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there were formerly three stories. Led by the distant outlook south 
of this pueblo, which will serve as a type of many others awaiting 
investigation, Doctor Fewkes has suggested the name Far View 
House (fig. 89). His excavations show that it was compactly built, 
without plazas ; it contains about 50 rooms on the ground floor, and 
four ceremonial chambers, one of which, centrally placed, is 32 feet 
Fic. 94—Mushroom Rock Ruin, Hill Canyon, 
Utah. Redrawn froma sketch made by the author 
on the spot. 
in diameter (fig. 88). These last-mentioned rooms, known as kivas, 
are structurally identical with those of cliffhouses. They formerly 
had vaulted roofs, as indicated by pilasters erected around the room 
for support of the rafters, and a hatchway. Far View House (fig. 
88) is not only a type of ruin hitherto unknown on the Mesa Verde, 
but also is important in comparison with the architectural features 
