Excerpt from The Exploration of Jacobs Cavern, McDonald County, Missouri The Department of Archaeology of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, through the courtesy of the news papers1 of the United States, published, in 1902, a circular letter. The purpose was to direct the attention 'of those especially who reside in the remoter districts to the importance of finding, preserving, and studying specimens of archaeological value. The letter was read by Mr. E. H. Jacobs, an archaeologist of Bentonville, Arkansas, whose kindness prompted him to impart to the Department his knowledge of the existence, near Bentonville, of caves, caverns, and rock-shelters affording traces of former human habitation. He also at the time sent a gift of specimens to the Depart ment from his own collection, and showed an eager interest and a desire to assist in furthering the plans of the Department for excavation. Accordingly, exploration was decided upon, and during April and May, 1903, cursory examinations of several caves and shelters and a more thorough examination of Jacobs Cavern were accomplished. The Curator of the Department was in this field from April 19 to May 23; the Honorary Director from May 12 to May 23; after their departure the work was carried on under the direction of Mr. Jacobs. All operations ceased on June 1, 1903. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.