604 GENERAL VIEW OF ARCHEOLOGY OP THE PUEBLO REGION. 



V. — MISCELLANEOUS. 



1. In the Mimbres Valley. 



This is, strictly speaking, an inland drainage, tributary to neither 

 the Rio (jrande nor the (iila. between which it lies, and extending 

 down into the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. In this valley is a large 

 number of interesting pueblo sites. 



2. In Lost Canyon, Coloi'ado. 



Li this and other tributaries of the Dolores drainage are numerous 

 clitf dwellings and towers, remarkal)le as being the one point where 

 pueblo culture of any importance extends north of the San Juan- 

 Grand watershed. 



3. In tbe Virgin Valley, Utah. 



A locality of numerous pueblo ruins, remarkable as being the only 

 ones of much note west of the Colorado River. 



4. On the military reservations of Fort Bayard, Fort Wingate, Fort Lowell. 



Fort Apache, Camp Verde, and Fort Defiance are ruins of considerable 

 importance, including cliff dwellings, pueblos, towers, and cemeteries not 

 specifically pointed out in the drainage areas in which they occur. 



VI. Conclusion. 



It is manifestly time for decisive action on the question of Ameri- 

 can antiquities. Congress should at once enact comprehensive leg- 

 islation on this subject. It is the duty of those interested in Ameri- 

 can archeology to prepare the necessary information and ]:>resent it 

 to the proper authorities in such manner that the scope of legislation 

 needed will be self-evident. I olfer the following suggestions, which 

 I believe, in the light of our present information, to be in accord with 

 the views of a large jnajority of the archeologists dealing with 

 American sulijects and acquainted with the American field : 



1. That the preservation of anticpiities on all lands owned or con- 

 trolled by the Government of the United States should be proAided 

 for by law. 



2. That custodianship of antiquities should be left Avhere it is, viz, 

 in the departments having jurisdiction over the lands on wdiich an- 

 tiquities are situated, and that the protection of said antiquities by 

 said departments should be made obligatory. 



3. Expert authority should exist for the periodical inspection of 

 ruins, report on the same, and recommendation of preservative meas- 

 ures to the departments liaving custodianship. 



4. The privilege of excavation should be restricted to institutions, 

 domestic or foreign, that can conduct the same in a scientific manner 

 and make report of results, and that Avill place all collections secured 

 in permanent public museums. 



5. There should be expert ins])ection of excavations, to see that the 



