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flooring, this tower is four stories high. The inner ])lastering of 

 the lowest story is painted white with a dado colored red : its roof is 

 likewise wt-ll j^reserved. 



A room near the western end, (fig. 57) of the rnin has doors and 

 windows closed with secondary niasonr}-, and in the rnhbish, half 

 filling the neighl)i)ring ki\as. human bones were fr)un(l, indicating: 



Fio. 57. — Western c-nd of Square Tower House, excasaled and 

 rei)aired. I'hotoKrai)h l)y I'ewkes. 



that the western end nt tlu- ruin was docrted and u-rd lor nidiluary 

 purposes before (he remainder of tlu- ruin was abamloncd. 



There is no archeoKjgical e\idcnc-c th.it the tribe-- to the east, north. 

 and west of tlie clifT dwellers and stone bou>e l)uilderN of the I'ueblo 

 area were st(tnc masons. ( )n the south of the area, in tlu- \alle\ of 

 the (iila. Santa CTuz, and San i'edro. looking toward Mexico, the 

 ancients built their houses of earth and logs, and while the prehistoric 

 buiUlings on the southern tributaries of the San juaii resi-mbk- those 



