NO. II PUEBLO RUINS IN ARIZONA — HAURV AND HARGRAVE 9 



ing up a tree-ring chronology. The accessibility of pine caused much 

 of it to be incorporated into the roof structures of the pueblo. Hence 

 rich returns of wood either in the normal state or charred could be 

 expected. 



The ruin is first mentioned in literature by Mr. A. F. Bandelier ' 

 who examined it briefly in April, 1883, during his extensive survey of 

 ruins in the Southwest. His description of the site is as follows : 



.... The ruin .... is that of a communal pueblo consisting of two houses 

 with one circular estufa. The walls are 0.20 m. (about 8 inches) thick, built of 

 sandstone, and only the foundations remain. Situated on a rise above a fertile 

 bottom, this pueblo occupied a good position both for agriculture and defence. 



In July, 1901, Dr. Walter Hough,' Director of the Musetmi-Gates 

 Expedition, spent several days in excavation at Showlow ruin. He 

 refers to it, however, as the Huning ruin, as at that time and when 

 Bandelier was there as well, it was on the ranch of Mr. Henry Huning. 

 Hough, in a brief description of his work at Showlow, says : 



The Huning ruin is a good example of the rectangular pueblo, showing con- 

 siderable skill in laying out a village. The masonry exposed during the excava- 

 tions is good; the material is of blocks of Carboniferous sandstone It 



seems probable that the pueblo was inhabited only for a short time. 



The change in name from Huning to Showlow ruin, as it is here 

 called, seems legitimate in view of the fact that Bandelier referred to 

 it as the ruin at Showlow, rather than naming it after the man on whose 

 ranch it was located. Furthermore, its identity will be longer retained 

 when connected with Showlow instead of a ranch name which has 

 almost been forgotten. 



Prior to 1901, a residence had been built on the extreme south end 

 of the ruin. In 1903, the land on which it is located was acquired by 

 Mr. Edson Whipple, who owns the major part of the pueblo at the 

 present time. In the same year Mr. Whipple erected his house on the 

 northern extremity of the ruin, and subsequently put up a barn, 

 workshop, blacksmith shop and other sheds. A few years ago, the third 

 house was erected on a razed space near the center of the pueblo. 

 In still other sections, crumbled walls have been leveled for garden 

 spaces and for a roadway. Many wagon-loads of rock have been 

 removed for building purposes since the Showlow settlement was 

 started. Hough notes that " during this process (of removing stone) 

 a room at the south end of the pueblo was found to contain a large 

 amount of charred corn, beans, etc." This room was later roofed 



' Bandelier, A. F., 1802. pp. 392-303. 

 ^ Hough, Walter, 1903, p. 301. 



