The ruins at Bubbling Spring, a short distance from Scaffold House, are inconspicuous.
Cradle House
This large ruin,[35] so named from the finding of the cradle described and illustrated herein, is situated in the side of a bluff rising above East canyon. It contains about 50 rooms and at least 3 circular kivas without pilasters, the front walls of which are considerably broken down.
The rooms of Cradle House as a rule extend along the rear of the cave, their back walls generally being formed by the vertical wall of the cliff, there being no recess behind them. The majority of the rooms lie about midway in the length of the ruin, the kivas being situated in front of the cluster. In two or three places rooms are found on levels below or above that of the main cluster, but only rarely are there rooms in front of others on the same level. On the upper ledge near the western end a small bin is found at the base of which is a considerable depression, probably artificial.
Ladder House
The more or less dilapidated walls of this ruin are to be seen from the left bank of East canyon, a few miles farther upstream. The position is indicated by an enormous butte which projects into the canyon and diverts the stream at that point. One side of this butte is eroded in such a way as to resemble in outline an elephant’s trunk, this erosion marking the initial process in the formation of a “natural bridge.” On the opposite side of this butte there is another large cliff-dwelling, which was not visited.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
BULLETIN 50 PLATE 13
GROUND PLAN
OF THE
KEET SEEL RUIN
NAVAHO IND·RES·ARIZ
BY
W·B·DOUGLASS
U·S·EXAMINER OF SURVEYS
GENERAL LAND OFFICE