82 • Ex. Doc. No. 41 





by layers of mud, two feet thick. Stanly made an elaborate sketch 

 of every part; for it was, no doubt, built by the same race that had 

 once so thickly peopled this territory, and left behind the ruins. 



We made a long and careful search for some specimens of house- 

 hold furniture, or implement of art, but nothing was found except 

 the corngrinder, always met with among the ruins and on the plains. 

 The marine shell, cut into various ornaments, was also found here, 

 w^hich showed that these people either came from the sea coast or 

 trafficked there. No traces of hewn timber were discovered; on 

 the contrary, tl\e sleepers of the ground floor were round and un- 

 hewn. They were burnt out of their seats in the wall to the depth 

 of six inches. The whole interior of the house had been burnt outj 

 and the walls much defaced. What was left bore marks of having 

 been glazed, and on the wall in the north room of the second story 

 were traced the following hieroglyphics. 



Where we encamped, eight or nine miles from the Pimos village, we 

 met a Maricopo Indian, looking-for his cattle. The frank, confi- 

 dent manner in which he approached us was in strange contrast 

 with that of the suspicious Apache. Soon six or eight of the 

 Pimos came in at full speed. Their object was, to ascertain who 

 we were, and what we wanted. They told us.the fresh trail we 

 aw up the river was that of their people, sent to watch the move- 

 ments of their enemies, the Apaches. Being young, they becaine 

 much alarmed on seeing us, and returned to the 'town, giving the 

 alarm that a large body of Apaches were approaching. 



Their joy was unaffected at seeing we were Americans, and not 

 Apaches. The chief of the guard at once despatched news to his 

 chief, of the result of his reconnoissance. The town was nine miles 

 distant, yet, in three hours, our camp was filled with Pimos loaded 

 with corn, beans, honey, and zandias (water melons.) A brisk trade 

 was at once opened. This was my observing night; but the cro^^J 

 of Indians was great, and the passing and repassing, at full sp^e 

 so continuous, that I got an indifferent set of observations. 



The camp of my party w^as pitched on the side nearest the town? 

 and we saw the first of these people and their mode of approacfl^ 

 It was perfectly frank and unsuspicious. Many would leave tbeif 

 packs in our camp and be absent for hours, theft seeming to h^^ un- 

 known among them. With the mounted guard, which first visite 

 us, was a man on foot, and he appeared to keep pace with t 

 fleetest horse. He was a little out of breath when he reached us, 

 but soon recovering, told us he was the interpreter to Juan Antoni 

 Llunas, chief of the Pimos. 



We were taking some refreshments at the time, and invited i^} 

 to taste of them. The effect was electric; it made his bright, i^ 

 telligent eye flash, and loosened his tongue. I asked him, amona 

 other things, the origin of the ruins of which we had seen so mso}' 

 he said, all he knew, was a tradition amongst them, that ^^ ^)S^L 

 days, a woman of surpassing beauty resided in a green spot ^^ 

 mountains near the place where we were encamped. All the ^ 

 admired, and paid court to her. She received the tributes of tb^ 

 devotion, grain^ skinS;^ &c. , but gave no love or other favor in ne^^^ ' 



t 



r 



