:M) two summers work in rUEBLO RUINS [ETH. ANN. 22 



\'(M'y little ill tho lino of oxplonitioii of ruin :> was attempted, as only 

 a siiiirl*' visit was made to it. The pottery frajiiiieiils were identical 

 in charaett'r with those from th(> other Iloinololii ruins, and the size 

 of the mound shows that it was a small settlement. The stream has 

 eneroaelied on the foiimhitions of the ancient town to such an extent 

 that the cemeteries on this si(U' have been obliterated. The sur- 

 roundinu; plain was evidently cultivated. f(U- remnants of old ditches 

 can be seen in the neighborhood, though they were ditlicult to trace 

 on account of frequent changes in the ueighl)oring stream. 



One of the most interesting and exceptional objects taken from this 

 ruin was a bone implement appai-ently made from the leg bone of 

 an antelope. The blunt end of this object was carved in imitation 

 of an animal, possibly a bear, the head, body, and h»gs being well 

 represented. 



Ruix 4 



Ruin 4 of the Homolobi group is one of the most picturesque in this 

 region, and has many resemblances to iShipaulovi, on the Middle 

 mesa of Tusayan. It resembles a castle perched on the pinnacle of 

 a butte, which is steep on all sides. Its height is possibly 100 feet 

 from the jilain, and it has a wide outlook across the valley of the 

 Little Colorado. The top of the mesa is small and appears to have 

 been covered with hous(» walls built of stone, fragments of whick 

 have fallen down the steep sides of the mesa. 



The general ground plan is roughly rectangular, apparently with a 

 central court, and the indications are that the houses were not more 

 than (Uie or two stories high. 



The debris at the base of the cliffs is full of fragments of pottery 

 resembling that of ruin 1, and here undoiibtedly we must look for tlie 

 cemeteries, as there is no sign of a burial place on the top of the 

 mesa. Near the foot of the mesa, and half way \ip its sides, border- 

 ing the rough trail by which one can now ascend to tlie former site of 

 the pueblo, there are nian\' large bowlders, most of which are covered 

 with pictographs pecked in the surface of the rock. These picto- 

 graphs closely resemble those found almost universally in the western 

 section of the pueblo area, aud bear every evidence of being very 

 ancient. Many of them were almost illegible, possibly from age, 

 while others were fresh, suggesting more recent work. There are no 

 painted pictographs, suggestive of the Apaches or other Indian tribes. 



No excavations were attempted at ruin 4, and the author's visit there 

 was a short one. Although the ruiu is not quite as large as ruin 1, 

 the abundance of pottery fragments gave promise that it would be a 

 fruitful field for archeological studies. 



THE CHEVLON RUIN (C.iKWABAIYAKi) 



Chevlon creek is a small stream of water which empties into the 

 Little C\)lorado from its left bank alxiut opposite the station called 

 Hardy, on thi' Atlantic and Pacific railroad. It is possibly 15 miles 



