BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
9th Annual Report, 1887-88 
tT During the months of August and September Mr. W. H. 
Holmes was engaged in studying the antiquities of Jemez Valley, 
New Mexico. This valley is tributary to the Rio Grande on 
the west, and its middle portion is about 50 miles west of 
Santa Fe. 
Fifteen important ruined pueblos and village sites were 
examined. They correspond closely in type to those of the north 
and bear evidence in most cases of pre-Spanish occupation. Be¬ 
sides the larger ruins there are a multitude of minor ones, small 
houses and lodges of stone, scattered through the forests. Mr. 
Holmes carried his investigations of the ruins of Colorado and 
New Mexico as far south as Abiauiu, which village lies at the 
northern end of the group of mountains in which the Rio Jemez takes 
its rise. His work of the year, therefore, enabled him to connect 
his studies of the northern localities with those of the south, 
in which the numerous modern pueblos are situated. The chain of 
observations thus secured is of value in the study of the art 
products of the vast region formerly occupied by town-building 
tribes. 
Particular attention was given to an examination of the 
ceramic remains. These constitute one of the means of develop¬ 
ing the history of the pre-Columbian inhabitants. A large series 
of specimens was forwarded to the Nat iona 1 Museum” (Page XKIX) 
"Mr. William H. Holmes has had charge of the illustra¬ 
tions intended for the Bureau publications, as in previous years, 
and has, so far as possible, continued his studies in aboriginal 
art and archeology.” (Page XXXVIII) 
