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Ruins in Holly Canyon 



The towers in Holly Canyon (fig. 11) are in about the same con- 

 dition of preservation as those in Square Tower Canyon. They 

 cluster about the head of a small canyon (pi. 18, a) and may be 

 approached on foot along the mesa above Keeley Camp, about a mile 

 distant. Two of the Holly ruins belong to the tower type and were 

 built on fallen bowlders. One of these has two rooms on the ground 

 floor. (Pis. 19, a, b\ 20 a, c.) 



Fig. 11— Holly Canyon Ruins. 



RUIN A, GREAT HOUSE, HACKBERRY CASTLE 



Ruin A (pi. 21, a), the largest building of the group, which stands 

 on the edge of the canyon, is rectangular in form, measuring 3 1 by 9 

 feet, and is 20 feet high (fig. 11,-4). Evidences of two rooms appear 

 on the ground plan, one of which is 14 feet long, the other 12 feet 

 inside measurement. The partition separating the two rooms is not 

 tied into the outer walls, an almost constant feature in ancient 

 masonry. The ends of the rafters are still seen in the wall at a level 

 12 feet above the base. Fallen stones have accumulated in the 

 rooms to a considerable depth, and the tops of the remaining wall, 

 where the mortar is washed out, will tumble in a short time. 



Ruin B (pi. 20, &), situated a short distance north of Ruin A, also 

 stands on the canyon rim. The north wall is entire, but the south 

 wall has fallen. What remains indicates that the ruin was about 

 square, with corners on the north side rounded, imparting to it a 

 semicircular form. The entrance into this room may have been 

 through the floor. 



TOWERS [C AND D] 



These towers (pi. 23, a, b) show some of the finest masonry known 

 in this region, being constructed on fallen bowlders which their 



