I would recall here the fact already noticed, that the northern part of building B is also mended in places with adobes of the same make as those used in repairing the western wing of A, and that, while the squared beams are wanting, the stone-work there in places appears also of a more recent date. The suggestion may therefore not be uncalled for, that the same destroying power which spent its main force on A, distinct from the general decay, and moving in a direction from S.W. to N. E., reflected or glanced off upon the northern portions of B. This question will, however, be discussed hereafter.
The annexes I I are trapezoidal enclosures of stone-work as high as a man's breast, and respectively of the sizes indicated on the ground-plan. The northern one is divided lengthwise into two compartments; the southern is open to the south. Both appear to be new and unfinished. From the centre of the last one protrude two well-squared heavy timbers. These timbers are in a singularly unfit position; they cannot be accounted for, and convey the impression that they were carried hither from some other totally different construction. They look almost forlorn. Whence they came, and for what purpose they were brought,—what was the object in erecting the enclosures I I,—I do not intend to speculate[p. 75] upon, unless they are recently constructed store-rooms ("Almacenas").
Across the passage-way N, both southward from the line g g and eastward from I, fitting into it to the east and barring access to the great court from the "neck," lies the south wing of A,—a rectangle of 27.25 m.—90 ft.—from W. to E., and 13 m.—43 ft.—from N. to S., including the walls. It is much decayed and overturned; the northern side is far less so than the southern; nowhere are there any signs of repairs. Here the rows of rooms must be taken transversely (from W. to E.). There are 5, each with 7 chambers, measuring in succession from N. to S. 2.00 m., 2.00 m., 3.09 m., 2.40 m., and 2.00 m.—6 ft. 6 in., 6 ft. 6 in., 10 ft., 8 ft., and 6 ft. 6 in; and from W. to E. 3.61 m.—12 ft. each. Two of these transverse rows appear to be on the southern slope, and three on the upper level towards the court.
Here I have again reached the passage-way R, my original point of departure. Before entering into an examination of the other particulars of the building, as well as of its annexes and surroundings, I shall make once more a rapid circuit, to give an idea of its size, and also attempt a rude computation of the number of rooms it contained.
| Lengths of the eastern wing from f to B (E. side N. and S.) | 51.66 m.—170 ft. | |
| 3.40 m.— 12 ft. | ||
| 15.81 m.— 52 ft. | ||
| 11.32 m.— 37 ft. | ||
| 7.84 m.— 25 ft. | ||
| Adding 28 walls à 0.28m.—11 in., total | 93.16 m.—306 ft. |
| Brought forward | 93.16 m.—306 ft. |
| Lengths of the north side from B to a | 12.00 m.— 40 ft. | |
| from a to A | 17.28 m.— 57 ft. | |
| 6 transverse walls à .28m.—11 in. | 1.68 m.— 6 ft. | |
| 30.96 m.—102 ft. | ||
| Length from A to n | 8.10 m.— 27 ft. | |
| n to m | 8.38 m.— 27 ft. | |
| m to o | 2.51 m.— 8 ft. | |
| o to W. corner of L (estimated) | 5.00 m.— 16 ft. | |
| W. corner of L. to p | 16.17 m.— 53 ft. | |
| p to y | 2.10 m.— 7 ft. | |
| y, southward, to line g g | 33.44 m.—110 ft. | |
| passage-way N | 2.00 m.— 6 ft. | 6 in. |
| Width of western section of W. wing (about) | 7.48 m.— 25 ft. | |
| Length of south wing | 13.00 m.— 43 ft. | |
| 28 transverse walls à .28 m.—11 in. | 7.84 m.— 26 ft. | |
| 106.02 m.—348 ft. 6 in. | ||
| Width of S. wing | 27.25 m.— 90 ft. | |
| Passage R | 4.00 m.— 13 ft. | |
| From R to f (about) | 4.00 m.— 13 ft. | |
| Line f f | 15.73 m.— 52 ft. | |
| 8 longitudinal walls à .28 m.—11 in. | 2.24 m.— 7 ft. | |
| Total length to f, my point of departure | 53.22 m.—175 ft. | |
| Entire length of circuit of building A | 283.36 m.—928 ft. |
Adding to this 15 m.—49 ft.—for the probable periphery of mound H, and 64 m.—210 ft.—for the perimeter of a[p. 77] southern annex to the south wing, which I have not yet described, we reach a perimeter of 362 m.—1,190 ft.—in all. Comparing these figures with those given about the great ruins of the Rio Chaco by Dr. W. H. Jackson,[120] and of the pueblo of Las Animas River by my friend the Hon. L. H. Morgan,[121] it will be seen that this building, A, at Pecos is probably the largest aboriginal structure of stone within the United States so far described, and that it will even bear comparison with many of the aboriginal ruins of Mexico and Central America.[122]