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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .

The authors of this study are gratefully indebted to many institutions
and individuals who made the project possible. This study was conducted
under a contract with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (contract no. YA-512-
CT8-106) . Mr. John Hunt served as Contracting Officer for the Bureau. In-
valuable assistance to this project was given by Mr. Eric Ritter, who served
as the Contracting Officer's Authorized Representative at the Riverside Office
of the Bureau, and his staff. The archaeological analysis and assessments
for this study were assisted by the contributions of data from several insti-
tutions including the BLM's Barstow Way Station, the San Bernardino County
Museum (directed by Dr. Gerald Smith who also served as a consultant to this
project) , the UCLA Archaeological Survey, the Bakersfield College Archaeo-
logy Laboratory, Antelope Valley College Archaeology Laboratory (directed
by Mr. Roger Robinson who also was a consultant to this project) , Cerro Coso
College at Ridgecrest, the Archaeological Survey Association, the Antelope
Valley Indian Museum, Edwards Air Force Base, and the Archaeological Re-
search Unit, UC Riverside. In addition, the archaeological team on this
project would like to thank the following scholars for their help: Mr.
John Alsoszatai-Petheo, Mr. Russell Kaldenberg, Mr. Nelson Leonard, Mrs.
Catherine Lewis, Ms. Carol Leyba, Mrs. Grace Oliver, Ms. Carol Rector, Mr.
Gordon Redtfeldt, Mr. Marty Rosen, Mr. Robert Schiffman, Ms. Ruth Simpson,
and Mr. Mark Sutton. Mr. Campbell Grant kindly gave permission to use
Figure 12. Dr. Gerald Smith furnished Figures 8, 9, 10, and 11.
And Mr. Wilson Turner graciously gave permission to use Figure 20.

The ethnographic assessments for this study were made possible by the
kind assistance of several knowledgeable persons. ERA would like to express
special thanks to the following individuals: Mrs. Martha Chacon, Mrs.
Christine Hernandez, Mr. Henry Duro, and Mrs. Francis Morongo (of San
Manuel Reservation) , Mrs. Jane Penn (of the Malki Museum, Morongo Reserva-
tion) , Mr. Willie Pink (of San Jacinto) and Mr. Andrew Green (of Tehachapi)
Also, with regard to ethnography, the following scholars' help is grate-
fully acknowledged: Dr. Lowell Bean, Dr. Tom Blackburn, Mr. Bob Laidlaw
of the BLM, Riverside, Dr. Gerald Smith, and Ms. Ruth Simpson.
The synthesis of historical data was made possible by the help and
counsel of many individuals as well as access to public and private libraries.
Mr. Eric Ritter at the BLM Desert Planning Staff office in Riverside, supplied
the necessary start and guided researchers to specialists in the BLM office , such
as Mr. Wesley Chambers. Mr. Larry Vrendenburgh , BLM, not only supplied counsel
for the desert mines, but also mapped locations and reviewed the manuscript.
Special Collections at the University of California, Los Angeles, the
Huntington Library, and the Bancroft Library at Berkeley permitted access to
their documents, rare publications, and maps as did the San Bernardino County
Museum. Thanks is especially due to the volunteers at the Mojave River Valley