This tower (pl. 29, _b_) is built on a bowlder situated in Yellow
Jacket Canyon a mile from Mr. Littrell’s ranch and about 5 miles south
of the Yellow Jacket post office; approximately 20 miles from Dolores,
Colorado. Its ground plan (fig. 15) is D-shaped, the lower story being
divided by partitions into four rooms. The wall of the middle room
seems to be double, or to have been reenforced. It measures 40 feet on
the straight side, the highest wall being about 25 feet above the base.
The foundations rest on the irregular surface of a bowlder to which it
conforms.
[51] This tower is reputed to be the home of a mountain lion, hence the
name Lion House.
[Illustration: FIG. 14.—Ground plan of Davis Ruin.]