This ruin is a cluster of small mounds surrounding larger ones,
recalling the arrangement at Aztec Spring. They naturally fall into two
groups which from their direction or relation to the adjacent spring
may be called the south and north sections.
The most important mound of the south section, Block A, measures 74
feet on the north, 79 feet on the south, and 76 feet on the west side.
This large mound corresponds morphologically to the “Upper House” at
Aztec Spring (fig. 1, _A_). About it there are arranged at intervals,
mainly on the north and east sides, other smaller mounds generally
indicating rectangular buildings. The southeast angle of the largest
is connected by a low wall with one of the smaller mounds, forming
an enclosure called a court, whose northern border is the rim of
the canyon just above the spring. A determination of the detailed
architectural features of the building buried under Block A is not
possible, as none of its walls stand above the mass of fallen stones,
but it is evident, from circular depressions and fragments of straight
walls that appear over the surface of the mound, that the rooms were
of two kinds, rectangular forms, or dwellings, and circular chambers,
or kivas. This mound resembles Far View House on the Mesa Verde before
excavation.
A large circular depression, 56 feet in diameter, is situated in the
midst of the largest mounds. A unique feature of this depression,
recognized and described by Doctor Prudden, are four piles of stones,
regularly arranged on the floor. The author adopts the suggestion
that this area was once roofed and served as a central circular kiva,
necessitating a roof of such dimensions that four masonry pillars
served for its support. The mound measures about 15 feet in height,
and has large trees growing on its surface, offering evidence of
a considerable age. Several other rooms are indicated by circular
surface depressions, but their relation to the rectangular rooms can be
determined only by excavation.