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while Mr. and Mrs. Jochelson will continue 

 their researches until the summer of 1902. 



Mr. Jochelson investigated the Koryak 

 and Lamut. In the fall of 1901 he crossed 

 the Stanovoi Mountains, and is at present 

 engaged in researches among the Yukaghir, 

 among whom he is continuing work pre- 

 viously undertaken by him among the west- 

 ern branch of this tribe. From here he 

 is going to proceed westward, and will 

 spend a considerable time among the 

 Yakut. Mr. Jochelson reports that the cul- 

 ture of the Koryak has many features in 

 common with the culture of the Indians of 

 the north Pacific coast. Particularly is the 

 mythology and folk-lore of these Siberian 

 tribes and of the northwestern American 

 Indians very much alike. Their arts are in 

 some respects related to the arts of the 

 tribes of southeastern and central Siberia, 

 while in other respects there are strong 

 resemblances to the Eskimo of Alaska. At 

 the present time the natives of northeastern 

 Siberia do not make any pottery; but Mr. 

 Jochelson reports that remains of pottery 

 were found in prehistoric sites. He col- 

 lected very thorough information on the 

 ethnology and physical characteristics of 

 the tribe among whom he was working. 

 The collection made by Mr. Jochelson 

 among the Koryak has reached the Mu- 

 seum, and will be exhibited at an early 

 date. 



Mr. "VYaldemar Bogoras studied the 

 Chukchee, Eskimo and Kamtchadal tribes. 

 His previous studies among the Chukchee 

 enabled him to make a thorough investi- 

 gation of the languages of this district. 

 He finds the Kamtchadal and Chulfchee to 

 be closely related languages. He has col- 

 lected a large number of mythological and 

 shamanistic texts, and much information 

 of etlmologieal value. He reports that his 

 collections are very extensive. 



The various field parties of the Jesup 

 North Pacific Expedition that have been at 



work during the last four years have ac- 

 cumulated information on all the impor- 

 tant tribes between Columbia River in 

 America and the Amur River in Asia. The 

 work of the expedition has been planned in 

 such a way as to cover the whole area as 

 thoroughly as possible. Since Nelson made 

 a thorough study of the Alaska Eskimo, 

 and Lieutenant Emmons had accumulated 

 a wealth of material on the Tlingit of 

 Alaska, no work was undertaken among 

 those two tribes. Ethnological investiga- 

 tions were made in the State of Washington 

 by Livingston Farrand ; in British Colum- 

 bia by Franz Boas, Livingston Farrand, 

 Roland B. Dixon, John R. Swanton, George 

 Hunt and James Teit. This work covered 

 the whole province, with the exception of 

 the Athapascan tribes north and east of 

 Chilcotin River. Archeological work in 

 British Columbia and Washington was car- 

 ried on by Harlan I. Smith. The work in 

 Arctic Asia was described before; but, be- 

 sides, investigations were made on the 

 Amur River, where BertholdLaufer studied 

 the Gold and the Gilyak, and where Gerard 

 Fowke carried on archeological researches. 



It would be premature to express an 

 opinion, at the present time, in regard to 

 the final results of a comparison of the 

 material accumulated by the Jesup Ex- 

 pedition. It is, however, evident that the 

 material collected proves early cultural re- 

 lations between the tribes of northeastern 

 Asia and northwestern America. 



The results of the expedition are being 

 published as rapidly as possible, in the 

 form of monographic descriptions. Up to 

 the present time the folio-wing have been 

 published : 



' Facial Paintings of the Indians of 

 Northern British Columbia ' : Fkanz Boas. 



' The Mythology of the Bella Coola In- 

 dians ' : Franz Boas. 



' The Archeology of Lytton, British Co- 

 lumbia ' : Harlan I. Smith. 



