Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . d Cretaceous bedsof this area. Our investigations carried us from Arroyo Ojo Alamo,about 15 miles northwest, to Arroyo Torrejon, some 2)7 miles to theeast. Confining ourselves to the known localities and horizons ofPuerco and Torrejon, we were very fortunate in getting a collectionof about 500 determinable specimens of Paleocene mammals. Tothese localities principally we owe the success of our expedition. In the course of our travels we visited the ancient Indian villagesalong the Chaco River, a few miles to the south of Kimbet
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . d Cretaceous bedsof this area. Our investigations carried us from Arroyo Ojo Alamo,about 15 miles northwest, to Arroyo Torrejon, some 2)7 miles to theeast. Confining ourselves to the known localities and horizons ofPuerco and Torrejon, we were very fortunate in getting a collectionof about 500 determinable specimens of Paleocene mammals. Tothese localities principally we owe the success of our expedition. In the course of our travels we visited the ancient Indian villagesalong the Chaco River, a few miles to the south of Kimbetoh. Bestknown of these are the extensive ruins of Pueblo Bonito and adjacentsites which have been included in a national monument. During the later part of our stay in the San Juan Basin we hadthe good fortune to meet Dr. T. F. Reynolds and his party fromSt. Louis Lniversity, and a few days later. Dr. G. G. Simpson withhis father and daughter, all of whom joined us for a brief visit tothe upper Torrejon exposures in Arroyo Torrejon. 19 20 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. :?«:. t^ il«.-<8B- Fig. Cainp at Kimbetoh. In the background can be slxu several NavajoIndians about the trading post. The frame building on the right is the resi-dence of Merrit Smith and family who manage the store since ShortyWiddows retirement. ( Photograph by G. F. Sternberg.)
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