On September 25, 19 01 , accompanied by Mr, De Lancey 
Grill, of the Bureau, I visited, under the auspices of the 
Bureau, the northeastern Indian Territory for the purpose of 
examining a spring reported by a correspondent to contain 
abundant bone and flint implements associated with bones of 
both modern and extinct animals. We were successful in ob- 
taining: (1) the finest collection of mammoth teeth thus far 
made in America; (2) one of the finest collection of mastodon 
teeth ever made; and (o) the most remarkable collection of 
chipped arrow points, lance heads, and knives of flint thus far 
made in a single locality in this country. The reported as- 
sociation of the ancient and modern traces was thus justified 
but I was able to identify the spot as an aboriginal shrine, 
to which the attention of the Indian tribes had probably been 
directed by exposures of the gigantic teeth and bones of ex- 
tinct animals, and at which sacrifices were made through many 
generations. During the same trip we visited Kimmswick, Mo., 
where again human relics are reported to occur in association 
with bones of extinct animals. Toward the close of the year I 
again visited this locality, and, with the assistance of 
Mr. Gerard Powke, made lar^e collections for preservation in 
the Museum. It happened that the Director of the Bureau, Pro- 
fessor Powell, died while we were engaged in this work and I 
repaired at once to Washington. 
