturally and could not transfer them to another. 

 Songs were also recorded by a woman who was actively engaged in 

 treating the sick and who belonged to the class of those who use 

 herb-medicines. Her power was believed to be supernaturally given, 

 its source being an eagle. Songs of this class of " doctors " are 

 usually received in a supernatural manner but may be bought and 

 sold, together with the herbs which, it is believed, would be inefifective 

 without the singing of the songs. 



The Bear dance is the most distinctive dance of the Ute, and many 

 songs of this dance were recorded. The Ironline dance and the 

 Double dance are among the more or less unusual dances studied. 

 These dances have long since passed into disuse. 



A peculiar war custom of the Ute is that of " washing the 

 wounded." It was said that " when a war party returned with a 

 wounded man the}- ])laoed him in the center of the circle as they 



