The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-24
THE NEW YORK SUN
MONDAY MORNING, OCT. "a, 1859.



The Pimo Indians, living on the Gils river In
Arizons, srs q very interesting trilc. our gov
ernment has lately distributed among them .
supply Of farming tools, cotton goods and trink-
cts, - reward for the many fsvors thoy have
shown to emia anita and the United States troops
passing through their country. Thcy arc emi-
nently peaceful tribe, and are in q good ccndi-
tion to receive the arts Of civilized life and In
strue.ion in Christianity. The Providsncs Jour.
sdl publithes .omo facts In relation to them, OBJ
tsined ffom gentlemen Of that city who visited
the Pimcs with the American boundary com
mission -
owirg 70 TIE ius .Jicncy orr.n .hs soil cannot b,
cultivated In sy Of tie nOrt' sTn States " Mq,co
Arir1 a, Se~ McxicN, or puttiDus Of TcrAt rthont
srtt cisl irritation; houoe II II only near str,,s
wterc there can DO any sgric,ltIro Thsss indians,
the eforc " render their lands productive hsvc cut
canals and bitches through thsri; and hy construed
ng dam seross the rivsr enabled 20 couduc, ,hs
wstor over them shensysr and ~hereverh Is neces.
say. By this means thoy produce large crops
They raise chiefly Indian com, aud a very small
variety of vhlts beans. Puupsins, slus-he-, n.l.
ons and onions are aso cuItivated Their corn
and wheat they grind by hand on stones the W.
men teing the chlsi lab,rtrr, aud make good quail
by of bread. Tho mcn labor only In the n id'hos
their and., rsnt ard estho- ,hcir crorsi although
WIZ the harvest Is ready 81 b. gathsfvd, tho women
al turn out and wiih tie men hc'p G. bring Ia their
crops. This 10 al douo BY mean. II q natti O. Ar
Kind ~ framework or basket, strap "a " their
shoulders sni backs upon which the corr, wheat snd
ether Iruducts piled, aud then csrriod TO their
ho'scS. Here the grain Is tnIe.aod oIt and stored
away In grsuAiiAs.
Thc most interesting fact corn, ,cted with thsao In
disr~ IL their cultivation of cttnn, which thcy spin
and into bsnk,ts, and into such ma esrials e.
they require for garments Excrpt In tho winter they
vcsr nothing hut blanket 70 dcd, or strip Of cloth
around their lons, Witch hapgs do " their knses
The upper psrto their bodies thor legs aud arms
hare but Ia tho head drcsaes they maze most shov.
Gaps, feathers and trntcts arr here spsy ID
show much tartc. The implements used Tor spin-
ming and weaving are ~ the inot primitive ch.sc-
ter. They also make excellent KIND of p-ittsry,
which Ia ssd for all domestic purposes, carrying aud
hoding water, cooking dsho- lot -1tlng from, DO,
NC Their haskot-, too, arc superior ~ those made
by the earlier Indians
The color Of the PimoS is moro ~ . dark brown
than the rcddish hue Of tho esstorn tribe Of Indians
They uss little paint their :acos ard bodie~, and
careless for trinkets and we ornaments than
1ndans generally. Unlko many of the PuO-
bio, sesicivibled tribes O. New Menco,
the Pines have never been Chris,iAni,cd,
yet they know of the Christian God, aud manifest q
strong deGIe - havo the doctrines of CnristLanity
taught them. None Of Abonsinss are dcsciy.
cent people. few nscss s,ics, sioh ss bsnksrths,
csrIentery, and ~orker In leash.r, togsthsr With
aiuors- 10 instruct them in the trades ~ which they
apportAib, would do . vast deal for their advances
ment and preservation. Missionaries aud school
matters are elus'ly NJ cded. With the vid nomsdio
tibss, htte e ndshing ba accomplished 10 wards
thsir cSzstc hut thsse ayculturk Al tribos already
dIton to receive and be senehtssd " our eivliAs-
Ton.