596 GENERAL VIEW OF ARCHEOLOGY OF THE PUEBLO REGION, 



are kept posted thereon, prohibiting injury and nnautliorized exca- 

 vations, Ijut these hinds are not policed for tlie same I'eason that 

 those of class 5 are not. However, the orders of the Department 

 of the Interior have been etfective to a great extent and ruins on 

 withdra^^n lands are suffering but little from vandalism. 



The seventh class, those situated on State lands, is inconsiderable 

 at present, but with the admission of the Territories and subsequent 

 segregation of their lands this class will require consideration, xVs 

 segregation Avill not, as a rule, be in large areas, but by single sec- 

 tions, large districts of ruins will not be alfected, but important 

 isolated sites will be, and the State governments should then be 

 invoked to exercise protective authority over them. 



The eighth class, those on j^rivate lands, includes many important 

 sites. The number of private land grants, in Xew Mexico espe- 

 cially, is very large, and some of them are covered with im]:)ortant 

 rnins. Many are on railroad selections and some on small holdings 

 or homesteads. Some owners of homesteads and grants realize the 

 importance of preserving these ruins for scientific research and 

 exercise due custodianship over them. Others nse the stones for 

 building material, and timbers, if any, for firewood. 



The above is as comprehensive a ])resentation of the status of 

 archeology in the pueblo region as I am capable of making within 

 the limits set for this paper. It is based on many years of })ersonal 

 residence and field work in the Southwest, in connection with the 

 researches of all other investigators of the pueblo field, the results 

 of which I have freely availed myself of. During the past six 

 months I have had the opportunity to give considerable attention to 

 the phases of the sul)iect dealt with in this paper, for Avhicli the 

 resources of the (Jeneral Land Ollice, the Office of Indian Affairs, 

 the Bureau of Forestry, and the Bureau of Amercian I^thnolog}^ 

 have been most cordially placed at my disposal. I feel that my con- 

 clusions are at least not hastily drawn. 



V. Synopsis of Impoktant Districts and Sites. 



In this arrangement I have endeaNored to point out only those 

 archeological districts and special sites which, by reason of their 

 character, situation, state of preservation, or ethnic significance, are 

 particularly Avorthy of inA^'stigation. The list is by no means a 

 complete one. Doubtless many arc omitted that are as important 

 as those named, and it is to be remembered that every aboriginal site 

 or object is of sufficient importance to warrant investigation. 



In order to indicate. Avhen known, how the various sites are located 

 with reference to jurisdiction, I have used the following abbrevia- 

 tions : 



