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the owner of the land. The specimens secured are in the National 

 Museum. 



No. 63. Pueblo. — Near the mouth of the Campbell branch of the 

 Blue river and on a point back of " Bobby " Jones's house, 9 miles 

 above Blue post-office, there is a rectangular pueblo of good size. 

 Other small ruins occur along the road leading over the plateau to 

 Luna. 



3. PUEBLO CREEK 



Pueblo creek is a small stream flowing southeast from the Mesa 

 Prieta, through very broken country, into the San Francisco river a 

 few miles above Alma, N. Mex. Its valley furnishes no agricultural 



Fig. 21. Construction of wall, ruin at Blue post-office, Blue river. 



land, and it is probable that the evidences of habitation there indi- 

 cate only a temporary or periodical occupancy for ceremonial observ- 

 ances or for hunting. The artificial objects found are similar to 

 those observed in the neighboring regions. 



No. GIf. Cave. — On Pueblo creek, Socorro county, N. Mex., 9 miles 

 southeast of Blue, Ariz., and in the Gila River forest reserve, is a 

 large cave under the huge cliffs of Saddle mountain. Although 

 quite difficult of access, it was entered some years ago by John Cosper, 

 who found bows, arrows, painted tablets, and other objects arranged, 

 according to his description, in orderly manner around the walls of 

 the cavern. He also states that the floor was clean, and it was 



