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of Dakota" by Henry Newton and Walter P. Jenney, 1875, published 
1889, it is spelled again Mato Teepee and the locality given as 
Dakota — i. e. one would infer as much from the title of the report. 
However, a map of the Black Hills was prepared by these gentle- 
men and accompanies the report, and shows the tower to be in 
Wyoming. At the time this report was made the tower was called 
"The Bad God's Tower" or in other words "The Devil's Tower." 
The boundary line between South Dakota and Wyoming is a 
little west of 104° or about 104°-l'-30". "Mateo Tepee" or "Bear 
Lodge" as Newton and Jenney called it, is located on their map 
at almost exactly 104° 45' W. Long, and 44° 35' N. Latitude. This 
places it in the northeast corner of Wyoming, in Crook county. 
The name, "Mateo Tepee," is of course of Indian origin, prob- 
ably from the Sioux, and literally means "Bear Wigwam" — Mateo, 
pronounced Mah-to — meaning bear and " Tepee" meaning wigwam, 
lodge, or a conical tent. In former days this region (around the 
Devil's Tower) was a g reat bear country and was visited each year 
by the Indian bear hunters — hence the name. 
In conclusion the writer believes this name should be spelled 
"Mateo Tepee" and the locality is without a doubt in Wyoming. 
J P Rowe 
University oi Montana, Missoula, 
September 21, 1905. 
PERSONAL AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
Illinois Geological Survey. At the last session of the 
legislature a bill was passed establishing a geological sur- 
vey of the state and making an appropriation of $25,000 per 
year for this purpose. Of this amount $10,000 may, at the 
discretion of the board of control, be used for topographic 
mapping in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey. 
This cooperative work has been undertaken for the present 
year, at least, and work along this line was begun about the 
first of June. The board of control consists of the governor 
of the state, the president of the State University and one 
other member to be appointed by the governor. Gov. 
Deneen this summer appointed as the third member of the 
board Prof. T. C. Chamberlin. The headquarters of the 
survey are to be at the State University at Champaign and 
the University furnishes rooms for the survey. For print- 
ing, etc. $5,000 is available from the state printing funds. 
Dr. H. Foster Bain, of the U. S. Geological Survey has ac- 
cepted the position of state geologist and enters upon this 
work November 1st. 
