| Teresa Archuleta, correctional counselor, Bent County Correctional Facility, Las Animas, Colo. |
| When white settlers first moved into the animas Valley, they were intrigued by the great stone ruins. |
| It is possible that some of the indigenous animas population joined these newcomers and moved in with them. |
| Many people have assumed that the logs were floated down the animas River. |
| Using their own money, they built, and now manage the outpatient Animas Surgical Center, two blocks from Mercy. |
| A few such ruined dwelling sites are known along the animas River south of Durango. |
