The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
MAKES EXPLORATION
IN ECUADOR JUNGLE
Berkeley Savant Secures Many
Valuable Results While on
Expedition

BERKELEY. May 21.-After having
penetrated the jungIes of the northern
part of Ecuador most of the time in
of Mrs. L. NJ. Barrett of Hillegass ave
nue. and former assistant in the de-
partment of anthropology of the uni
versity, has returned from the George
G. Heye expedition with which he
went as ethnologist year ago. with
more than 5000 specimens gathered
from the wild Cayapas tribe of the
Colorado Indians. and is now engaged
in writing his field notes in New York.
Narration of the hardships of the
journey of scientists in the interior of
the northern part of the South Ameri-
can state would fill book, and the
members of the party had many hair
breadth escapes from hostile Indians.
animals of the jungle and tropical
fever.
ILL OF JUNGLE FEVER
For more than two months the uni
versity anthropo1gist and entomolo-
gist, whose studies of the Indians of
California are well known. lay uncon-
scious with jungle fever and his life
despaired of by the physicians of the
party. He was far from the coast,
1000 miles inland, in the heart of the
country occupied by the Colorado In
dams. and only his sturdy constitu-
ton overcame the serious malady.
Besides 5000 field specimens gained
from the tribes OF Indians little known
by civilization. DR.. Barrett's notes are
most exhaustive and include not only
all records and accounts of the living
tribes, which are fast disappearing,
but contain accounts of the folk lore.
myths, traditions and songs of the
Cayapas, which will be made public for
the first time.
For the next few months DR.. Bar
rett will elaborate his field notes
gathered in the south and then repair
to the Minneapolis municipal museum.
of which he has been appointed GU
rator. He will make a flying visit to
this city in few weeks before ne
resumes his new duties.
BY MILLIONAIRE
The expedition which Dr. Barrett
headed as ethnologist and anthropolo-
gist was fitted out three years ago
by George G.. Heye, a New York mill
iionaire. who has taken the greatest
interest in scientific Investigations in
South America. The expedition started
three years ago and one section, under
the leadership OF prominent archaeolo-
gists, traversed the coast of South
America, while DIR. Barrett and his
staff, who started last June, pene-
trated the interior.
They travelled for the greater part
of the time in canoes and aided by
Indians reached the most
northerly part of the Ecuador Jungle.
The specimens which were gathered
are of the greatest scientific value and
will be placed in the Heye private
museum. and on his death be wined
to one of the largest museums of the
country. Other expeditions are planned
by the scientific millionaire and other
sections of the south will be pene-
trated by experts in their line of in
HAS BRILLIANT RECORD
Although he graduated from the
with the class of 1905 and
has been out Of college but four years.
DR.. Barrett has achieved wide repu-
tation as an ethnoiogist and anthro- /
pologist. He worked for many years
with Prof. A. L. Kroeber of this de-
partment of the university and assisted
him in many Investigations. His
studies took him to Lake and Mendo-
cino counties. where he gained a vast
and folklore of the California tribes.
Later he went to the University OF
for his doctors degree. and
two years ago TO resume his
work in the fruitful field here.
He recently issued bulletin on
''Basketry Among the California In
dian u.s." which is one of the most com
plete works of its kind. dealing espe- [
cially with the Pomo Indians. who
were far in advance of other tribes |
In this art.