The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

POTTER Y-WARE.
tities of pottery-ware were found, the colors showing taste in
their selection and style of arrangement, and being still
quite bright.
It can hardly be necessary to describe the ruins found
in the valley of the Rio de Chelly, as they are similar
to those already described as found in the Canion de
Chaco, covering the valley for the space of twenty-five
miles.
Before leaving this subject, I desire to speak of some
ruins which, though lying south of the present boundary
of the United States, without doubt formed a part of the
wonderful system of pueblos existing in this marvellous
EARTHEN BOWL FROM RUINS OF THE PUEBLO PEASOA-BLANOA.
country, which extended throughout New Mexico and Arizona, and were once the homes of a numerous and indus
trious race of people.
I refer to the ruins of the Casas Grandes found in northwestern Chihuahua, and situated upon the Rio Casas
Grandes, a stream that empties into Lake Guzman.
These are the ruins of the most southern of these fortified
towns, or pueblos, and which the historian, Claverigo, declares similar in every respect to those of New Mexico,
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