961). By presidential proclamation of December 10, 1909, the boundaries of the reservation were changed by the elimination of 120 acres on which there were no prehistoric ruins and the inclusion of a tract of 120 acres adjoining the reservation on the east, on which are located important mounds of historic and scientific interest. Casa Grande is an Indian ruin of undetermined antiquity, which was discovered in 1694 by Padre Kino, a Jesuit missionary. This great house is said to be the most important ruin of its type in the Southwest, and as such it has strong claims for archæological study, repair, and permanent preservation. It is built of puddled clay molded into walls and dried in the sun, and is of perishable character. The main building was originally five or six stories high and covered a space 59 feet by 43 feet 3 inches. The walls have been gradually disintegrating, owing to the action of the elements. A corrugated iron roof has heretofore been erected over this building to protect it, so far as practicable, from further decay. Surrounding Casa Grande proper is a rectangular walled inclosure or "compound," having an area of about 2 acres. In this inclosure, which has been called Compound A, excavations conducted under the Bureau of American Ethnology have resulted in the uncovering of a number of buildings or clusters of rooms, and others are known to exist but have not been excavated. Two other compounds were discovered and designated, respectively, Compound B and Compound C, but the latter has not been excavated and is still in the form of a mound. These three compounds together constitute what is known as the Casa Grande group of ruins. As a result of this work, conducted under the Bureau of American Ethnology, the points of interest to visitors have been materially augmented. The ground plan of the ruin was increased by some 58 rooms, a number of plazas and surrounding walls, making the total number of rooms now open on the ground floor 100. Mr. Frank Pinkley, the custodian, who resides on the reservation, reports that the number of visitors during the year were fully up to the average and the usual interest seems to be shown by persons from the various parts of the United States in the ruin. He calls attention to the need of literature in relation to the ruin for distribution among visitors as a means of greatly increasing the interest of the public in the reservation. NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND PRESERVATION OF AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES. GENERAL STATEMENT. By an act approved June 8, 1906, entitled "An act for the preservation of American antiquities," the President of the United States is authorized, "in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments." Under such authority the President has created the following monuments: Based on 15 known ruins, with a reserved area of 40 acres surrounding each ruin. Exterior limits of tract specified in proclamation contain 918,310 acres. 'Originally set aside by proclamation of April 16, 1908, and contained only 120 acres. The following regulations for the protection of national monuments were promulgated on November 19, 1910: 1. Fires are absolutely prohibited. 2. No firearms are allowed. 3. No fishing permitted. 4. Flowers, ferns, or shrubs must not be picked, nor may any damage be done to the trees. 5. Vehicles and horses may be left only at the places designated for this purpose. 6. Lunches may be eaten only at the spots marked out for such use, and all refuse and litter must be placed in the receptacles provided. 7. Pollution of the water in any manner is prohibited; it must be kept clean enough for drinking purposes. 8. No drinking saloon or barroom will be permitted. 9. Persons rendering themselves obnoxious by disorderly conduct or bad behavior, or who may violate any of the foregoing rules, will be summarily removed. Names and addresses of officers having supervision of national monuments. F. C. Dezendorf, new custom-house building, San Francisco, Cal.: Gratz W. Helm, Federal building, Los Angeles, Cal.: Montezuma Castle National Monument, Ariz. George E. Hair, Federal building, Salt Lake City, Utah: Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah. El Morro National Monument, N. Mex. H. C. Cullom, Helena, Mont., Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument, Mont. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyo. A. Christensen, special agent in charge field service, Alaska (219 Federal building, Seattle, Wash.), Sitka National Monument, Alaska. By proclamation of May 24, 1911, one new national monument under the department has been created during the year, designated as the Colorado National Monument, Colo. The lands embraced within this reservation are in part identical with those included within the boundaries of the Monument National Park proposed in H. R. 22549, introduced in the Sixty-first Congress, and which failed of passage. The monument, however, contains nearly 5,000 acres of land less than the area proposed to be segregated by the nationalpark bill. In the case of the Lewis and Clark Cavern Monument, Mont., set aside by proclamation of May 11, 1908, a new proclamation was issued on May 16, 1911, more specifically defining the boundaries thereof. The Pinnacles National Monument, Cal., was set aside by a proclamation dated January 16, 1908, at which time it was under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture, being within a national forest. By proclamation dated December 12, 1910, the lands on which this monument is located were eliminated from the national forest, and since that date it has been under supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. The Petrified Forest National Monument, Ariz., was originally set aside on December 8, 1906, with an area of 60,776 acres. The definite location