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All identified, uuworked shell in storage was transferred to the 

 University of Nebraska State Museum in November 1954. Except 

 for specimens in the comparative collection in the Lincoln laboratory, 

 this transfer included all specimens collected prior to 1954. Reser- 

 voir distribution is as follows: Amherst, 2 sites; Angostura, 11 sites; 

 Baldhill, 7 sites ; Beaver City, 1 site ; Bixby, 3 sites ; Boysen, 2 sites ; 

 Buffalo Creek, 1 site; Canyon Ferry, 7 sites; Cushing, 1 site; Edge- 

 mont, 1 site; Fort Eandall, 35 sites; Garrison, 13 sites; Glendo, 8 

 sites; Glen Elder, 13 sites; Harlan County, 8 sites; Heart Butte, 3 

 sites; Kanopolis, 6 sites; Keyhole, 8 sites; Kirwin, 4 sites; Medicine 

 Creek, 14 sites; Medicine Lake, 1 site; Moorheacl, 1 site; Niobrara 

 Basin, 7 sites; Oahe, 58 sites; Sheyenne, 2 sites; Tiber, 5 sites; Tuttle 

 Creek, 10 sites; Wilson, 1 site; not in reservoirs, 3 sites. 



Total number of sites from which identified, unworked shell was 

 transferred : 236, of which 233 were in 29 reservoirs and 3 were not in 

 reservoirs. 



As of June 30, 1955, the Missouri Basin Project had transferred 

 the identified, unworked animal bone from 453 sites to the University 

 of Nebraska State Museum. No such transfers were made during 

 fiscal 1955. Reservoir distribution of previous transfers is as follows : 

 Amherst, 1 site; Angostura, 34 sites; Baldhill, 2 sites; Big Sandy, 1 

 site ; Bixby, 3 sites ; Bonny, 1 site ; Boysen, 12 sites ; Canyon Ferry, 4 

 sites; Clark Canyon, 1 site; Des Lacs, 1 site; Devil's Lake, 1 site; 

 Dickinson, 2 sites ; Edgemont, 6 sites ; Enders, 1 site ; Ericson, 1 site ; 

 Fort Randall, 85 sites ; Garrison, 60 sites ; Gavins Point, 1 site ; Glendo, 

 14 sites ; Glen Elder, 4 sites ; Harlan County, 8 sites ; Heart Butte, 5 

 sites ; Jamestown, 7 sites ; Kanopolis, 5 sites ; Keyhole, 9 sites ; Kirwin, 

 4 sites; Kortes, 1 site; Medicine Creek, 13 sites; Medicine Lake, 2 

 sites; Moorhead, 5 sites; Mullen, 3 sites; Niobrara Basin, 10 sites: 

 Norton, 1 site ; Oahe, 93 sites ; Oregon Basin, 9 sites ; Red Willow, 1 

 site ; Tiber, 22 sites ; Tuttle Creek, 1 site ; Wilson, 4 sites ; Yellowtail, 

 3 sites ; not in reservoirs, 12 sites. 



A special exhibit illustrating and explaining the Missouri Basin 

 Salvage Program was prepared and installed at the Nebraska State 

 Fair held at Lincoln during September. Considerable attention was 

 shown the display by visitors, and numerous requests were received 

 for literature pertaining to the operations of the project and the re- 

 sults obtained from the various excavations. Temporary interpre- 

 tative displays w^ere also installed from time to time in the windows 

 of the Laboratory in the business section of Lincoln. They attracted 

 favorable attention and numerous passers-by dropped into the office 

 to ask questions about different projects. Much local interest has 

 developed since the Salvage Program has been under way. 



Paul L. Cooper, archeologist, was in charge of the intensive testing 

 party in the Fort Randall area from July 1 until September 20. Dur- 



