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Field  Columbian  Museum — Reports,  Vol.  i. 
Locality. 
Little  Lower  Colorado  River, 
Arizona,  
J.  A.  Burt, 
Collectors. 
Archaeological  material,  Ex- 
ploring prehistoric  Hopi 
ruins. 
Material. 
Province  of  Tusayan,  .    .    .    Charles  L.  Owen, .    .   Archaeological  material  from 
In  connection  with  field  work,  emphatic  and  grateful  mention 
should  be  made  of  the  valuable  aid  received  from  Mr.  Stanley 
McCormick  for  continuing  the  work  among  the  Hopi  Indians.  The 
Curator  of  the  Department  of  Zoology  says:  "  The  value  of  field 
work  has  never  been  more  thoroughly  demonstrated  than  during  the 
past  year,  when  in  the  Department  of  Zoology,  of  the  total  accessions 
more  than  one-half  were  acquired  by  collectors  in  the  field.  The 
work  of  the  department  covered  Muskoka  Lakes,  Ontario,  New 
Brunswick  and  Quebec,  Canada,  and  Florida.  At  the  present  time 
the  department  has  but  one  collector  in  the  field,  while  several  col- 
lectors in  different  parts  of  the  United  States  could  be  emplo}Ted  with 
great  advantage.  Many  of  our  mammals  are  annually  becoming 
scarcer  and  more  difficult  to  obtain,  and  of  these  the  Museum  has  yet 
to  acquire  a  large  number.  Of  many  of  these  sufficient  should  be 
obtained  for  special  installation  in  groups  with  requisite  accessories, 
and  the  only  method  of  procuring  the  specimens  in  the  condition  and 
of  the  age  required  is  to  seek  them  in  their  habitat."  The  Curator 
of  Anthropology  says:  "  The  event  of  unusual  importance  has  been 
the  additional  interest  manifested  in  the  department  by  the  gift  of 
Mr.  Stanley  McCormick  of  $5,400  for  the  purpose  of  making  more 
complete  the  Hopi  exhibit.  Under  this  fund  four  expeditions  have 
been  undertaken.  Assistant  Burt  spent  December  and  January  in 
the  exploration  of  several  Hopi  ruins  along  Little  Colorado  River, 
Arizona,  and  as  a  result  the  exhibits  showing  the  ancient  life  of  the 
Hopi  have  been  increased  by  over  300  fine  specimens  of  pottery, 
bone,  stone,  shell,  and  textile  fabrics.  Part  of  this  collector's  time 
was  spent  in  examining  ruins  hitherto  not  represented  in  scientific 
museums,  and  while  the  full  significance  of  his  discoveries  is  not  yet 
determined,  it  is  safe  to  say  that  new  factors  have  been  added  to  our 
knowledge  of  the  early  movements  of  certain  Hopi  clans.  The  second 
McCormick  expedition  was  that  of  the  Curator  and  Mr.  Voth  in 
December  to  six  of  the  Hopi  pueblos,  at  which  time  notable  additions 
Little  Lower  Colorado  River, 
Arizona,  
prehistoric  Hopi  ruins. 
J.  A.  Burt, 
Archaeological  material,  Ex- 
ploring prehistoric  Hopi 
ruins. 
