aS: United States Survey of the Territories, (February, 
Of this town Davis says: 
It is the best sample of the ancient mode of building. Here 
are two large houses three or four hundred feet in length, and 
about one hundred and fifty feet wide at the base. They are sit- 
uated upon opposite sides of a small creek, and in ancient times 
` are said to have — connected with a bridge. They are five and 
six stories high, each story receding from the one below it, and 
thus forming a ences terraced from top to. bottom. Each story 
is divided into numerous little compartments, the outer tier of 
rooms being lighted by small windows in the sides, while those in 
the interior of the _pauding are dark, and are principally used as 
store-rooms. * The only means of entrance is through 
a trap-door in > roof, and you ascend from story to story by 
means of ladders on the outside, which are drawn up at night. 
Their contact with Europeans has modified somewhat their 
ancient style of buildings, principally in substituting doorways in 
the walls of their houses for those in the roof. Their modern 
buildings are rarely over two stories in height, and are not distin- 
guishable from those of their Mexican neighbors. The village is sur- 
rounded by an adobe wall, which is first included within the limits 
of the model, and incloses an area of eleven or twelve acres in 
extent. Within this limit are four of their estufas or secret coun- 
cil-houses. These are circular under-ground apartments, with a 
narrow opening in the roof, surrounded by a palisade, ladders 
being used to go in and out. 
These models are first carefully built up in clay, in which 
material all the detail is readily secured, and are then cast in 
plaster, a mold being secured by which they are readily multi- 
plied to any extent. They are then put in the hands of the 
artists and carefully colored in solid oil paints to accurately 
resemble their appearance in nature, and in case of restorations Or 
modern buildings, all the little additions are made which will give 
them the appearance of occupation. The Survey is in possession 
of the data for the construction of many more models, and they 
will be brought out as opportunity is given. They have also, in 
connection with the views, multiplied many of the curious pieces 
of pottery which have been brought back from that region by 
the various parties connected with the survey. 
