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tial than if carried across the bottom. It must have 
extended many miles. The whole of this broad valley 
appeared to have been cultivated, though now over- 
srown with mezquit shrubbery. 
On reaching the great pile, I found it to be the 
remains of an adobe edifice from two hundred to two 
hundred and twenty-five feet in length, by from sixty 
to eighty feet wide, its sides facing the cardinal points. 
Portions of the wall were visible only in two places, 
one near the summit, at the south end, where, from 
the height of the pile, it must have originally been 
three or four stories high; and the other at the north- 
ern extremity, on the western side. These remains 
just projected above the mass of rubbish and crum- 
bled walls. The rest formed rounded heaps of various 
heights and dimensions, worn into deep gullies by the 
rain; the whole presenting a striking resemblance to 
the mounds which mark the site of ancient Babylon. 
The higher walls seen in the sketch, probably 
belonged to an inner portion of the building. Near 
this is a conical hill, formed, doubtless, by the crum- 
bling away of the higher portion or tower. Near the 
wall, which projects from the lower portion, at the 
northern end, are some large masses of this wall 
which have fallen. The adobe is still very hard, so 
much so that I could not break it with the heel of my 
boot. Several broken metates, or corn-grinders, lie 
about the pile. I picked up a stone pestle and some 
small sea shells) Along the eastern side are the 
remains of a long wall, extending beyond the build- 
ing, now but a rounded heap, which seemed to have 
formed an inclosure. On the western side is an exca- 
