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Show were probably two hundred rooms on the ground floor; few miles further is the Pajarito or Tsch-i- re-ge (Little Bird) ruin. There is no doubt that in pre-historic times throughout this region, which is now almost entirely uninhabited, could be seen a very numerous population industriously engaged in the common occupation, agriculture, in which some skill 8 evidenced by the finding of the remains of irrigating ditches and reservoirs.” The capacity of these communal houses, so far as habitation is concerned, was in some instances as high as fifteen hundred, but, as ioiamediitednch Scere 40 fost Sie eal e ancient pueblos, in the Chaco canyon, eet long, one hundred and forty-four feet wide, and three stories high. 7 National na nee a ee ee ar a ae a ee ite te eee ee Lt et Pe didEE oeho Moisiliticataae Ode boy noneled f The walls of Hungo Pavie were built of Geographic Magazine, idee e Le bi LY ee. ee didi ee, fe Eee 5 ee September, 1909. ) SOAODTY ur ) =~ h “BIL, AyyeurSsr10 There adding two floors above this, each somewhat smaller than the one beneath, would make a structure of perhaps four hundred rooms. Fragments of pottery and arrow-heads are easily found in the ruins, particularly in the vicinity of the graves, some of which have been opened in recent years. Other interesting ruins in this vicinity are those of the ancient communal houses, Na-va-wi and Ot-o-wi. The former is one and one-half miles to the south, and the latter NA-VA-WI AND OT-0-wI two miles to the west of Tsan-ka-wi. A Suruttoy o‘ ee S eager eah - KDE Pa ELM RS. eat at VE pbUe ad eeat ehh oe Bes * i] far to the east the Santa Fé range, while much nearer may be seen portions of the Rio Grande as it flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The landscape in every direction is most impressive. From the upper extremity of the passage-way a path leads to the eastward for another thousand feet along the mesa, which grows gradually narrower until it suddenly widens out and the ruins of the great pueblo are presented to the view. The regularly hewn stones of which the houses were constructed still lie in great heaps. Very little excavation has been done in this particular ruin. When the debris has been cleared away at all, the walls are found to be standing for only a few feet above the first floor. The arrangement was in the customary quadrilateral form, with a court in the center, 150 to 200 feet across, and with outlets at two opposite corners of the enclosure. NSAYANOYD HISTORY Yyorq MEXICAN suoot OF NEW FO FACTS sn[ey LEADING Tug 22 |