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2. ESCARPMENT AND PLATEAU 



No. 126. Pueblo. — Near Linden, 45 miles south of Holbrook, Nav- 

 ajo county, Ariz., is a pueblo called Pottery Hill. This pueblo lies 

 on the divide between the Little Colorado and Salt rivers. It is 

 quite large and appears to be very ancient. There are large quanti- 

 ties of banded-coil, red, and gray ware here. This site was explored 

 by the Museum-Gates expedition of 1901. 



Another pueblo with large circular kiva lies south of this ruin 1 

 mile. (Report of United States National Museum, 297, 1901.) 



No. 127. Pueblos. — On Forestdale creek, 10 miles southeast of 

 Showlow and 3 miles east of Pinetop, White Mountain Apache res- 

 ervation, is a group of 4 ruins located in the lowland or hill slopes 

 along the creek. Two of these ruins are very large; the main ruin, 

 7 acres in extent, is composed of a circular acropolis with rectangular 

 additions, and was explored by the Museum-Gates expedition in 

 1901. (Op. cit., 287.) 



No. 128. Hill Top fort. — On the summit of a high knoll above 

 Forestdale creek and 1 mile from ruin no. 127 is a stone structure 

 which appears to have been used as a fort. The Avails were laid up 

 of dry masonry. There are no pottery fragments or other artifacts 

 at this place. 



No. 120. Pueblo. — Near Interior sawmill, a few miles south of 

 Cooley's, White Mountain Apache reservation, is a small ruin built 

 of basalt blocks. It lies on the level ground above White Mountain 

 creek, in cultivated fields. The pottery is gray and brown, and there 

 is some coiled ware showing fine work. This ruin was explored by 

 the Museum-Gates expedition of 1901. (Op. cit., 297.) 



No. 130. Pueblos. — Along White Mountain creek, between Interior 

 sawmill and Fort Apache, are several small rectangular stone ruins 

 en the bench above the creek canyon. The mounds of these ruins 

 stand high, but no walls are exposed. The pottery is gray, red, and 

 coiled, and seems of inferior quality. Bandelier mentions these ruins. 



No. 131. Pueblo. — Eight miles above Fort Apache, on the old 

 Cooley ranch, is a pueblo which is described by Bandelier (in op. cit., 

 294), and was examined by' the Museum-Gates expedition in 1901. 



3. FORT APACHE 



No. 132. Pueblo. a — On the west bank of the north fork of White 

 Mountain creek, about 2 miles east of Fort Apache, is a ruin consist- 

 ing of a hollow rectangle the sides of which measure about 40 by 50 



" I am indebted to Edward S. Miller, first sergeant, U. S. Army, of Port Apache, for 

 much valuable information concerning the ruins in this locality, a portion of which 

 is incorporated in nos. 132-1. >6. 



