San Francisco, Cal., by the G. A. R. post and mounted in Public Park in city of Columbus, Nebraska.

7. Marble shaft eight inches square by N. B. Sweitzer, U. S. Examiner of Surveys, marking the site of original flagstaff McPherson, Lincoln county, and to mark locus of original survey of the Military Reserve by W. J. Allason in 1869.

8. Granite monument three feet and six inches high to mark the site of the Pawnee Council of May 25, 1855, on the farm of Robert McLean in section 2, township 16 north, range 8 east, on top of bluff west of the B. & M. railroad overlooking Platte river and opposite Fremont.

9. Monument to mark the site of Fort Atkinson by the D. A. R.

10. A sixty-four pound cannon mounted on a concrete base on a boulder, bearing a bronze tablet in form of a shield two feet in length by two in width, which bears the inscription, "James Laird, Major U. S. Vols. Member of 48, 49, 50 and 51 Congress, 1849-1889," was dedicated May 30, 1904, Hastings, Nebraska.

11. A circular lot 100 feet in diameter in center of Elmwood Cemetery, St. Paul, dedicated to the burial of indigent and unknown soldiers and sailors of the Civil War by Canby Post No. 8 and a concrete monument in center of lot.

12. Marble monument by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company at the grave of Mrs. Rebecca Winters, who died in 1852 and was buried close to the track of the Burlington railroad, on the north side, about two miles east of Scott's Bluff station.

13. Marble slab 46 inches long by 17 inches wide, contributed by W. C. Ritner of North Platte, laid on the grave of Rachel E. Patterson who died June 19, 1849. The grave is situated near the bottom of the east slope

of the bluff on the west side of Ash Hollow and near its mouth. The site of the grave is now within the Lewellen Cemetery.

14. An ornamental fence inclosing the grave of Susan B. Hale, who died June, 1852, by drinking water from a well poisoned by Indians.

15. Two base stones, established in 1869 by U. S. Coast Survey to mark a true meridian, designated by. copper points, in front of old territorial capitol, on Capitol Hill, Omaha, now the site of the Omaha High School building.

16. In the year 1906 a white bronze monument twenty-five feet high with a base seven and a half feet square was erected, as a memorial to union soldiers, in Memorial Park in the Courthouse square, Aurora. This monument cost $3,000, including freight and setting up, of which $1,500 was donated by Hamilton county, $750 by the city of Aurora, and $750 was obtained by general subscription. The project was started by the Logan Circle Ladies of the G. A. R. and carried to completion by General Delevan Bates.

17. Another monument, eight feet high, with a pedestal three feet and six inches in height, stands in the same park. It was presented by General Delevan Bates at a cost of $500.

There are in the park also two Parrott guns which were presented by the War Department. They are mounted on concrete pedestals.

An iron flagstaff surmounted by a gilt ball stands in the center of the park which is surrounded by a concrete walk and is located at the southwest corner of the court house within the public square.

18. A soldiers monument is being erected at Kear

ney by the city. Description, cost, etc., with photograph to be furnished later.

19. Milford soldiers monument, a soldier, life size, at parade rest. Photograph and description to be furnished by General Culver.

20. A soldiers monument being built at Sutton. Base already in position. When completed, description and photograph will be furnished by R. A. Pauley, George E. Mead Post 19.

On account of lack of funds the Society has not erected any marker or monuments and would have to depend on local interest and pride to provide the necessary expense. Nearly 200 letters have been written, but a majority of them have failed to bring responses; yet much valuable information has been received.

Respectfully submitted,

ROBERT HARVEY,

Chairman of Committee on Historic Sites.

The concluding session of the meeting was held at the First Christian church at 7:45 P. M., January 19, with President John Lee Webster in the chair. An address by Dr. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, of Iowa City, "The Mississippi Valley as a Field for Historical Research," was omitted owing to the fact that Dr. Shambaugh had been detained at home by illness.

The address by Eugene F. Ware on The Indian Campaigns of 1864 was reported by the stenographer and sent to General Ware for revision but, his illness and death following soon after, the manuscript was not returned. The address was an epitome of "The Indian War of 1864," published in the year 1911.