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The areraf/c Amcricnn has ft irientific iadinct, whirh he i-^fond of mltinif- 

 !iu/ wherever he be. Many farmers, merchanU, anrlprnfi's.iinnal men in the 

 Wed are making small collectium of Indian rdicji. Shoidd this paper come 

 into the hanxU of collectors or students of this class, I hope that it may ivhH 

 their appetite for more and better literature of the same hind. I nUu hojic that 

 it may aid and encourage them in their efforts to .study and to tale care of the 

 antiquities found in their own immediate vicinity. To do tills is at the same 

 time their particular piririlege and their spei'iid dnty to the cause of science. 



To former pnpils, fellou: tearlters. and otJiers uito aided in making the e.r- 

 ploratioU't on Paint creek I extend my tlianks and my greetings of mo.st pleas- 

 ant recollections. In particular I keep in grateful remembnrnce the kindly in- 

 terest, aid, and valuable advise cdways freely be-itowed by the venerable pioneer 

 and scientist Dr. John Rundstrom, formerly of McPher son county, Kansas. 

 For special aid in preparing tlie paper I am under obligations to Dr. C. A. 

 Swemson, pre-ndent of Bethany- College, to Professor Frank Xelson, Superin- 

 tendent of Public In-druction of the Stat^; of Kansas, and to Profasor J. E. 

 Welin of Bethany College. 



The photographs for the illustrations were, with one exception, made by .Mr. 

 B. G. Grondahl of Lindsborg, Kansas, and figures 6 and 27 uerc dm nn by 

 Professor Olof Grafstrom of R' irk Island. PI. 



J. A. r. 



Augustana College, May 1st, 1900. 



