Tombstone epitaph., 1900-05-20
COCHISE COUNTY RUINS.
Evidences of Ancient Villages
 in the Huachucas.

The following paper upon the sub
 jeet of the pre-hi-tnric Huachuca
 villages was read by Prof " P Blake,
 Of the Territorial Uoivers'ty, st the
 annual meeting of the Antiquarian
 society, at Phoenix some time ago
 Remnants of ancient dwellings Cf
 considerable extent occsr on the east
 ern eide of the HuAonues mountain.
 in CechIss county, ArizonA. They
 are at tine base of the ridges in the
 open country at the upper portion
 the long gradual slope extending to
 the Ssn Pedro river, fourteen mile.
 away. The elevation is spproIi.
 n,stsly 5.O0e feet at0ve the sea. The chief group of ruins recently eYamin-
 ei by me is few hundred ysrds ssst of Works ranch, on R,m.ny's Csiiop or creek. They are on ,h, left bank of this creek OF the lew terrace bor- dsrpg it wn's it dstonrs on tn.
 plain, or slope, and ct about the Foint whore it sAsus probsble that water could formerly have been carried b, a ditch. Al ths pres Dt time wst-r does not flow in the hed of the crock 70 ia: from the c.n T in the msun- tsins, except ct time. Of great i ,ed- from rAins or rapid melting oi the snow.
 While these remnants of habita. ton telling us oi former occupations and described as ruins" tbev do Dat appear Boldly above the general sur face as walls and tuildiugs, but ars rather a succession of low, grass cev- cred mounds which would not ares, l tho attention of sn ordinary casual observer. The buildings were evil dently built of adobe clay. Wheth-r laid up ss adobe bricks CT by the cs- jon (bo1) method is not detsrmius sble, at least without eIcAvsunR, but the general resemblsnc. 10 the mounds sf the ssll River vsll-y lesds to the conclusion that the buildings were similarly constructed and occupied.
 There are nov, apparently, two lines of mounds. possibly three, with a broad, nearly level sPsee between them suggesting . former street Or svenne between succession of build iugs, in general north and sonth dire ction, for a distance of about 200 yards and . hrsadth of 300 feet. There are no distinct lines Of stone foundations fer the main buildings, but such foundations may, perhaps, bs revealed by sIssvsting. Ther- are, however, Al one end of the village | sDme lines nf s.ones partially bedded , in the ground ID the manner shown at the Catalina ruins, which I have | designated ss the "PalsolIthic Pueblo" | but by no means so deeply and regul s,ly set, and not in straight lines. Fragments of rude red pottery of the | common kind. apparently fragments Of ollas. are numerous in the soil, as, also chips sf finty rocks. There are numerous old mstste stones of granite snd of compact szsrtzits; some ei them very heavy and made from large bouIders. Meet Of these me tstes are greatly worn and broken. Some show depth of not less than eight inchss at the eides, thus giving evidence Of loBg use.
 From the extsnt sf the mound. and the number Of the cid metstes it would appear that there w-rs not ies- than forty or fifty families occupying .his ancient village or pueblo, bu, this may be an underestimate.
 "Thomss York. wbs is familiar with that district of country. assures me that similar evidences of ancient pee upaiion may bs sssn upon the plsios st the mouths of all the wstrr canyon, along ths eastern ,sse of the H1ashuoss, The region hus becomes specially interesting to as center of former by house builders hithsr- ,ofors uunstiesd and unknown."