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however, is elliptical in form and there is no evidence of a field in the 

 immediate vicinity. In fact, the location of this mound is at a point 

 where a field would be quite impossible, on account of the small area 

 of level land available. Furthermore, upon closer inspection, the 

 mound is found to be depressed in the center to a certain extent. 

 Upon excavating a small pit at the center of the mound, it was found 

 that at the depth of about a foot, evidences of fire, in the form of 

 charcoal-blackened earth were encountered and fragments of pottery- 

 were found. It might be suggested that this mound would be found 

 upon excavation to be some kind of a repository for human remains. 

 Almost directly opposite this site, and on the west wall of the can- 

 yon, at an elevation of about one hundred feet above Bright Angel 

 creek, is a small cliff ruin, set in a small weathered cavity in the face 

 of the cliff. The walls of this ruin are very much dilapidated and in 



SCALE OF FEET 



Fig. 59. — Plan of a small pueblo ruin in Bright Angel Canyon. 



general it presents a rather insignificant appearance. Time did not 

 permit a visit to this ruin and consequently no plat or other exact 

 information is available concerning it. 



In a small flat, perhaps a hundred j^ards up stream from che last 

 mentioned ruin, is a ruin of a two room pueblo, the walls of which are 

 only barely traceable. It had a total length of about eighteen feet 

 and was about eight feet in width. A transverse wall divided it into 

 two rooms, one eight feet and the other ten feet in length. 



At a point about a mile up stream from Ribbon Falls and in a 

 small flat on the east bank of Bright Angel creek, is the ruin of a small 

 pueblo, the ground plan of which is shown in figure 59. One of the 

 two rooms of this pueblo is circular. 



The walls of both rooms are very dilapidated and it is impossible 

 to trace them exactly. Very little pottery was visible about this 



