and covered with flat roofs of sun-dried mud. The real home of the people in their waking hours was on their housetops.
The rocks of the mountain are etched with many picture-writings attesting the artistic skill of this people. The predominant form is the rattlesnake, which is found in the crevices of the rocks on every hand. It is inferred that the people worshiped the rattlesnake as one of their chief deities, a god who carried the spirit of death in his mouth.
THE GRAY CLIFFS.