General Information Regarding Mesa Verde National Park

Author : Department of the Interior
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364127049
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book General Information Regarding Mesa Verde National Park written by Department of the Interior and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from General Information Regarding Mesa Verde National Park: Season of 1912 Within the park jurisdiction are many notable prehistoric ruins, the cliff dwellings comprising a group of great importance to the study of American archaeology. The principal and most accessible ruins are the Spruce Tree House, located near the head of a draw of Navaho Canyon, originally con taining about 180 rooms, built of dressed stone laid in adobe mortar, with the outside tiers chinked with chips of rock or broken pottery; the Clifi' Palace, located about 2 miles east of the Spruce Tree House, in a left branch of the Cliff Canyon, consisting of a group of houses with ruins of 146 rooms, including 20 round kivas, or ceremonial rooms, and a tapering loopholed tower, forming a crescent of about 100 yards from horn t-o horn, which is reputed to be one of the most famous works of prehistoric man in existence; the Balcony House, a mile east of the Cliff House, in Cliff Canyon, containing about 25 rooms, some of which are in almost perfect condition. In each of these villages is an elaborate system of fortifications, with, in some cases, walls feet thick and 20 feet high, watchtowers 30 feet high, and blockhouses pierced with small loopholes for arrows. Campers desiring to visit the ruins may obtain horses either at Mancos or Cortez. The rates charged by the liverymen for a two days' trip are for a single horse, or $10 a horse where two or more animals are hired. Parties visiting the ruins must make the trip from the foot of the mesa to the ruins on horseback. The horseback trip over the trail is about 12 miles. Carriages or wagons, however, may be used from either Mancos or Cortez as far as the foot of the mesa. Suitable accommodations for travelers are provided by Mrs. Martin, at Spruce Tree House, she charging 50 cents for cots in tents and 50 cents for meals. Parties desiring to camp within the park may obtain suitable out fits and provisions in Mancos at market rates, which are reasonable. Guides may be had either at Mancos or' Cortez. Mancos is preferable as a starting point for the ruins, as it is on the line of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad. Cortez may be reached by stage from Dolores. The two towns are about equal in size. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.