MINDELEFF] RUINS ON A NARROW BENCH Wil 
This example, which occurs 
in the upper part of Del 
Muerto, is the only one of 
its kind in the canyons. 
A large-mass of rock, 
smoothed and rounded by 
atmospheric erosion, but 
still connected with the cliff 
at: one point, juts out into 
the bottom, a large area of 
which is commanded by it. 
At three different levels 
there are remains of rooms, 
the group on the summit 
being the largest. It is 
doubtful whether any of 
thesé remains represent 
permanent villages, but it 
is possible that the upper- 
most one did. It is there- 
fore included in this place. 
At the point marked 49 
on the map there is a ruin 
or group of ruins which 
presents some anomalous 
features. Figure 29 shows 
in detail the distribution of 
the remains. The rooms 
were located on narrow 
benches in the cliff, the 
principal part on a high, 
narrow bench, 40 or 50 feet 
above the top of the talus 
and over 300 feet above the 
canyon bottom. Access to 
the upper ledge from the 
top of the talus is exceed- 
ingly difficult, requiring a 
climb over almost vertical 
rock for 40 feet. Above v 
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the ledge there is massive B x 
sandstone, but below it for Fass 
100 feet or more there is oe 
an area of cross bedding, ve 
and the rock has ‘an 
almost vertical cleavage, 
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