The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-13

front OF the church, which is used ~ 0 burying
ground. The graves all even with the surface of
the earth, and no evidences exist that beaneath il
Gogotha, ssye the fresh dirt over the newly made
"pri3ou houses. While walking through the en-.
closure, my attention was attracted to q slight
cOtnmotion close by, and Immediately TO my right.
There L. behold an immense column of smoke ari.
sing from celi and two fantastical and fright
fully dressed images, standing upon the top of a
house, to the Appearance splitting n little yesse
and sprinkIing q white powder, probably four
over the entrance place They then descended .
ladder, into wha. ia called an estutd-the iitera,
meaning of which is a Ssoue; but here there is
sacred Specification attached to it, NY curiosity
was excited, and leapipg over the adobe enclosure
ascended TO who're tue cure had stood and glsncs
ed down into the place to which they had GONE
Seeing nothing that look cd dangerous. save vast
volume Of smoke descended also. When T reach.
ed the ground an Iudian--an old dfriend-anproach-
ed me, and ask ed me to ta;,o a seat which apreea.
BILE surprise availed myself Of These two f3gures
we're sitting over against the wall and in front of
the estuta-U presume IL ia so cailad1Nwbara ,ha
"holy fire. is constantly Kent bnrnine Thara thav
were, with their heads inclined downward decora.
ted with all kinds of gaudy feathers and colored
clothes SO much 30 as 10 make them ahont ths Nod
completely disguised and to mors .h
rance of some wild iatithan big bnct Tndians
as they we're. They we're mumblIns in a luv and
rapid tone, something which was responded to oc-
casionally by the audience, in hearty ughI Fears
ing some deviltry, and concluding there VA, ma.
thing more to be seen, hurriedly escaped from
this underground arrangement lust in time 10 save
myself from being smoked into bacon When had
reached the top, learned that this one, was not
the estafa grande. Being Informed where that
place was, proceeded thence and encouraged bv
my harmless adventure in the first instance. en-.
tered sans ceremonie. There was nothing notice.
able here, except the burning of the FIRE, to an.
pearances. There were number of persons among
them an Indian whom 1 knew / observed some
nOur sprinkled around q small bole in the earth
ahout three inches in diameter. asked him what
that was for He said it was where the six chick.
ems ABODE, and that the two had at the other
S SsaVa' nad come ont OF that place that morning!
Ihis Is fair specimen OF many of their supersti.
lions. again asked him what those ceremonies
meant, having It upon my mind that they bad refe.
70 tne presence Oh troops and mysefthere.
lie rephed very readily that they were observed
Iour Times eacn year, ana were an invocation to
some woishipped SAINT or power, to grant them
RAIN whenever they might ask 1t; that now, when
they DESIRED ram tney would pull the feathers out
oi SUM Vi tsoll .uNey ana the refreshing ele-
meht "ouia uesceuu! oucn are the superstitious
such the thiek cloud OF ignorance which rests
upon tue nlhas oi people whose heartsare edu-
Gated TO worship, however idolatroas that wors-
snip
TheJ have number OF the finest turkeys have
ever seen, tue meat OF Which they never eat, nor
VIII tney BELL them. Iney Keep them for their
u, ~ - W s1e o'ition apo'e res
. ~, aInat s,; ity ot Iorty eagles,
T,iS "a y, .ban aaI;o Va .uelI pumsge.
t;ons nf ,ha sv;i sn;r;t has. S;s. .ue sisil s
., .,o VI 80 III =. uoi. ui9tauoo Hom
tne 10y sne Douy =; 'nuiau, VINO
nou n"ppeu ttsS IL my, y! tuuuihs agaiust
hun,oei y. aau ssones III ,ne hanus OF the
ha ,hnro % oue oi Tue sonlpiai9ts
we uau gohe lneIe W ADJUST, MaJ. ohepherd. Lt
M 10 f @ pa,u w, ie'na'ns an olclai
iua, .,S W n ~ h"d t ,nquess over hln
.,sn oni ta,b bos on ~. ia =. unuieu yaros
=; .no prso,nI 20 Joan .ho .,,,,'. anu p;aveu
tho densrtad Pbii;st;na at rssnac,s,I d;s spr vi
o
nUw .at "a suoy p,y,io tT"ros d...m . suoe:
' .Ioau orc ."o ianii,eso OF -atoaaOs
10 une' 90 -, n", ,s. - Poiioety wnite, anu
~ hnn,an torr hasa 80 s so M, y, ,o"trise III
hold than in great reverenca and axarn. .h,
srnm oil L;nas IF Iahor In ,,,har p eAops .ueln l
~ -. on I ;n,sn.s anS nrnaaa" n1i iespec's' they
" NJ, " ,unman of IT, top,n 80 ao g .s ..
beauty Of the srec;es canaroi,n IT,, average
;nn ;s No, baaltbv hovevar 70, 49,. oonpleA-
- id = 90 do,;.ata cost - -. s' M M
90 taItativa and friandIv and iney
- - 80 49, ;fnrmod AA" "o'"'""i"y 'Htuous,
Tha ANAL nov Ia a co,s.or. u;.;..
