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photograph is shown in figure 78. As the location for her work 

 Miss Densmore selected Whiterocks, a point 15 miles beyond the 

 agency and 80 miles from the nearest railroad. Whiterocks is the 



Fig. 78.— Portrait of Red Cap, chief of the White River band of 

 Ute. Photograph by Miss Densmore. 



point nearest the camps of the White River Ute, who were the prin- 

 cipal subject of investigation. 



The difficulty of the work had not been overestimated. The 

 Indians were more conservative than any before encountered. Never 

 having seen a cylinder phonograph, a belief gained some credence 



