MEMOIRS OF TUB NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



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EXPLORATIONS NEAR 



The expedition left the Salt River Valley in June, 1888, and arrived at Zuni in the following 

 month. The work was continued in the vicinity of this place under the direction of Mr. dishing 

 until October 20, 1888, when he left for the East. His physical condition was such that he was 

 not able to return ; but the work of excavation was continued in his absence until July, 1889, at 

 which time the expedition was disbanded. 



The location of the Seven Cities of Cibola, visited by Coronado in 1541, was long a ques 

 tion for scientific discussion, and many arguments were advanced in favor of different places; 

 but the ethnologic researches of Mr. Gushing and the historical investigations of Prof. Ad. F. 

 Bandolier have settled the question beyond a reasonable doubt. The Seven Cities were situated 

 in the valley of the Zuni River in the neighborhood of the present pueblo of Zufii, in Valencia 

 County, N. Mex. The accompanying map (Fig. 22) shows very approximately the location of each. 

 It was prepared with the assistance of Mr. F. Webb Hodge, of Washington, formerly secretary of 

 the expedition. 



Flo. 21. Rock inscription, turkeys, supposed uola-tlirower, etc. 



We give below a list of the names of the cities in the modern Zuni language, as noted by Mr. 

 Gushing, and in the old Zuni or Cibola language, as noted by Coronado and other Spanish travel 

 ers and writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. If we make due allowance for the 

 difference between a carefully devised modern orthography and a haphazard spelling of three 

 hundred years ago we need not suppose that the language of Cibola has changed materially during 

 the intervening time. 



NAMES OF THE SEVKN CITIES OF CIBOLA. 



Modern. Sh-lirntli mill m n nlt i ii/li I 



Hawiku .............................. Ahaous, Avicu, Aquico, Jahuicu, Havico. 



Kyiiiiawe, HampBMWaB .............. Cun:ibr. 



KMi lmpawc, Kwakina ........................ 



A |iin.-i. Piiiawan ...................... A&amp;lt;|uins:t. 



Iliilnnu. I l: ilon:i wan .................. Alona. 



M; tts:iki ............................. Mii/.:n|iii. Macaque, Ma^aqnia. 



Kyiikima . . .......................... (!:ii|iiiii:i, Ky:ikima. 



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It was the original intention to explore all the ruins of the Seven Cities; but the illness of the 

 director and the consequent recall of the expedition prevented the fullillmeiit of this plan. Only 

 one of the ruins of the seven cities was explored to any extent, namely, the ruin of Ilalona. This 

 town occupied in part at least the site of the present pueblo of Zuni. The excavations were made 



