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a terrace. Ihe rear wall of the clitt rises almost iJerpeiulicularly 

 from the tioor with no reces.s back of the hiiildini^s. The destructive 

 effects of water dripping" from the canyon rim are most marked 

 midway in the lens^th of the buildine;- where the walls ( fig. 50), now 

 reduced to their foundations, were formerly at least two stories high. 

 The walls of the ruin were in hnd condition when the work bei-'an : 



Fig. 49. — Square Tower House before excavation aiui repair, 

 from Canyon rim. 



great gai)s in the masonry of the tower having rendered it in danger 

 of falling. The interiors of the rooms were choked with fallen 

 stones and the dust of ages. 'J'wo months given to excavation and 

 repair have put the ruin in fine condition, exhibiting a good example 

 of the best type of Pueblo architecture ( figs. 51 and 52 ) . The special 

 attractions of Square Tower House are the remains of the roofs of 

 two kivas and the high tower rising midwav in its length. 



