. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . a conical hill, formed, doubtless, by the crum-bling away of the higher portion or tower. Near thewall, which projects from the lower portion, at thenorthern end, are some large masses of this wallwhich have fallen. The adobe is still very hard, somuch so that I could not break it with the heel of myboot. Several broken metates, or corn-grinders, lieabout the pile. I picked up a
. Personal narrative of explorations and incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and Chihuahua : connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53 . a conical hill, formed, doubtless, by the crum-bling away of the higher portion or tower. Near thewall, which projects from the lower portion, at thenorthern end, are some large masses of this wallwhich have fallen. The adobe is still very hard, somuch so that I could not break it with the heel of myboot. Several broken metates, or corn-grinders, lieabout the pile. I picked up a stone pestle and somesmall sea shells. Along the eastern side are theremains of a long wall, extending beyond the build-ing, now but a rounded heap, which seemed to haveformed an inclosure. On the western side is an exca- 246 AT THE C0C0-MAR1C0PA AND vation about four feet deep, and extending from sixtyto eighty feet from the main heap, and along its entirelength; from which I suppose the mud and gravel tohave been taken to make the adobe. To the north-east, at a distance of two or three hundred feet, arethe ruins of a circular inclosure. This was not largeenough for a corral; nor could it have been a well, as. Ruins on tlie SaKnas. it is too near the margin of the plateau where thecanal ran, which would always furnish a supply ofwater. At the south, two hundred yards distant, arethe remains of a small building with a portion of thewall still standing. From the summit of the principal heap, which iselevated from twenty to twenty-five feet above the PIMO VILLAGES. 247 plain, there maybe seen in all directions similar heaps ;and about a mile to the east, I noticed a long range ofthem running north and south, which the Indians saidwere of a similar character to that on which we every direction, the plain was strewn with brokenpottery, of which I gathered up some specimens toshow the quality, as well as the style, of ornamenta-tion. I also found several of the green stones
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