(25 Stat., 961), for the protection of the ruin.

The Director of the Bureau of Ethnology requests that the
reservation be made, and the Acting Commissioner of the General Land
Office knows of no objection to such action.

Very respectfully,
John W. Noble,
_Secretary_.

The President.
[_Indorsement by the President_]
Executive Mansion, _June 23, 1892_.

Let the lands described within be reserved for the protection of the
Casa Grande ruin as recommended by the Secretary of the Interior.

Benj. Harrison.

The limits of this reservation are laid down on the plat of the survey
of said township in the General Land Office, and the reservation is now
under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.

SPECIMENS FOUND IN THE EXCAVATIONS

In the course of the excavations a number of specimens of archeologic
interest were unearthed. These were all preserved and on the conclusion
of the work were forwarded to the National Museum in Washington, in
compliance with the terms of the contract. Following is a list showing
the collection number and also the Museum number.

National Museum number
|
|Bureau of Ethnology number
| |
| | Article | Number of specimens
| | |
| | | | Remarks
--------+-----+---------------------+------+-----------------------------
| | | |
155088 | 595 | Fragments of large | Lot. | Plain red on both sides.
| | earthenware vessel. | |
155089 | 596 | Large bowl. | 1 | Red outside; black, polished
| | | | inside; restored.
155090 | 597 | Large vase. | 1 | Decorated outside; restored.
155091 | 598 | Pottery fragments. | 14 | Decorated.
155092 | 599 | Pottery vase (toy). | 1 | Small, dark brown.
155093 | 600 | Pottery bowl (toy). | 1 | Small, black.
155094 | 601 | Pottery disk or | 4 |
| | spindle. | |
155095 | 602 | Pottery toy | 1 | Dark brown.
| | (mountain goat). | |
| 603 | Adobe. | 2 | Lumps; 1 showing impression
| | | | of cloth, the other of a
| | | | human foot.
| 604 | Small shells. | Lot. |