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No. 39. Gave. — At Robert BelFs ranch, near the mouth of Squaw 

 creek, a cave said to have been inhabited is reported, but no examina- 

 tion of the site has been made. 



No. 40. Pueblo. — On the terrace opposite the Lovelady ranch, on 

 Stray Horse creek, 27 miles above the mouth of the Blue, are the re- 

 mains of a large, well-planned pueblo. This is the most extensive 

 ruin in the neighborhood of Bear Creek ceremonial cave, described 

 under no. 43. It measures '225 feet by 220 feet and is not of the com- 

 pact variety (see plan, fig. 15) . The site is covered with large juniper 

 trees, some of which, of advanced age, have taken root in the aban- 



Fig. 14. Ruin on Lovelady ranch. Blue river. 



doned houses. Among the trees on the outskirts of the ruin is a stone 

 pillar, which was evidently set up by the inhabitants of the village, but 

 for what purpose is not apparent. Tentative excavation here brought 

 to light several skeletons (fig. lfi), but no pottery or other objects had 

 been deposited with them ; the shards on the surface of the ground, 

 however, are of the usual Blue River type. 



No. Jfl. Cave. — On Tornado creek, 1| miles above the Lovelady 

 ranch, there is a cavern divided into rooms by thin walls of stone. 

 The ceiling of the cave is low, and the floor is not much above level 

 of the stream, which occasionally flushes a portion of it. Some pot- 

 tery was taken from this cave by persons living in the neighborhood. 

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