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times. The cave consists of a number of low chambers extending 50 

 feet into the rock. Beneath the rear chamber is a room which is ven- 

 tilated by means of a chimney built on the floor of the upper chamber. 

 The interior of the cave is blackened with smoke and the floor is 

 strewn with large rocks, between which have been placed great num- 

 bers of bows, arrows, carved staffs, cigarettes of cane, and beads, such 

 as arc found in ceremonial caverns of this region. 



This cave was discovered two years ago by a prospector, and sub- 

 sequently thoughtless persons took from it quantities of painted bows 

 and arrows, which they abandoned on the ledge to be destroyed by the 

 elements. 



Beneath the cave described is another, which was discovered by 

 the Museum-Gates expedition of 1905. It consists of a single cham- 

 ber piled almost roof high with red dust and the droppings of rodents. 

 Many artificial objects of great interest were found in these caves. 



No. 30. Cliff -dwellings. — Near the Johnson Ranch house are the 

 remnants of an extensive village located under a great mass of over- 

 hanging rock. Unfortunately the site has been inclosed as a goat 

 corral, and the animals, in conjunction with man, have almost oblit- 

 erated the ruin. The remaining walls are of small flat stones laid in 

 mud, and they still retain the plastering with which they were cov- 

 ered. On the talus of the ruin are many fragments of pottery and 

 chert, and during farming operations several years ago some skele- 

 tons were disturbed in the debris. (PI. i.) 



No. 37. Pueblo. — On the " saddle " above the Johnson Ranch house 

 the faint outlines of a large pueblo may be traced. The site is very 

 irregular, being broken by fantastic masses of rock. The bulk of the 

 village was located therefore on the north slope, which is compara- 

 tively smooth. Numerous houses were also located in nooks under the 

 cliffs, and some of the spaces between huge blocks of fallen rocks were 

 walled up to form habitations. Great quantities of fragments of 

 good pottery are scattered about, and many flakes of a white stone, 

 resembling novaculite, derived from a neighboring hill, were observed. 

 That this imposing rocky point was an important center of ancient 

 pueblo activity is apparent from the large body of excellent agri- 

 cultural land in, the vicinity, which can be irrigated with but little 

 labor. 



No. 38. Care. — One and one-half miles above the Johnson ranch, 

 on the east bank of the Blue, is a cave located near the bed of the 

 stream. The xevy high water of February. 1905, soaked its con- 

 tents, rendering them useless for purposes of investigation. The de- 

 posit of refuse is large and consists of ashes mingled with fragments 

 of basketry, sandals, and many other objects cast away by the former 

 inhabitants. 



