NO. II PUEBLO RUINS IN ARIZONA HAURY AND HARGRAVE 7 



The two ruins, the first located at Showlow and the second at Pine- 

 dale, Arizona, and the artifacts recovered from each, are considered 

 in the order named. Since both ruins are situated on privately ovi^ned 

 land, we are indebted to the liberality of the owners in permitting us 

 to work. At Showlow we wish to thank Mr. Edson Whipple who owns 

 the major part of the Showlow ruin, Mr. W. Whipple and Mrs. L. 

 Stratton, owners of the extreme south and north ends of the pueblo, 

 respectively, for their cooperation. To Mr. Owen Cheney we wish also 

 to express our appreciation for permission to conduct work in the 

 Pinedale ruin. A single day was spent in investigating a large ruin on 

 the ranch of Mr. Geo. W. Bailey, located about 15 miles northwest of 

 Pinedale. Although no charcoal was obtained, the ruin is a most 

 promising one for future archeological work. The very commendable 

 attitude of the owner to prevent its despoliation by pot-hunters is 

 largely responsible for its good condition. 



The Showlow and Pinedale ruins are situated in the area drained by 

 Silver Creek, one of the important southern tributaries of the Little 

 Colorado River. The sources of this stream are in the northern slopes 

 of the White Mountains almost due south of Holbrook. It flows 

 northward past Taylor and Snowflake, Arizona, and then becomes 

 confluent with the Little Colorado about two miles south of Woodrufif. 

 Its princi])al tributary from the west is Showlow Creek, about three 

 miles south of Taylor. Cottonwood and Morterson Washes are also 

 contributory from the west. Eastern affluents are all of a minor 

 character. The area drained by the Silver Creek system embraces 

 approximately 800 square miles. The land ranges from about 8,000 

 feet elevation on the south to 5,000 feet at the Little Colorado on the 

 north. Vegetation varies from heavy pine timber in the high altitudes 

 to treeless expanses in the lower regions. r>oth ruins investigated lie in 

 the southern timl)ered part of the drainage area. (See map, fig. i.) 



SHOWLOW RUIN 



Showlow ruin is located about 55 miles south of Holbrook in 

 Showlow, Navajo County, Arizona (fig. i). It is situated on a low 

 elevation marginal to a narrow valley formed by Showlow Creek 

 which lies less than a quarter of a mile to the east. The surrounding 

 country is thickly wooded with western yellow pine, several species of 

 juniper, and oak. The proximity of the ruin to pine was one of the 

 determining factors in its selection for this investigation, for the pre- 

 cision and sensitiveness with which pine registers the passage of years 

 by annual rings makes it the ideal timber with which to work in build- 



