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ence from, the ancient inhabitants of Blue River. It is 

 probable that the range of the pit-house people would be 

 found to l)e more extensive l)y exca\-ation around the sides 

 of stoiae houses in other localities, the remains of pit struc- 

 tures being easily obliterated by natural filling. At this 

 time the pit-dweller culture can l)e affiliated only with un- 

 certainty with that of the ancient Pueblos. At the present 

 stage of the investigation the lack of skeletal material is 

 severely felt, but further work may overcome this difficulty. 



In continuation of his preliminary examination of archeo- 

 logical remains in western Utah, summarized in the last 

 annual report of the bureau (pp. 51-53), Mr. Neil M. Judd, 

 of the National Museum, returned to Uta"h in June, 1916, 

 and excavated one of the large mounds near Paragonah, in 

 Iron County. Limited in time and handicapped by unfa- 

 voral^le weather, the results obtained were less than those 

 anticipated; nevertheless the)'- show the similarity existing 

 between the ancient Paragonah dwellings and those near 

 Beaver City and neighboring settlements, and warrant the 

 belief that the builders of these structures were more closely 

 related to the house-building peoples of Arizona and New 

 Mexico than has been suspected. 



In the report following his reconnoissance of last year 

 Mr. Judd drew attention to the fact that the mounds still 

 existing near Paragonah comprise a mere remnant of the 

 large group formerly at that place and predicted the early 

 razing of those remaining. The hurried investigation of 

 this year was undertaken for the purpose of gaining informa- 

 tion regarding these ruins before their destruction. 



One of the largest and, at the same time, one of the least 

 disturbed mounds was selected as a type for excavation. 

 Its dimensions were approximately 100 by 300 feet; its 

 average height was 4J feet. Two great gashes had been made 

 through the opposite ends of the mound by diggings of 

 many years ago, each cut partially exposing the walls of a 

 single long room. Including these two dwellings, which 

 were reexcavated only with considerable difficulty, Mr. 

 Judd successfully revealed and measured the walls of 14 

 rectangular houses, 11 of which are entirely cleared of fallen 



