. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. orn planted there. It isnot impossible that formerly water was constant throughout the wholelength of the region occupied by these ruins. Below the junction ofthe east and west forks of the Montezuma, the valley must have beenalways hopelessly barren and dry, for not a vestige of any ruin its mouth and along the San Juan, as we have noticed, they appearat once again in considerable numbers. Our investigations closed with a side trip up into some of the sterilegorges between the two forks of the Montezuma, but without any resultsworth especial men
. Annual report. 1st-12th, 1867-1878. orn planted there. It isnot impossible that formerly water was constant throughout the wholelength of the region occupied by these ruins. Below the junction ofthe east and west forks of the Montezuma, the valley must have beenalways hopelessly barren and dry, for not a vestige of any ruin its mouth and along the San Juan, as we have noticed, they appearat once again in considerable numbers. Our investigations closed with a side trip up into some of the sterilegorges between the two forks of the Montezuma, but without any resultsworth especial mention. A few small cliff-houses occurred, and a fewscattered remains about the open lowlands. Upon the tops of the mesasin this vicinity, as well as upon those between the Montezuma and theHovenweep, were old remains of towns. A glance at the accompanyingmap will give some idea of their distribution, although those about thehead of the West Montezuma are only located approximately, in theabsence of any precise notes of its TZS. Geological Survey. Plate XJy.
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