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Title: The Repair Of Casa Grande Ruin, Arizona, in 1891
Fifteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1893-94,
Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 315-348

Author: Cosmos Mindeleff

Release Date: January 10, 2006 [EBook #17488]

Language: English

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THE REPAIR OF CASA GRANDE RUIN, ARIZONA, IN 1891

BY

COSMOS MINDELEFF

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CONTENTS

Introduction 321
Description of the ruins 321
Condition of Casa Grande in 1891 323
Plans for the repairs 325
Execution of the work 326
Reservation of the land 330
Specimens found in the excavations 330

Exhibits 333
I. Contract for repairing and preserving
Casa Grande ruin, Arizona 333
II. Plans and specifications for the preservation
of the Casa Grande ruin, Arizona, 1891 335
General requirements 335
Clearing out the debris 335
Underpinning walls