Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ [Illustration: BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 50 PLATE 1 KITSIEL] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY BULLETIN 50 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A VISIT TO THE NAVAHO NATIONAL MONUMENT ARIZONA BY JESSE WALTER FEWKES [Illustration: Decoration] WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1911 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY, _Washington, D. C., March 16, 1910_. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith, for publication, with your approval, as Bulletin 50 of this Bureau, the manuscript of a paper by Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes, entitled “Preliminary Report on a Visit to the Navaho National Monument, Arizona.” Yours, respectfully, F. W. HODGE, _Ethnologist in Charge_. DR. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, _Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C._ CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Routes to the Navaho National Monument 6 Route from Flagstaff to Marsh pass 6 Major antiquities 10 Ruin A 10 Cliff-house B 10 Swallows Nest 12 Betatakin 12 Kitsiel (Keet Seel) 16 Scaffold House 18 Cradle House 20 Ladder House 20 Forest-glen House 21 Pine-tree House 21 Trickling-spring House 21 Characteristic features of ruins 22 Minor antiquities 26 Pottery 27 Cliff-dwellers cradle 29 Miscellaneous objects 30 Summary and conclusions 30 Recommendations 35 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE 1. Kitsiel Frontispiece 2. Inscription House 1 3. Wukóki ruin at Black Falls 2 4. Ruin A, southwest of Marsh pass 4