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Show In addition to pueblo petroglyphs, he reported a number of historic non-Indian inscriptions. The earliest dated inscriptions that he found were dated 1866. One of the 1866 signatures was that of Capt. J. S. Crouch. Captain Crouch had stopped in Zuni on June 1 of that year, where he reported his party was "well-treated." Captain John S. Crouch left a signed note in which he explained that the Governor of Zuni, Pedro Pino, had provided him with a guide to the Colorado River. Evidently the guide took the route along the "Barefoot Trail" to lead the military officers first to where the Zuni River intersected with the Little Colorado and thence along its course to the Colorado River. Kintigh also submitted written testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs that demonstrated the extremely high value of the archaeological sites along the trail to Kolhu/wala:wa. His testimony indicated that professional looters are operating in the region, despite aggressive efforts by local law enforcement agencies and the County Prosecutor. Incidentally, Keith Kintigh, in his report on the archaeology in the area, 195. John S. Crouch, Capt. Cavalry, to Pedro Pino, Governadore del Pueblo de Zuni, N. M., June 1, 1866, Hodge-Cushing Collection #13, Southwest Museum. Kintigh, Keith Personal Communication, June 27, 1986, enclosing Site Report, Arizona State Museum Zuni River Survey, 1984, Site # AZ Q:4:113 (ASM). 196. ZUNI INDIAN TRIBE LANDS BILL, Written Testimony presented at a Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on S. 2201, April 9, 1984; U.S. Government Printing Office; Washington; 1984; pp. 69-98. Hart, E. Richard Fieldnotes from July 15-17, 1986, Saint Johns, Arizona and Zuni, New Mexico. Mr. Kintigh reported that following the trial of two individuals caught looting on lands owned by Earl Piatt near Kolhu/wala:wa, Earl Piatt later sold the rights to the ruins in question to another private individual. - 131 - |
