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far as they can be traced on the surface, they measure 232 by 173 

 feet. 



On the road from Casa Blanca to Sacaton the author's attention 

 was drawn to the grave of an old Pima medicine man near an an- 

 cient cemetery, which may throw light on the meaning of certain 

 rectangular figures made of small stones found elsewhere in the 

 desert. The grave was a rectangular enclosure oriented to the 



Fig. 120. — Ground plan of Sweetwater Compound 



cardinal points, made of small stones, each side being about 20 feet 

 long, with an opening in the center of each side, where there were 

 formerly sticks stuck into the ground. The dead man was buried in 

 a sitting posture within the enclosure, not far from the middle. His 

 face was blackened, and he is said to have been decorated with a 

 head-dress of feathers. Digging a foot below the surface, many 

 beads (former offerings) were found by the author. The guide 

 said that his father used to make offerings at this place, and that he 

 believed the magic power of the medicine man could control the sun. 



