the Cliit Uwellings ot Uur rrehistonc Ancestors:' 



A cliff dweller's house. Dis- 

 coveries in this region have been 

 remarkable. Two brothers out 

 hunting stray cattle, once pene- 

 trated through dense scrub to 

 a canon's edge. There, in the 

 opposite cliff before their aston- 

 ished eyes, lay a whole city. The 

 dry air had preserved it well 

 through the thousands of years 



What remains of the large vil- 

 lage of Puye, in the Frijoles 

 Canon, in New Mexico. This is 

 one of the most interesting and 

 picturesquely located of the 

 many prehistoric ruins on the 

 Mesa (plateau) . The small holes 

 supported timbers used for 

 porches. The region round- 

 about abounds in curios 



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