A series of constructions is connected with this, the whole running in a direction east-north-east to west-south-west. They consist of a rectangular embankment six to eight feet high, Fig. 2, A; an isolated circular mound, D; and two small mounds at the eastern corners of the great mound, from which parallel embankments, E, extend easterly, inclosing an open space, which at the extremity is terminated by a long low mound, C. The total distance from A to C is 1140 feet. The great mound and most of the others in the vicinity are faced with mortar made of sand and lime from burnt oyster shells. On one or both sides are flights of steps which lead up to the summit. These are constructed of layers of mortar, tiles and hard-pounded earth, distributed in the manner represented in Fig. 4. [Illustration: _Fig. 4.--Construction of Stairways._] [Illustration: _Fig. 5.--Los Cuyos de la Canada._] The earth is either black or red, and is mixed with sand from the coast to give it consistency. The tiles or bricks are rectangular in shape, well made and regular in outline, and laid one against another as in a pavement. Another group is called _Los Cuyos de la Canada_, Fig. 5. It consists of two mounds on a low platform, adjoining each other. The larger, _a_, is twenty feet in height, the lower, _b_, about fifteen feet. Their sides are oriented exactly to the true north. A section is shown in Fig. 5, _g_. Two small oblong mounds, _c_ and _d_, about six feet high, and a square altar-like heap, _f_, appear to be in relation to the group. Numerous pieces of mortar and terra cotta occur in the vicinity, and 1500 feet directly west there is a large mound of moderate height. Almost anywhere in the area of this ancient city, the soil abounds in fragments of mortar, pottery and images of earthenware. Very frequently the latter are represented seated on a bell-shaped support, apparently that they might be stood up upon a flat surface. Two of these are shown from Dr. Berendt's drawings in Figs. 6 and 7. The handles of utensils were often decorated in fantastic forms as that shown in Fig. 8. [Illustration: _Fig. 6[TN-2]--Image with Bell-shaped Bottom and Handle._] [Illustration: _Fig. 7.--Image of a Warrior on Bell-shaped Support._] [Illustration: _Fig. 8.--Decorated Handle of Utensil._] An abundance of _metates_, or corn-stones, of a shape not now usual in the neighborhood were exhibited. Some of these were quite graceful, having several feet and highly ornamented. The vases of pottery were occasionally noteworthy for their symmetry and beauty, as that shown in Fig. 9. [Illustration: _Fig. 9.--Jar of Pottery._] At the foot of the stairways to the summit of the mounds on each side were frequently the remains of tigers' heads, well moulded in burnt clay. Here and there the remains of wells were discovered, or of excavations which apparently were intended for the purpose of obtaining water.