of the principal deposits of silicified wood was not known, the intention being to reduce the area after the lands could be examined and the location of the valuable deposits determined. During the year Dr. George P. Merrill, head curator of geology, National Museum, visited the reservation at the instance of this department and submitted a report thereon recommending the reduction of the metes and bounds of the reservation and suggesting the segregation of such portions thereof as are desirable for the use of collectors having permits under the act of June 8, 1908, to take specimens of silicified wood from the reservation. This report met with the approval of the department, and accordingly on July 31, 1911, a new proclamation was issued reducing the area of the Petrified Forest National Monument to 25,625 acres. The supervision of these various monuments has, in the absence of any specific appropriation for their protection and improvement, necessarily been intrusted to the field officers of the department having charge of the territory in which the several monuments are located. This supervision in many instances is necessarily limited, and considerable difficulty has been experienced in protecting the monuments from vandalism, unauthorized exploration, and spoliation. The department has recommended that adequate appropriation be made by Congress for the protection and improvement of these reservations, only such monuments as in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior are subject to depredations by vandals and unauthorized collections on the part of the public to be provided with a custodian or superintendent. The uniform rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War, under date of December 28, 1906, to carry into effect the general provisions of the act for the preservation of American antiquities provides (par. 3) that— Permits for the excavation of ruins, the excavation of archeological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity will be granted, by the respective secretaries having jurisdiction, to reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, or to their duly authorized agents. During the year three permits were granted for the examination, excavation, and gathering of specimens in the San Joaquin Valley in the contiguous State and Territory of Utah and Arizona, the ruins of Puye on the Santa Clara Indian Reservation in New Mexico, and the prehistoric ruins on public lands in the northern part of Yavapai County, Ariz., adjacent to the Coconino National Forest. Permits were granted for the gathering of samples of silicified wood from the Petrified Forest National Monument to Dr. Victor Goldsmith, for the use of the museum of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and to the American Museum of National History, New York City. One application was denied. A number of the largest archeological institutions in the country have claimed that the uniform regulations of December 28, 1906, should be amended so as to remove certain restrictions which they regard as oppressive. This matter is still under consideration in the department. MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT. On December 31, 1907, the Secretary of the Interior, for and on behalf of the United States, accepted from William Kent and his wife, Elizabeth Thatcher Kent, of Chicago, Ill., in accordance with the act of Congress approved June 8, 1906, entitled "An act for the preservation of American antiquities," a deed conveying to the United States the following-described land, situate in Marin County, Cal.: Beginning at a stake, A. 7, driven in the center of the road in Redwood Cañon and located by the following courses and distances from the point of commencement of the tract of land, which was conveyed by the Tamalpais Land and Water Company to William Kent by a deed dated August 29th, 1905, and recorded in the office of the county recorder of Marin County, California, Book 95 of Deeds at page 58, to wit: North eighteen degrees thirty-two minutes, east two hundred thirty-two and sixty-four hundredths feet, north sixty-six degrees thirty minutes, west one hundred sixty-seven and thirty-four hundredths feet, north eighty-six degrees twenty-five minutes, west ninety-eight and sixtytwo hundredths feet, north seventy degrees no minutes, west two hundred forty-one and seven hundredths feet, north fifty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes, west one hundred seventy-eight and three-hundredths feet, north forty-six degrees twenty-two minutes, west two hundred thirty-five and thirtynine hundredths feet, and north twenty-four degrees twenty-five minutes, west FIG. 3. Muir Woods National Monument, Cal., in T. 1 N., R. 6 W., Mount Diablo meridian; created January 9, 1908. two hundred twenty-five and fifty-six hundredths feet; thence from said stake, A. 7, the point of beginning, south fifty-four degrees nineteen minutes, west fourteen hundred eighty-two and seven-tenths feet to Station A. 8, from which Station 4 of the survey of the tract of land conveyed to William Kent as aforesaid bears south fifty-four degrees nineteen minutes, west three hundred ten feet distant; thence from said Station A. 8 north forty-seven degrees thirty minutes, west twenty-six hundred eighty feet; thence due west six hundred fifty and eight-tenths feet; thence north fifty-two degrees thirty minutes, west eleven hundred feet; thence north nineteen degrees forty-five minutes, west ten hundred fifty-eight and four-tenths feet to Station A. 12, from which Station 16 of the survey of the tract of land conveyed to William Kent as aforesaid bears south eighty-three degrees forty-two minutes, west three hundred ten feet distant; thence north eighty-three degrees forty-two minutes, east thirty-one hundred nine and two-tenths feet; thence north fifty-five degrees |