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year and continued until August 19. Richard D. Daugherty, arche- 

 ologist, was in charge of the party, which consisted of students from 

 the University of Washington. The scene of operations was a village 

 site located on the shores of Moses Lake, an area which will be in- 

 undated when the dam is completed. Three house-pit depressions and 

 the terrain immediately surrounding them were carefully examined. 

 Good data were obtained on the form and construction of the houses, 

 and the series of artifacts recovered during the digging will aid in 

 determining the cultural status of the people. The absence of all 

 European objects indicates that the site antedates the period of 

 exploration and early trading posts. The results at O'Sullivan, in 

 general, indicate that more intensive work should be done there. 



Special mention should be made of the excellent cooperation on the 

 part of other governmental agencies. The National Park Service, 

 through the Eegion Four office at San Francisco and the Columbia 

 Basin Recreational Survey office at Portland furnished the Eugene 

 office with current information on reservoir priorities, construction 

 schedules, and field maps. The Bureau of Reclamation, through the 

 Region One office in Boise, Idaho, not only supplied maps of reservoir 

 areas and information on their projects, but greatly facilitated the 

 archeological investigations by placing vehicles at the disposal of the 

 survey parties. The Corps of Engineers, through the office of the 

 Division Engineer, and also the Portland and Seattle District offices, 

 provided maps and other essential information. In addition the 

 Portland District office made a vehicle available for use at the McNary 

 project, furnished a temporary headquarters, and provided assistance 

 in the mapping of sites. 



Throughout the period of active work Dr. Drucker made numerous 

 trips from the Eugene office to the various parties and the excavation 

 projects. He also met with Dr. Robert F. Heizer, Director, California 

 Archeological Surveys, and assisted in perfecting plans for the coopera- 

 tive work to be carried on by that organization. After completing 

 arrangements for maintaining the Eugene office during the winter 

 months, he returned to Washington on October 1. 



At the start of the year George L. Coale, archeologist, and Francis A. 

 Rid dell, Harry S. Riddell, Jr., and Homer Douglas Osborne, field 

 assistants, were engaged in the survey of the Benham Fails, Prineville, 

 Wickiup, and Crane Prairie Reservoirs. That work was completed 

 on July 11, and Coale and Osborne returned to Eugene to assist 

 Dr. Drucker in making preparations for the excavations at the McNary 

 Reservoir. The two Riddells proceeded to northeastern Oregon 

 where they made a reconnaissance of the Mason Creek and Ryan 

 Creek Reservoirs. The surveys there being finished on July 16, they 

 moved to Chief Joseph (Foster Creek) where on July 26 they completed 



