MORRIS] THE CLIFF-RUINS OF JOHNSON CANYON 169 
From the fire pit were taken a hairbrush (pl. 47, 6) and three 
sandals. Behind the bench which crosses the east end of the chamber 
and beneath the southeast corner of the wall was a stone ax (pl. 
34, a), with its skunk-bush (Schmalizia trilobata) handle still 
attached. 
The small room at the east end was a storehouse. The walls 
extend to the rock above, and so little light enters through the small 
door in the east end that the interior is always dark. 
It appears that much labor was expended to retain the subter- 
ranean character of the kiva. As the presence of the ledge made 
excavation impossible, the space from the foot of the steps to the 
west wall of room 1 and back to the cliff was filled with loose rock 
and débris in order that the roof of the kiva might be on a level 
with the floors of the surrounding rooms. This does not apply 
to room 11, but doubtless there was a limit beyond which economy 
of space would not allow the builders to go, even though in conse- 
quence custom had to be somewhat violated. 
The kiva was constructed as follows: Except on the north, where 
the cliff interfered, two walls were built, one within the other. The 
outer wall was carried up to the desired level of the plaza, while the 
other was brought up only 24 feet. Upon it were erected the ped- 
estals which separate the banquettes and serve to support the roof. 
The outer wall forms a back for the banquettes and functions as a 
brace for the pedestals. The roof had fallen, but the beams were 
sufficiently in place to show that it had been constructed in the 
same manner as the one figured by Dr. Fewkes,’ so I shall not de- 
scribe it here. Otherwise the kiva was in an almost perfect state of 
preservation. 
In removing the débris three coil-ware jars (pls. 38, a; 40, c, d) 
were found against the west wall (pl. 35, a). The largest of these 
was in fragments, but the others were unbroken. With them were 
parts of two other large pots and toward the center of the room were 
two small dipper bowls. 
The measurements of the kiva are: Height, 8 feet 3 inches; diam- 
eter, 12 feet 9 inches; height of floor to banquettes, 2 feet 6 inches; 
height to top of pedestals, 4 feet 8 inches; width of banquettes above 
horizontal passage, 4 feet 5 inches; width of other banquettes, 3 feet ; 
depth of banquettes, 114 inches; width of pedestals, 1 foot 8 inches; 
distance of deflector from wall, 2 feet 2 inches; height of deflector, 
2 feet; length of deflector, 2 feet; thickness of deflector, 8 inches; 
distance of fire pit from inside of deflector, 2 feet; diameter of fire 
pit, 1 foot 10 inches; first sipapu, 9 inches from pit; second, 9 inches 
from first; height of horizontal passage, 1 foot 5 inches; width, 1 
1 Bull., 41, Bur. Amer. Hthn., pl. 15. 
