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are kept i)Osted thereon, iH-ohibitin*; injury and unauthorized exca- 

 vations, l)ut these hinds are not policed for the same leason that 

 those of chiss 5 are not. HoNvever, the orders of the Department 

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

 Avithdi-aMU lands are snlTering- l)ut 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 reciuire consideration. As 

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

 tions, large districts of ruins will not be affected, l)ut important 

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

 invoked to exercise protective authoritv over them. 



The eighth class, those on private lands, includes many important 

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

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

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

 or homesteads. Some owners of liomesteads and grants realize the 

 importance of preserving these ruins for scientihc research and 

 exercise due custodianship over them. Others use the stones for 

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



The above is as comprehensive a presentation 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 personal 

 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 subject dealt A\ith in this paper, for which the 

 resources of the (ieneral Land Office, the Office of Indian Affairs, 

 the Bureau of Forestry, and the Bureau of Amercian Ethnology 

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

 clusions are at least not hastily drawn. 



V. Synopsis or Impoktaxt Districts and Sites. 



In this arrangement I ha\e endeavored (o [)oiu( out only those 

 archeological districts and special sites which, by reason of their 

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

 particularly worthy of investigation. The list is by no means a 

 complete one. Doubtless many are omitted that are as important 

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

 or object is of sufficient importance to warrant investigation. 



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

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

 tions : 



