GENERAL VIEW OF ARCHEOLOGY OF THE PUEBLO REGION. 593 



{(■) Order of Fohriian' 11, H'O."), jjroliihils licensed Indian traders 

 from dealing- in prehistoric wares, thus reni()\'ini)- from the Indians 

 and other j^ersons the t<^mptation to desjjoil tiie ancient cemeteries for 

 the sake of the small profits to be derived therefrom. This corrects 

 an abuse that has been very i)revalent and disastrous. 



Up to the present time there has been no coordination of the efforts 

 of the various departments of government along this line; no general 

 supervision is exercised; no systematic re])orts on the condition of the 

 ruins are recjuired; no system for regulating excavations and the 

 disposition of specimens exists. The matter should no longer be 

 dealt with sporadically. What is needed is a comprehensive system 

 of administration and regulation for the whole subject. 



jNIeasures for the preservation of antiquities can not be intelligently 

 framed without consideration of their situation with reference to 

 ownership or jurisdiction. In this respect all those of the Pueblo 

 region may l)e classified as in the following list. Ikdow each class I 

 have indicated the executive officer having jurisdiction over the class 

 of lands named and necessarily of all antiquities thereon. 



1. Those on national reservations or parivs : 



The Secretary of tlic Interior. % 



2. Those on forest rcs(>rv('s : 



The head of the I'.nrcau of l'\)restry, nnder tho Secretary of Agriculture, 

 u. Those on Indian reservations: 



The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, nnder the Secretary of the Interior. 

 4. Those on military reservations : 



The Secretary of War. 

 ,1. Those on nnaiipropriated pnidic lands: 



The ("onnnissioner of the General Land Oltice, under the Secretary of the 

 Interior. 

 (). Those on lands withdrawn from entry for s[)eeial pni'iioses: 



The ('onnnissioner of the (ieneral Land OlHce. under the Secretary of the 

 Interior. 



7. Those on State lands. 



8. Those on private lands (railroad lands, j^rants. homesteads, etc.). 



In the ap|)ended list of ini[)()rtant districts and sites the jurisdiction 

 if known is indicated. 



The first class includes at i)resent only Casa (Jrande in Arizona, 

 but important additions to this class are contemplated by certain 

 bills that have been before Congress for some years. The protection 

 of ruins in such reserxations or ])arks is always adequately provided 

 for by special ser\'ice. 



The second class, those on foi-est I'cserves, inchules, as will be seen 

 b}' reference to the list, a hirg(> ])i'(tp()rtion of the most important 

 ruins. By act of Congress of F'ebruary 1, IDOr), the administration 

 of forest reserves was transferred from th<' Connnissioner of the 

 General Land Office, Department of the Interior, to the forester and 

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