256 ANTIQUITIES OF THE ST. FRANCIS, WHITE, 
[n addition, Captain Raybon explored White river to the mouth of Black river, 
and Blaek river to Poplar Bluff. Mo., a distance of 497 miles by water; and also 
traversed Current river from its union with Black river to Doniphan, Mo., 55 miles 
by water. | | 
Work on Black river north of its union with Current river, and on Current 
river, was abandoned by us on account of the scarcity of artifacts with aboriginal 
burials and of the inferior quality of such artifacts as were found with them in our 
In vestigations. 
ia not possible to take a boat on St. Francis river above its union with 
Little river, but the latter stream at the time of our visit was easily navigable to 
Big Lake. Our quest, however, which ended at Lepanto, on Little river, came to 
an end owing to the hostility against negroes, entertained by the natives along the 
river above Lepanto, who maintain a negro dead-line, permitting no colored person 
to go among them. Аз this race prejudice has resulted in the murder of a number 
of negroes, we did not deem it fair to expose to slaughter men who had served us 
faithfully for years. Our sole motive for referring to this disagreeable episode is 
that when an amply equipped expedition abandons a most promising region, a valid 
reason for doing so should be forthcoming. | 
As we have explained in former reports, our archzological work in the South 
is done from a stern-wheel steamer one hundred feet in length and twenty feet 
beam. This steamer is navigated by a captain, a pilot, an engineer, and a crew of 
five men. In addition, there were with us the last season, six men to dig, who, 
aided by three of the crew, made a force of nine men in all for this work. 
Dr. M. G. Miller, anatomist of the expedition, who has taken part in all our 
field work and in putting through the press all our reports, aided the investigation 
this season as usual. 
Mr. Arthur W. Clime, with the party for the third year, rendered most efficient 
aid in a variety of ways. 
Our thanks are tendered Prof. F. W. Putnam and Mr. Charles C. Willoughby 
for much valuable aid in connection with the pottery of the St. Francis river; Prof. 
F. A. Lucas for identification of bones of lower animals; Dr. H. A. Pilsbry and 
Mr. E. G. Vanatta for determination of shells; Prof. R. A. F. Penrose, Jr., for 
identification of minerals and rocks ; ! Dr. H. F. Keller for chemical determinations; 
Miss H. N. Wardle for valuable suggestions, and aid with the index; and Mr. F. W. 
Hodge for literary revision of this report. 
Throughout our season's work thirty-eight boxes and cases of skulls and of 
other skeletal remains were carefully preserved by us and were forwarded as a gift 
to the United States National Museum. These remains, at a later period, will be 
fully deseribed by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, Curator of the Division of Physical Anthro- 
pology in the National Museum. 
All measurements of vessels and of other objects described in this report are 
approximate, and any reduction in size in the illustrations is linear. The vessels 
and other objects may be seen at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 
* As sections for microscopic examination, cut from the various specimens, were not furnished by 
us, the basis for exact determination was not so ample as it otherwise would have been. 
