FIFTY-THIRD ANXUAL REPORT S 



On June 6, under a new gi^ant from the American Council of 

 Learned Societies, Dr. Michelson left Washington to renew his studies 

 among the Indians and Eskimos of the James and Hudson Bays 

 region. 



The entire fiscal year was spent by Dr. John P. Harrington, eth- 

 nologist, in study of the Mission Indians of California, compiling 

 complete notes for the forthcoming edition of the Boscana manu- 

 script of 1882, which tells in 15 chapters of the life and religion of 

 these Indians. This important manuscript of the early Franciscan 

 Father Boscana, a missionary born in Catalonia, Spain, and stationed 

 for years among the Mission Indians, was recently discovered by 

 Dr. Harrington and a literal English translation of it without notes 

 has already been published. 



As a byproduct of the preparation of these n.otes an interesting 

 account of the ethnology of the Mission Indians has been assembled, 

 covering their mode of life, dress, food, sociology, religion, language, 

 and knowledge of nature. The presence of ISIission Indians in 

 Washington has constantly enhanced and perfected this work 

 throughout the fiscal year. 



At the beginning of the year Dr. F. H, H. Roberts, Jr., archeologist, 

 was engaged in excavations at the Lindenmeier site north of Fort 

 Collins, Colo. This work was continued until September 10. The 

 Lindenmeier site is the location where the first series of stone imple- 

 ments definitely attributable to the Folsom complex, the oldest estab- 

 lished horizoii in the archeology of North America, was found in 

 the autumn of 1934. The investigations of the 1935 season were a 

 continuation of those begun the preceding fall and consisted of in- 

 tensive excavation of certain portions of the site. The digging 

 brought forth additional information which makes i)ossible the draw- 

 ing of more detailed conclusions on the material culture of Folsom 

 man. 



AVIien the summer's project was brought to a close Dr. Roberts 

 went to Globe, Ariz., at the request of the authorities at Gila Pueblo, 

 for the purpose of conferring with members of the staff on the 

 finds which they had made at Snaketown, a Hohokam site, near 

 Phoenix. He also studied the collections in the Gila Pueblo Museum 

 and visited the SnaketoAvn site and Casa Grande. The latter was 

 the scene of considerable activity on the part of Cosmos Mindeleff 

 and Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, members of the staff of the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology, 40 and more years ago. Dr. Roberts returned 

 to Washington October 1. 



In January he took part, b}^ special invitation, in a symposium on 

 Early Man in America which was held at the annual meeting of the 

 Society of American Naturalists at St. Louis. He also prepared a 

 manuscript detailing the work done during the summer. This report, 



