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group, situated above Soda Canyon. None of the walls of 
this large ruin projected above the surface of the mound of 
fallen building stones and other débris covered with sage- 
brush, but on excavation the remains were shown to be 
those of a rectangular pueblo, 100 by 113 feet, with three 
stories at the north and an annexed court inclosed by a low 
wall on the south. By reason of its commanding situation, 
Dr. Fewkes has named this former pueblo Far View House. 
After clearing the ruin of the great quantity of débris accu- 
mulated during centuries, the tops of the walls of the four 
kivas uncovered were protected with a capping of concrete, 
and so far as means would permit the walls of other cham- 
bers were similarly treated. As a report on Dr. Fewkes’s 
work at Far View House will appear shortly,’ it is not neces- 
sary to present the details here; but it may be mentioned 
that the most important result of the study of this site is 
the fact that a new type of Mesa Verde structure has been 
revealed, the form and character of which shed light on the 
close relation of pueblos and cliff dwellings. Indeed, Dr. 
Fewkes reports that Far View House is the only known 
example of a pure type of pueblo ever completely excavated, 
the term “pure type” signifying a terraced community 
building constructed of shaped stones and having circular 
kivas united with surrounding rectangular rooms. Other 
significant features are the vaulted roofs of the kivas, the 
supporting beams of which rest on pilasters, and the pres- 
ence of a ventilator and a deflector in each kiva, as in the 
case of certain cliff dwellings. As this pure type of pueblo 
is entirely prehistoric, it may be regarded as representing a 
stage in architectural development between the older stage 
of pueblo structures and the mixed type or modern form in 
which the arrangement of the rooms and the art of the 
mason exhibits a retrogression. 
On finishing his work at Far View House Dr. Fewkes vis- 
ited Utah primarily for the purpose of determining the geo- 
graphic distribution of ruins in the northern limits of Pueblo 
culture. This reconnoissance extended to the Uintah Res- 
1**\ Mesa Verde Pueblo and its People,’’ Smithsonian Report for 1916, pp. 461-488, 
pls. 1-15, figs. 1-7, Washington, 1917. 
