Fifth.  Five hundred lineal feet of 2 by 4 square timber at 8 cents
  per foot, lumber measure.

      (Signed) C. D. Henry.

V

  Phoenix, Arizona, February 11, 1891. 
      Cosmos Mindeleff, Esq.,
          Tempe, Arizona.

  Dear Sir:  I hereby submit for your consideration, in reference to
  the plans and specifications for the preservation of the Casa Grande
  ruins of Arizona, bids upon the following propositions, to wit: 

  First.  “Cleaning out the debris.”  For the removal of 470 cubic yards
  of material, more or less, at $2.65 per cubic yard.

  Second.  “Underpinning walls.”  For 800 cubic feet of brick masonry,
  more or less, laid and plastered as specified, at $4.25 per cubic
  foot.

  Third.  “Filling in openings.”  For filling in cavities in walls and
  restoring lintels of openings, as specified, 1,000 cubic feet, more
  or less, at $2.25 per cubic foot.

  Fourth.  “Bracing walls.”  For bracing walls, $85.30.

  Fifth.  “Wire fencing.”  Twenty-five dollars and twenty-five cents per
  100 feet of completed fence.

  Sixth.  “Roofing.”  As per specifications, $4,722.

  Respectfully submitted.

      (Signed) M. E. Clauton.

VI.  INDORSEMENTS

Contract for the repair and preservation of the Casa Grande ruin, Arizona, 1891

  Department of the Interior,
      U. S. Geological Survey,
          June 6, 1891.

  Respectfully forwarded to the Secretary of the Interior, recommending
  approval.

      (Signed) J. W. Powell, Director.

      Department of the Interior,
          June 20, 1891.

  The within contract is hereby approved.

      (Signed) Geo. C. Chandler,
                    Acting Secretary.

June 30, 1891.  Transmitted by J. W. Powell, Director, to the Secretary of the Interior for file in returns office.

July 1, 1891.  Returned for oath.

July 20, 1891.  J. W. Powell, Director, transmits amended contract, with bids, proposals, and all original papers attached.

VII.  REPORT OF MR H. C. RIZER

  Smithsonian Institution,
      Bureau of Ethnology,
          Washington, November 24, 1891.

  Honorable J. W. Powell,
      Director of the Bureau of Ethnology.

Sir:  Complying with your order directing me to proceed to Florence, Arizona, to witness the closing up of the work under contract for the preservation of Casa Grande ruin near that place, and to report to you the amount and character of the work accomplished, certifying the amount due the contractors under each item, I have the honor to submit the following report: 

  I visited the ruin first on October 20, and found the work well
  advanced.  Steady progress was made from said date until October 31,
  the limitation expressed in the contract for prosecuting it.