New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-04

In tie district Of couh.ry boasdod the cas-. by TIE
Rocky hrur,tius ts weS' by Tire Co'o-ni, river the
sortl by TIE river Gis and extending ror!1rsrd sSout
80 r.rs thsrr e,.s many Indian 'ribei which h,ve
s,ined hiche- rsul in cyiz 1on thsn sny other sbo-
rne, q ts N,,h Aeegicsr costiren: ,r'h q be ya
lev Of Mckee whore C0-'ez 0rud the remark ble tribes
wi ve-r prominent IN Mexican history TIE Cigii-
rs,on Of tie former pcc1sr sni distinct fr,r, the
lsssr ard III difference a. uiarSed A. the sir saicA
charsc'cri-, TIE NSvam and the stately edif,e Ths
r7-tisrp tribe, e which sreakin cultivate Ire soils
thev rsise wheat, cc~r, and ether articles fo their sub
ss.furs cocr With they .pir snl weave into gar
uerts 10 cover ;beir bodies horses snl cattle ,al hey
.--cf peir o~a GwsNiag' - greaer or l,ss capacity
In their pottery sld SoE-~hold im9l msats, to- they
sss Lcfrs ~ otb--s NJ ssorsla '-oe found IA oiher
-, - nh Arches tsc k-'Ccs or Mexca,s son. ex-
csr,e6, Rad attained ae rrak Of these tribes Many
o,h. tribes Z rs TIRE go tne sgt ny none u
none sized trn fcl Which Ivy snun Ani wrve hoir
own ,rcn a-d rcue ot them ever erected IoE and
tTac.ou di-c5s Hence ais cN s,aoa ~ t, .l''nls
Bssis tcu;ar sad VII add ihl; SLEEVE - be IN
dissnous
The tris 70 whcl rfr vary s,aewhst in tho extent
of hs hss v.ds q, e az, Zen ~ J 5ss e. i oest tSsie
necessity FOR clothing aEd or comfortable dwellings,.
AL those TT srs I've in communities either in compact
villages or az sometimes the osss COMMUNITY Of sew
f' h% WqS 10 oi s GSs sa: - tho bsaSs Is
cons ructed OIL tie same plan usually areo sides Of
hollow square CT raised on the salEG OF eDinenco
where th gertrHi form is DecCssaTy these buildings
consist of several stories Toe frs, s.oy has no entrances
doors in the ext nor wall is top reached oy smM
second story then receces few feet leaving gallery an
around ia which iuosNsys TO the several apata mis-
The third Story reached in the same manner o. ladder
every APARTMENT before The first or lower sosy
entered by trap doos from above
brief of thsse singular puebcs viii give you
On iies Of then extent Those described by Lieutenant
Ssipson in bis narrative Of Colonel Nsshingtons expe
dn TO the Nsvsjo country among the most interest
ing These wereounl upon the river Chcco bran II
the San Juan snd are ia ruin The building called tie
PKsi0 Yisadc built Of tabuac pieces of hard gray hns
three StDr n contained
floor apartments Of them not more than ave ICES
square and largest u by 9. The PaetS Wegtg' hsd
,.ut Of geo feot and contained % apartments on tbs
st floor The Puddle Una rifI had circuit of s9+'et
The acs Pan. circuit of So feet with - rooms upon
the ground floor Fgtb0 CAe.f~0 kls circuit OF l.JOo
feet with - apartments on the ground heor These SOW
era buildings Of three our stories one recedlng
from tie other aud all built Of stone Noar tho layer -
ruined edifco about $50 feet in circuit Wpch had been
four stories 90 with l3e the gound hoor Al
lowing each story 20 recede as 6s,ore and tse Seer
contained not less than GIL apartments Two miles DO
vcnd this are the ruins II M larger building called The
Ptlqsca BioHea, having circuit vi 700 feet
Tie Pueblo VI Taos ia New Mexico is one OF NE most
remarkable existing. iteonsss OF an edheo aDoas
100 feet long by 50 wide and divided iao long ranges
Of experiments enc above the other. forming Pyrand1
pile OF 60 feet and Eve SIX stories in hight Tns
great building it is said affords habiiStons for dive or sx
Tie .ecord class where the tribe community 1.-Two
IN yiage consists Of buildings generally Of ono story
but sometimes Of two When Of the later the entrance
Is by ladders fir N the outside as before mentioned inc
olec Of this is TO render them perfectly olate and 70
afford them protection from an enemy 10 ronder tnese
dwellings secure villages and large edices are gsa-
ally Iult upon tie summit of rock or hui AMI whee'
dis Is not convenient on the open plateau where thee
neither tree b0sh rccS 10 conceal an enemy Ihese
people often choose Pot near some emaSdU .-s hen
nav establish a look out and place sentinel to gNS
waning if enemy should approach
VOL laid mn IN r. n lar LAYERS without mortar others arc
OF sun baked brick what known in Mexico az adooes
This brk adobe s made 10 mods, baked 10 tne sas
..,f,.l Ill of 40
material Is earth mixed with gravel ana IA some instances
with chopped straw The bricks are usually about rs
inches by L. and or inches in thickness Ice auooS
i some ilns laid uron ti walls in 3 layers OF from 20
10 "A inches compressed in boxes or cases which cases
areromoyed when the mud becomes haLa anu ION 'ae
specimens have seen, this mode Is quite as Il.aoo
that Of modirg the material INTO regular bricks WIN
Layers OF mortar between.
