PEOCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



Vol. 78 



country is principally of rhus and acacia, yucca, dasylirion, agave, 

 and other desert plants, often occurring over large areas. 



Biology — Mammals. — The natural wild animals are deer, bear, 

 wolves, fox, coyote, wildcat, raccoon, beaver, porcupine, rabbit, and 

 smaller life. These animals are relatively abundant owing to the 

 wildness and inaccessibilitv of the region, from the fact that Indians 





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F16URB 1. — Geneeal Sketch of Ruins in Group 



hunted with bows and arrows, and the fortunate event that the whole 

 territory was set apart as a reservation. 



Mammal bones from the ruins and identified by Dr. Gerrit S. 

 Miller, jr., are: Mule deer, lynx, bear, wolf, jack rabbit, and dog. 



Human reTnains. — The cemetery areas shaded on the plan (fig. 5) 

 yielded little material. Evidently they were mere burial plots of 



