60 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



During the intervals of collecting at Moki, several visits were made 

 to Mr. Thomas V. Keam's place, near by, where drawings, notes, and 

 photographs were made of his extensive collection of ancient pottery. 



On August 15, Mr. Miudeleff again took the field for exploration 

 among the cliff ruins of Canon de Chelley, but on reaching the fitting- 

 out point an anticipated outbreak among the Navajos and the unset- 

 tled condition of the Indians compelled a temporary postponement of 

 work in that region, during which time a visit was made to the exten- 

 sive ancient pueblo ruin known among the Navajos as "Kin-tiel." 

 This ruin is situated near the eastern border of Arizona, about 25 miles 

 south of Pueblo, Colorado. 



Small subordinate ruins occur on various prominent points, border- 

 ing the long narrow valley that extends north from the main ruins 

 which from their position, overlooking arable land, may have served as 

 farming habitations occupied only during the summer season, as 

 Nutica and Pescado, near Zuiii, are at the present day. This large and 

 compactly built pueblo is on two sloping hillsides which come together 

 in an " arroyo," or wash. A large part of the northern half, where the 

 walls follow a broad curve, is still standing to a height of from 10 to 

 15 feet. The masonry shows a high degree of skill and is in a good 

 state of preservation. The external curved wall is nearly 3 feet thick 

 in many places on the lower floor, and usually 6 inches less above. A 

 noticeable feature is the occurrence of small square loop-holes pierced 

 obliquely through the external wall. The walls of the lowest story 

 were usually several inches thicker than those above, thus forming a 

 projecting ledge upon which the floor beams rested. Several beams 

 were found in place. Architectural plans of the ruin were made, to- 

 gether with a contour map of the ground to illustrate its relation to the 

 topography. Sketches and photographs were also made. 



In excavating on the bank of the "arroyo" a short distance from the 

 ruin, a nearly complete skeleton was found lying on its right side. 

 From the grave were taken two bowls of ancient ware, but no trace of 

 textile fabric was discovered. At a point within the ruins the bank of 

 the "arroyo," having been partly washed away, had caved in, exposing 

 to view a complete vertical section of two rooms. On clearing away 

 the debris, broken pieces of pottery and fragments of a pierced round 

 stone disk were found. 



Digging at a number of places resulted in the exposure, at the east- 

 ern end of the ruin, of a large room in which many objects of interest 

 were found, among them an unbroken circular stone slab, with a hole , 

 large enough to admit the body of a man, solidly built into a partition 

 wall and serving as a doorway. 



The same room contained a well-preserved fireplace, large, smooth, 

 baking stones, metates, mortars, broken pottery, and bone implements. 



The manner in which these objects were scattered about the room in- 

 dicated a sudden abandonment. While here, Indians brought in re- 