Among the principal tribes-vhieh are also known an
the Pue 30 ludisn. from their living in vagesof The
district in question the Moqui the Zuni those OF the
pueblos Of Acoma San Felipe, Lagma san Dom'n9c.
lac ernez Sc The Navaios possess all the arts of tho
u,blo Indians, except that If erecting houses Tor tey
si occupy tie rude wigwam. The Pimo and Coco hsn-
core trbes Of the ella with which spent fifteen days.
al dwell in wgw yet they are laboriOus euliyators
OF the col and manufacture their garments from cot
ton Iai,td by themselves
embraces about 500 souls next tho nun the others
emlroce from 800 to l5OO each The Nsyjos are con-
dored branch of the great nom dc tribe OF Apsches
which eXend from the Colorado of the West through
Northern Mexico TO the Pecos OF Texas This tribe tho
Nnyoiosl from it, proximity to the Pueblo indians has
sdopd all their ar except that of erecting large dwell
ings cannot say that they cultivate cotton, Gi1olgnI
know that they make superior blankets OF wool La their
habits and manners they als) differ much from the Pueblo
Indians for ike their brethren the Apaches they are moro
nonadc very wnrke full of reachey and are considered
tie robbers OF the country Win me exception Oh
this of shoot from the Apache all tho semi ciyz 9dirbcs
referred TO gentle in her manners possess nncn
Ingenuity, end prefer peace to war NO aoor{na tribes
OF America present interesting field for the phsn-
throrist az Pueblo Indians Possessed Of the hst
rudnens Of civilization, and an earnest desire to ieirn
they could be brought 10 higher point Than has ever yes
been attained by their red tthren and that too
short period For even now in Their nauve stare tey
are eST e in 6Gn arts which the Ct9rokGeS ChootaSs
and most advanced OF the Indians east OF the hDchy
Mountains have never acquired. -
The agriculture OF The tribes is very different from
that Of country, where il Is Only necessary ~ turn up
the soil and the seed when nature sccompshes tho
rest Here there is very little rain aud afiiuciai rngs-
ton be. absolutely necersofy H. therefore turn
The water FRI IN the streams and conduct t1roug canaS
and bitches over the bottom lands which they desire -
bring into guilty alton This Il inyaTisOy pfacth:ca ana
have seen these canals extending for miles IN one IN
stance near the Salinas north OF the Os 70 one IRON Ii
10 20 feet wide and about deep.
The civilization Of which have spoken con der mug
enous and peculiar to the tribes m question ihsy were
found in the same condition ~ he hfst aI WI"
trayersed the country Occur led by them IA Tue year 'f-
The fret notice have Of them 10 that Oh Caeefa 40
Vscs ~ho v,eG them 1886, in BIS remarkable journey
from Florida 10 the Gull Of Ca.iofis MS eccOln W
them led 10 the EXPEDITIONS OF Marco DC MIA AMI Cofo-
rado In $780, and several others soon after Coronea"
describes this people living in houses oil seyer ofs'
as cuvang Le soil and manufacturing then own p'n
cd garments About the same PERIOD AareDn pSeed up
the great Colorado the banks OF when were cohsey
ol ulated He, too speaSs Of the calyston OF cotton
ana wheat and Of the communities OF l9dishs Hsnco
we see that these not Introduced by ms opan-
isr But We can 20 back further than Gis ior the
country abounds Ia ruined ediaees both Of stone and
adobe he general character o. Viii pr csey that oil
n y Luldiucs at presen. Cccu led BY LheSc tribes
The carly travellers referred to- found this ciyzstionta
extend fer te q ths valley Of the no Grande.
even o. far the Peoos They found city known "a