The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-05

the quickest tmc 10 running puuy INC
uountain fourteen times distance. q the very
least, OF hundred English miles Az nxeo ponls
within the circumference OF the mountain gnards wore
who were that the race was conducted
With Sapwess The whole population OF the surrounding
country had assembled with whatever they could collect
Of value, thai they might have NE o. PEI.
OF honor 10 the rival villages They we're also Sufficiently
civilized 70 have large quantity Of the intoxicating
drink-she TeznnA - aNM
As the eight athletic took their places af the
starting point excitement ran high; they like
only garment worn being short petcoat which reached
within about SIX inches Of tho knee. Our informant
race was struck with the magnificent development Of
muscle displayed by swarthy looking belle, whose pet
coa was little shorter than the rest, and be forthwith
developed creatures in the lists but whose bright
eyes clean limbs hard looking nesh and apparent gnsia
percha elasticity Of motion drew 50 vvidly upon his
sma snAiion, and % powerfully upon his purse. u
- - TIE START AND mn BETTING. au
the whole bevy were on At the word 80, amid the
timc WAS sin o'clock and thirty 1--WE minutes in the
morning. The 6rss second third, fourth, and even tho
hfA turn was complicated without any great advaatsge
upon either side; bot during the ney Ave turns y waa
evident that with the exception OF the fair belle above
mentioned, Sese2alche was losing ground She, how
creatures from Baconia At the twelfth turn Of the
mountain all but the three here mentioned dropped
from the track The multitude was now pretty well
soaked with Texuna and the tftng ran "a the widest
extremes; every who had anything OF value stakcd
il on tho rsce-hoes poughs and other agricultural
s s ssss B.
The men bet their clothes while the pitched in
and bet their petticoats All wild uproar, and the
Derby sweepstakes nowhere. a r.4tt e&0
The thr,eenth turn made; but 1t evident that
the Sescguiche belle wasgetng out OF wind and after
Baconia But she was not far behind and although
Bacona took the prize 1t was not matter for much
boastiug a .teat
ONE BUspRgD AND NINE MILES IN rHlRrsEs BouRs TWENTY
MINUTES n
The two women from the latter town were received
han h as ~ coc y h
ing making the whole distance in thirteen hours and
twenty-five minutes by the watch Of our informant.
One OF the two Bac0na women who won the race had
given birth to child only ten days before and prepared
herself for the contest by bandagDg her breass fhe
only stops made during the time by the contestants for
the prizes either to take little water eat fru
gally Of piaoli-a simple cruel made OF parched corn
ground and sweetened with sugar. BY the time the
was concluded nearly every Indian on the ground
drunk. The only exceptions those who, accord
ing CUSTOM remained sober take OF the intox
Gated There generally one to each family who
remains sober II universally conceded that il
the greatest foot race and the oest spree known to
memory or tradition. AZ .a
THE APACHE TERRITORY
is Northeastern chihuahua, Northern Coahua and
Texas extent OF at least 100
lands From little work IN Spanish published no.
long sncs In this capital the result Of long years OF
study Of the Apache tribes have cleaned portion OF
the following information These Indians divided
into nine principal tribes and numerous minor ones
The names Of these, taken generally from the names
OF the mountains and rivers near which they locate
their wandering villages, and sometimes from the
fruits and animals which abound them, Ninet
tnen.ne, Sagetaen me- Iascenjsn-ne Yecujennd Intu.
JENNIE, Sejen-ne Cuelcajen.ne, Lpanjen ne and lyu
tagjen ne The modern names substituted for these by
the Saniards are, in their orderTontos Chicahues,
Gilehos. Mmbrchos, Faraoes Msscaneros Lanleroe,
CHARACTERISTICS or rns ApAmEs r
Although the tribes differ o little in their proDnnca-
ton they all speak the same language, winch is cultural
and poor in words They are not people whose man.
nes and customs are similar throuRhout the different
tribes Before the time Of the spaniards they
united and bad more thorough and distinctive nation
Atty; but each tribe now appears 70 possess its own
.n 1 ere from these e
the white races has created great diversity anong
them, although they stir preserve their unity II action
In any great wariike enterprise - ~ W FL tf
z issst1l TEE ArAcHEs AND conANctuA lsr b Nf'
Under this beading may include The create. psrt q
sass psms n this y cosHua nss sursd rro
NO other tnbes xacatecas and Durango oftsn feel this
weight Of their terrible system Of warfare and even
and aasy, BY the savage storm Of desoason which
has marked the lines OF invasion0 bilious tempera
IN wa merry
dependence while tnes bad faith makes u impossible
FOR them 2 keep treaty or 70 1.-Two in peace With the
whites The tribes differ little ip height apd color but
arc all brown and well proportcned, with quick eyes
long hair and beardless. Those whom have seen are
formed with Wild Internal expression Of co1nsenancs
which perfectly barren Of nteIg nee restless fash
ing eyes, full Of savage instincts and Wild animal
mouths There Is no ferocious beast with half their
damnable wdness, and wish that the soft hearted
pbianthropsts who live In the midst OF poetic imagery
and vote away our cash in the United States Treasury
Indian territory, and see the effects Of their
noble, efforts a.a % aid savages 10 their work Of
among relatives; an Apache will not approach his
brother even without his arms in hand ready for assault
Or defence. HIS extraordinary powers OF endurance
Incident 10 his Wild life, his nomadic habits his expo
ure 10 the climatic changes give him such strength
hat not unfrequently you find men among them VINO
an outrun horse rough ground They treat their
I'D people with perfect barbarity, and this respect
esembls the northern Patagonia tribes whom have
cen in South America The tribes divided into
antilles ranches; but these very rarely extensive
number Of nhabtants for jealouses arising with
heir increase soon breed dissensions which rarely
healed afterwards
roiyaAxy Is PERMITTED
md every Indian general rule, has as many wives
tx TO eight The method OF getting VITO is very sim
TO that which rules frequently In the United States
Tue women are purchased and TO carry out the resem
their natures cengenal they dissolve the contract by
mutual consent and the woman returns TO the home Of
her father Other women, badly treated BY their
husbands, ny 10 the protecting arms Of some
indian Of acknowledged vaior, and the hus-
i've usually 10 The most broken and rugged sierrs where
here 10 wood. water and wild fruta Their principal
bod y the result q thslr punoering Of the Mexican
mails whi-h they hunt When the wood and pastarage
give out they move other point but always se-
lect inc nacceSSDie mountains, tnnt they
lion their outpoeis 10 guard against surprise from the
whites or from their hereditary enemies the Comanchee
NOTIONS RELIGION.
Captain q the s Ss viii Whoas p. ~ the nsur o.
they think that death is anniha,ion They, however,
say that they like To be good with the Captain
Of the Sky upon whom they think the Of any
enterprise good or bad. depends
METHOD OF wARrARR
Their principal offensive arm Is the bow and arrow
Formerly this their favor,e weapon even to-day
The most OF them prefer Il 70 the firearms which they
purchase along the line Of the United States Frontier or
obtain through treaty with our generous government
The latter get out Of repair, and then become useless
while the former are always available When m oeen-
sivs expedition against the Mexican frontier has been
upon they leave their families hidden in
some almost inaccessible mountain, with very small
guard They then divide the expedition into small par.
tee and by the most broken unfrequented routes
travel foot 10 the place OF destination Here accord
ING 70 agreement they meet upon nvea day. Effect
ing their robbenes they nee with their plnnder,
with incredible rApdy the deserts the mountaius
travelling somstmes for days together without rest food
or wster II they have stolen large number OF horses
they invariably leave few in the rear mounted