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some of them— appeared to have been round; a little further, and 

 there was a circle of stones 90 paces in diameter, with an opening 

 to the east, with the remains of a house near the centre, and some 

 foundations outside; there were no remains of wood; a mile further, 



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and remains of very extensive buildings ^vere to be seen; the 



some of them — appeared to lave been 40 oy 50 feet; and, 

 from the greater quantity of rubbish, the houses must havebeen 

 much larger; the pottery abundant; pieces marked thus. Further 



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on, we came to a large plain at the junction of a creek ^^hich comes 

 from the southeast; and here was found the remains of the tnosi 

 extensive settlement; the most of the houses had cedar posts in a 

 state of decay, standing in the ground; a rampart had been raisea 

 in a circle of over 300 yards, and on p&rts of it, houses ^^d been 

 made; in the middle was a hole with three entrances or slopes f.own 

 to the bottom of it; probably an old well filled up, as the sur ace 

 was probably not over 15 feet above the level of t^^e n^"' ^^-IH 

 very abundant; our road lay along the course of the ^ila, whicn we 

 crossed several times; the road was very dusty, so that our rouies 

 ^ dug great holes as they stepped along, one after ^ ^^ ^ .° ^ ^/J , ^^ 

 r tracks of a Mexican cannon were plain to be seen on ^^^ ^^^^^ !^J 

 were following; some expedition last spring, probably ^S.^^^^;^ ^^^ 

 Apaches, to the southeast; we can see a level country Passing ^outh 

 of the Devil's turnpike; tb« creek coming from that direction can 

 probably afford water; south of southwest of our camp ^s a^ h gu 

 mountain, about five miles otf, tUT^top covered with trees around 



the southeast base of this is a broad ^ail ^-^<i\"?/°\^^^f , ^J°S 'n 

 where the Apaches gcrto steal; it leads across to th€ head of ban 

 Pedro. Ou/ route showed the actioa of fire m the bottoms, whch 

 in many places, had swept the growth of vegetation off, for Y^^J^ 

 of what the earth had attempted to clothe herself ^f 5 ^h^ ^°^ ^^^ 

 light, that fire kills the roots, as well as the tops of the ^rees mes 

 quite'is abundant on the bottoms; and here ^^ ^^ ^^^^g^,;;\\'j7^ 

 feet in diameter, but not lofty; grass was scarce on our path, so 

 S we liaTno place to camp except here; the grass coarse, and of 



