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story which is one of the important myths of the Indians in that 

 district. 



Three detailed technical reports, all pertaining to excavations at 

 sites in the Garrison Keservoir area in North Dakota, were completed 

 and submitted for publication. Considerable progress was made in 

 the preparation of the reports on the results of investigations in one 

 reservoir area in South Dakota, a second reservoir area in North 

 Dakota, and two reservoir areas in Wyoming. In addition several 

 short articles and papers were written and sent to technical journals. 

 Two major manuscripts were printed and distributed and several 

 short articles were published. 



During the year the reduced laboratory staff processed 46,602 speci- 

 mens from 51 sites in 4 reservoir areas. A total of 6,155 catalog num- 

 bers was assigned to the series of specimens. The work in the labora- 

 tory also included : reflex copies of records, 7,423 ; photographic nega- 

 tives made, 685 ; photographic prints made, 787 ; photographic prints 

 mounted, 2,854; manuscript prints mounted, 35; transparencies 

 mounted in glass, 362; drawings, tracings, and maps, 110; specimens 

 drawn for illustration, 81 ; pottery vessels restored, 2 ; pottery vessel 

 sections restored, 32. Photographic activity was at a minimum be- 

 cause the position of staff photographer left vacant by the death of 

 the photographer at the end of the preceding fiscal year was not filled. 

 However, the photographic laboratory at the Smithsonian Institution 

 in Washington assisted by performing some of the required work. 

 Drafting and specimen illustrating were also at a minimum because 

 there were not sufficient funds to replace the draftsman-illustrator who 

 resigned in October. The laboratory staff devoted considerable time 

 during the fiscal year to transferring analyzed records and special 

 materials to various permanent repositories. In accordance with the 

 policy adopted at the start of the program, various collections and 

 the data pertaining to them were sent to several State and local agen- 

 cies as well as to the United States National Museum. 



Archeological specimens and records from the following were trans- 

 ferred to the division of archeology, U. S. National Museum: Am- 

 herst Reservoir, 12 sites; Baldhill Eeservoir, 11 sites; Beaver City 

 Reservoir, 4 sites; Box Butte Reservoir, 1 site; Boysen Reservoir, 1 

 site ; Brewster Reservoir, 1 site ; Broncho Reservoir, 6 sites ; Buffalo 

 Creek (renamed Bison) Reservoir, 1 site; Cushing Reservoir, 2 sites; 

 Devil's Lake Reservoir, 3 sites; Dickinson Reservoir, 3 sites; Enders 

 Reservoir, 6 sites ; Ericson Reservoir, 5 sites ; Fort Randall Reservoir, 

 11 sites; Garrison Reservoir, 117 sites; Heart Butte Reservoir, 1 site; 

 Jamestown Reservoir, 1 site (human bone only) ; Medicine Creek 

 Reservoir (Harry Strunk Lake), 24 sites; Medicine Lake Reservoir, 

 5 sites; Mullen Reservoir, 8 sites; Niobrara Basin (a series of 10 small 



