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Show 1580] AUTHORITIES 281 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, contained in their Journal, and the books which emanated from their expedition, are the sources of information with regard to the early conditions. P. J. de Smet, Letters and Sketches, etc. ( 1843), an<* Oregon Missions and Travels ( 1847), are also of value. An excellent account of the distribution of the tribes of the Columbia basin will be found in J. Moc- ney, " The Ghost- Dance Religion" ( Bureau of Ethnology, Fourteenth Annual Report, 1896). INDIANS OP WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA The reports of F. Boas to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, mentioned above, include observations on the Indians of the coast of Washington and Oregon. The same author's Chinook Texts ( 1894) also contains general information of value. J. G. Swan, " The Indians of Cape Flattery" ( Smithsonian Institution, Contributions to Knowledge, 1869); M. Eels, " The Twana, Chemakum, and Klallam Indians of Washington Territory " ( Smithsonian Institution, Reports, 1887); and G. Gibbs, " Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon " ( Contributions to North American Ethnology, 1887), are all works of importance. For the early condition of the Chinook in the lower Columbia, the reports of the Lewis and Clark expedition are the main sources. A. S. Gatschet, " The Klamath Indians of Southwestern Oregon ( Contributions to North American Ethnology, 1890), is an excellent study of the Klamath and Modoc tribes. Modern research in California is all based on the classical work of S. Powers, " Tribes of California" ( Contributions to North American Ethnology, 1877). H. H. Bancroft, The Native Races of the Pacific States ( 5 vols., 1874- 1882), is also a standard work. Two institutions- the American Museum of Natural History and the University of California- are now carrying on systematic researches among the Indians of California, and the results are appearing in their regular publications. At- |