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SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I923 



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The so-called City of Rocks is situated near Fay wood Hot Springs, 

 which was cleared out some 15 years ago. The construction of the 

 famous Hot Springs Hotel rendered it desirable to excavate the accu- 

 mulated mud, and in removing it, a large number of votive offerings 

 came to light. These consisted mainly of arrowheads, pipes, spear 

 points, stone clubs, and various other objects. The spring was evi- 

 dently a sacred shrine where offerings were thrown many years ago 



Fig. 84. — Fragment of ancient Zuni pottery, Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, 

 collected by Dr. W. H. Spinks. U. S. National Museum. 



by the aborigines as sacrifices. Happily some of these specimens are 

 now preserved in private hands ; others are scattered through the 

 valley. Among these objects are tubes called " cloud blowers," types 

 of pipes that have been elsewhere described. 



In May Dr. Fewkes visited Pinos Altos, on the divide separating the 

 headwaters of the Gila and those of the Mimbres V^alley. Near it is a 

 large ruin situated on top of Montezuma Hill. This ruin, which from 

 its position ofifers many problems for investigation, is one of the most 

 imjxirtant on account of the mixed character and decoration of the 



