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the walls of which arc not constructed of niasonr\' ])ut of willow 

 twills and sticks coxcrcd with adohe plaslcrin^:, a feature (|uite coiu- 

 mon in the clitt -house walls in northern Arizona, hut ver\' rare on the 

 Alesa \'erde. This is supposed to he a survival of a iirc-l'uehloan 

 style of architecture. A small collection of artifacts was made in 

 the course ot the repair of ( )ak-lree Mouse, .\moin; the ohjects 

 found were two beautiful s])ecimens of t\])ical hlack-and-w hilc-ware 

 pottery. The so-called snow-shoe ( lim. i iS) is rare, and the lu-ad-rest 

 ( Iil;". ikj) exceptionally well niadc. 



Fic. 1 iS. " Snovv-slioc " Ironi ( );ik-lri'(,' lldusr, Mesa Nrnlc Natidiial I'ark, 



Colorado. 



h'ollowinn the trail alono the north side of the same canyon in 

 which ( )ak-trce I louse is situated, the \'isitor comes to a remarkal)le 

 ruin called I'ainted 1 louse, which, like Sun Tem])le on the cliff above, 

 presents a t'Tound ])lan and architectural features different from 

 any yet described in clilf-dwellinins. Like the Sun 'l"cm])lc it api)ears 

 to have been built for relij^ious ceremonies, but it is (|uitc dilTerent 

 in character. I'ainted Mouse has a loni.i' room or coml, ])()ssil)ly 

 an o])en dance plaza or a covered ceremonial room, the north side 

 of which is formed by the vertical cliff of the rear of the cave. 

 At each end of this loui^ room there are rooms with massive 

 walls, that on the east ])eini;- connected with the court by jjassa^e- 



