specified that all artifacts, notes, and records were to be turned over to the American Museum of Natural History. Wetherill led a team that excavated Grand Gulch in Utah in 1893 and 1894. In 1895, Richard Wetherill, his brother Al, and Charlie Mason journeyed to Arizona and excavated the Keet Siel (Broken Pottery) ruin in Tsegi Canyon, now part of the Navajo National Monument. Keet Siel has a spectacular setting with buildings up to three stories high. "Slightly smaller than Cliff Palace, Kiet Seel possesses qualities that, in the eyes of some, lend it greater charm and interest." Wetherill described his findings as "the finest collection of pottery I have seen." Chaco Canyon In 1896, Wetherill, and the Hyde Exploring Expedition (HEE) undertook massive excavation operations in Chaco Canyon on the Navajo Reservation under the oversight of the American Museum of Natural History. George Pepper, a 23-year old employee of the Museum who had never been in New Mexico, was appointed to lead the expedition, and Wetherill was relegated to a secondary position of supervising the excavations by Navajo laborers. Pepper deplored the physical labor involved in unearthing artifacts and the relations between him and Wetherill were strained. Wetherill excavated the Pueblo Bonito great house and at the end of the first season sent a railroad freight car of artifacts to the American Museum. Additional excavations in Chaco canyon in 1897, 1898, and 1899 produced more artifacts. However, the Wetherill family was suffering financial losses. Alamo ranch in Colorado was heavily in debt (and would be foreclosed and sold at auction in 1902). Richard Wetherill needed a source of income. He opened a trading post at Chaco Canyon utilizing the rooms at Pueblo Bonito to store goods. Wetherill used wooden beams from the structures of the ruin to build a three room house as his trading post and as living accommodations for Pepper and Wetherill, his wife Marietta, infant son, and a nanny. Marietta did most of the trading and was called "Asdzani" ("Little Woman") by the Navajo. Wetherill was called "Anasazi" by the Navajo, and he adopted the name for the culture he was excavating. The Wetherill family prospered in their endeavor. By 1901, they operated eight trading posts, a wholesale store in Albuquerque, a retail store in New York, and bought and sold Navajo carpets. Richard's brother, John, and his wife, Louisa Wade Wetherill, managed one of the