330 REPAIIt OF CASA GRANDE RlIN [f.tii. anx. 15 



incons])icnous as j)ossil)le anil should be supported entirely froin within 

 the buildinjj. The system of frauiinf;^ employed might safely be left 

 to the contractor if be were made responsible for the strength of the 

 eompleted structure. 



RESERVATION OF THE LAND 



The final step ia the execution of the law (luoted was taken June 22, 

 18!I2. On that date the reconiniendation of the writer to the Director 

 of the Geological Survey, referred by him to the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior and by the latter to the President, was linally ai)proved, and it 

 was ordered tliat an area of land suflicient for the preservation of the 

 ruin, and comprising in all 4S0 acres, be reserved under authority of 

 act of Congress approved March 2, 1889. This area is shown on the 

 ma]) reproduced in plate cxxv, the base of which is a map accompany- 

 ing the report of Mr H. O. Rizer. 



The letter of the Secretary of the Interior recommending the reserva- 

 tion of the Casa Grande tract, with its indorsement by the President, is 



as follows: 



Depaktmext of the Intrrioh, 



ll'ashiiujion, June 20, 1S9S. 

 Sir: I biive the honor to recommend that the S\V. ^ S\V. }, SE. J SW. }, S\V. J 

 SE. J section 9, N\V. i, N\V. i NE. i, SW. i NE. i, N\V. i SW. i, NE. i SW. i, and 

 NW. i SE. i section 16, all in township .5 south, range 8 cast, Gila and .Salt river 

 meridian, Arizona, containing 480 acres more or less, and including the Casa Grande 

 ruin, be reserved in accordance with the authority vested in you by the act of March 

 2, 1889 (25 Stat., 9fil), for the protection of the ruin. 



The Director of the Bureau of Ethnology refinests that the reservation be made, 

 and the Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office knows of no objection to 

 Buch action. 



Very respectfully, JoUN W. Noble, 



Secretat^i. 

 The President. 



[^Indorsement by the Presidenf] 



ExFxcTivE Mansion, June 22, 1,192. 

 Let the lands described within be reserved for the protection of the Casa Grande 

 ruin as recommended by the Secretary of the Interior. 



Benj. Harrison. 



The limits of this reservation are laid down on the plat of the survey 

 of said township in the General Land Office, and the reservation is now 

 under the control of the Secretary of the Interior. 



SPECIMENS FOUND IN THE EXCAVATIONS 



In the course of the excavations a number of S])ecimens of arelieo- 

 logic interest were unearthed. These were all preserved and on the 

 conclusion of the work were forwarded to the National Museum in 

 Wa.shington, in compliance with the terms of the contract. Following 

 is a list showing the collection number and also the Mu.seum number. 