,bam Tan yaars ago .ba nonnIa,;o, a .as onions
tnd ., o6n Now an, ,iharai ~ -. VS. ' esIina
wIen say il ia NOT more thar COO n -,
,oatbsoms disease has on one ~ ~ auueeu, LUIS
;uca thay ba va heen undar onr ;;sJ;o,;
enad ther ext;nction Jul 'o'''u'o'ioh 'ufea'-
49, 49, pra,,,o I,a;o
taAe tho uepio luuians Vi tnls territory as a
uation, anu 10y a.o '.aiy IN sterous ana singu.
Of the red man which LEADS ~ nnih uan ueaseh pain
tbey once occnped the conntrv now ;nhah;,os "a.
ths Navaioes and anacsas ayd ,",.ti ,uuaoteu py
the nossessiop of the Meyicans scarcaI ad,,;. ~.
Of doubt. Wherever vopg 90 tbronahon, .hn a,'
fire exnanse of the Terri,orv Won nd .,,;o =,
their former towns. and evi5ance, ~ .h.;n ans VI
Iom;nsnca strewn al, aro,n5 TSo y. tnei. pres
decraasing-wearno awav l;Ia tSs o.e sto 3 "uua,y
the action of the rain drop and il s nosaba that
those are now living who nav w;tnass .b 10, ua
extiocton of these worsbinns-. of Mnn. .ne aotal
On onr return from Znn;s thos. 81 ua ~ luna.
borsa.hack rode ran;dIv abaad y W 10 "no were
the Rio Puerco' where We had Iaft our uanap Oh
We arrived in good time. and sarnr;no en- rSo..a,
in advantageops orsziny snots conoISdod =.
cend to the snmmit of an ;mus,so Ia go, W 80. 90
which lowered nm nernandicniar, 90 o"nu s'ons
some tbree hnndTed teet ahova tha yo,,a, % s,a'
Rv natience and labor we finaiix srccas5aS =;
nodar.atinn. and r;,bt ,,nn 49, in :, our
immansa aeavst;on Sa f1pud .Io me's Vi .nIs .
broken nottery. stained and nain,ad 9th po.;O
coIors and in the mos, regnIar iinas Unw
there ia a mvsterv to ma as IL n,nst ba ~ 'auio
one eIse. The view from this s,mmit ia arand ap'
far surpass!ne in beauty anv ,andscana scsnar;a.
in Western Virginia To the sight !, ia rsrasrta
hIv csntivatino bnt n IA rsaIJ bara .has .S;.sns
lands snchantment to the view ,, Rsrrsnnass anS
sterilitv reign the country ovar r. ia sttad tor
nothing but Icdians and sheep, and think il will
bs c.ntnries bsnca are tba adrsnc;nn toot nt WI
nre sseks In moIest bv occnnst;on tsa hahi,a,;nn.
~ thaaa soma of sbam WV A"'''"'''A'
NJ. .t., a.. -.
~, So,. 40 vn,, ,hioS ,Ua ~ m", ue Seeu cuaaeu
up, now oo you tnlnh we manage 10 chase the N.Y.
lpg noa.s 1oo 1a 'iheI just imagine yourself IN
, spot i'o m.ies iIou every"nefe, anywhere, and
ua~uele' euiiouuaeo ou QUE sac oy the jumping
ou p.oIS, oa "moe. py io'ooo req skins, on an
o.nes oy q perpendicular rock that kisses the
clouds, ana another by the road that leads to the
,,aE,.aa,tS ~ yaii mo- Mhas would you DO. hang
yybai; a 49,, 49, ~ ~ ~ suou 1ning: fhiioso.
pnS' So IN, ~o '"ho h sno pes. oI Dad bargain,
aau i.s ue ana even amused
s;n . n,ar a we nna ourselves. Du'
.;s 'ns sno d va. nAso hau no ntte sport IN sKs
..ns Uu p9no niaue ioI the purpose. Onr CONS
nanaing oncer inventeo contrivance which be
Ia., ;s orsc,ad ~ ts Pae,o.m Win central
isra, rower - Ava 70 ,ha ~ 'ne pong long
anS 80 ~. naIa "a LA rope .isd 70 the
Einh, ~ tol nan con,S ha sas enu OF 'ne rope
49,, us uo az Ine ieser and
a.. :avarai s;ons ,bo". ~ ~ lug seo ana rder
bave run With the sisd hn,S;oo "nU ~ ooaiu sAs'e
Whan at ;ts sraatsst snsad ,he 49, ~ s9aa~T
nn,iad and aSaw tha spua. .mo iope wou'd pe
, @ - -; - .t ~eu,u ny sser Tue