FEWKES] FEATURES OF PALATKI RUIN II 557 
The second Palatki ruin is well preserved, and as a rule the rooms, 
especially those in front, have suffered more from vandalism and from 
the elements than have those of Kuin 1. The arrangement of the 
rooms is somewhat different from that of the more exposed eastern 
ruin, to which it undoubtedly formerly belonged. 
Ituin 1 lies in a deep recess or cave, the roof of which forms a per- 
fect arch above the walls. It is situated a few hundred feet to the 
west, and is easily approached by following the fallen débris at the foot 
of a perpendicular cliff. The front walls have all fallen, exposing the 
rear wall of what was formerly a row of rooms, as shown in the accom- 
panying illustration (plate c1). There are evidences that this row of 
rooms was but a single story in height, while those behind it have indi- 
cations of three stories. Ruin 11 is more hidden by the trees and by its 
obscure position in a cavern tian the former, but the masonry in 
both is of the same general character. 
On approaching Ruin 11 from Ruin I there is first observed a well- 
made though rough wall, as a rule intact, along which the line of 
roof and flooring can readily be traced (plate ct). In front of this 
upright wall are fragments of other walls, some standing in unconnected 
sections, others fallen, their fragments extending down the sides of the 
talus among the bushes. It was observed that this wall is broken by 
an entrance which passes into a chamber, which may be called A, and 
two square holes are visible, one on each side, above it. These holes 
were formerly filled by two logs, which once supported the floor of a 
second chamber, the line of which still remaims on the upright wall. 
The small square orifice directly above the entrance is a peephole. 
In examining the character of the wall it will be noticed that its 
masonry is in places rough cast, and that there was little attempt at 
regularity in the courses of the component stones, which are neither 
dressed nor aligned, although the wall is practically vertical. 
At one point, in full view of the observer, a log is apparently inserted 
in the wall, and if the surrounding masonry be examined it will be 
found that an opening below it had been filled in after the wall was 
erected. It is evident, from its position relatively to the line indicating 
the roof, that this opening was originally a passageway from one room 
to another. Passing back of the standing wall an inclosure (room A) 
is entered, one side of which is the rock of the cliff, while the other 
three bounding walls are built of masonry, 20 feet high. This inclosure 
was formerly divided into an upper and a lower room by a partition, 
which served as the roof of the lower and the floor of the upper cham- 
bers. Two beams stretched across this inclosure about six feet above 
the débris of the present floor, and the openings in the walis, where 
these beams formerly rested, are readily observed. In the same way 
the beam-holes of the upper story may also be easily seen on the top of 
the wall. Between the rear wall of this inclosure and the perpendicular 
cliff there was a recess which appears to have been a dark clamber, 
