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Few ruins were noted along the road that connects St. George with 

 Kanab, in Kane County. This section is extremely arid and no efifort 

 was made to visit the isolated mounds and clift'-houses reported by 



Fig. 83. — Caves in limestone formation in Whalen Canyon, 

 showing evidence of occupancy by primitive peoples. 



cowboys as existing upon the mesas both north and south of Short 

 Creek. It is believed that close examination will disclose structures 

 similar to those near Beaver City and Paragonah, but probably con- 



