The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-27
Al INDIAN TRADITION.
The story Of che Deluge Of The COntl-
M ~ nept. ~

The story o. che Deluge Of The COnti-
tni nept. ft
da The following Father singular tFsdi-
zion which exists among the PsPagO ln-
diAus, respecting MontezumS, their
founder No bsiieYs says the Detroit
Pest never yet appeared 10 PFiOt; St
beast DOT in lie present shape. II was
yelsteasby Captain Con 0uan, on uged
and intelligent member Of the tribe, and
was taken doWn from bis lips BY an in
Interpreter. for Judge Henry I. Back.
as, Of Arizona Territory. aud formerly
of this city. Judge BsckuS hOO visited
many places mentioned 10 the legend,
and has been 90 eye witness Of the
Quaudrlen6isl lesSl sill celebrated Of the
cave. He represents the PspagOeS IS
being 7nomiaally Catholics, yet clinging
70, tilsir nstioaal tradition with gtsGlte-
pacity, end rherishing the memory Of
JIontezuma with even more Than sanity
Vgneration.
The WaditiOu Of the dSldge Il inter.
eSting 10 its velslion TO the origi Of the
EadiaHs 10 this country. end especially
the ancient tribes who liged 10 the twi'
Hight OF civilization, until the Spanish
Christians annihiats1 Them. Did they
bring this tradition with them from The
.Asialic Continsntl Or, did they comd
10 contact With The people Of the Oh
World, bntecsdent TO any historical ev
idence Of that fSct, from whom they do.
rived this tradition?
These arc inquiries nSturslly sugges>
ted BY the following narrative, MOnIes
anna, Il will be understood, is not the
monarch Of that name whom Cro'ez
dethroueJ. It is the generic term Of
their rulers like Pharaoh. C1ez,r etc.
Before tho aIod, men lived TO great
pge, 60 that men LOST their teeth. and
crspt about Ike childfsn Alter time
they would get new .Iseth. and walk about
again, like men ia the primo OF Iiis.--
Then il was the Great Spirit created tho
meun!aios. and pcopled The Garth, on all
sides. Then, 100 animals tOlked like
men. and were the frst TO tell Of the Sp
prOaOhing flood.
About this time came MonIrElma.
who collected large quantity # gum
from plant called chac6i, and With this
gum, whicliiS said 10 be insolubls in
'Wa1eft .and WIN o'net materials ne Dull'
% large vessel IA which no tooE refuge
closing ana ssalpg inc ooof oeelou pun
IN IKE manner c"yo'e' or pfeiF'e Hog'
iSrePt mo large cane ssa'S ana M cIoSe9
she ENDS esslns! sne wsseF' Inc h'oI
came up 70 EhS n'Saess mountains 1Iu
Teached even .pe o'fas ~, %hleh oF'ea .lKe
men WIN 't.snI. "hsa l%e wa'et t
came 9o%a, Mog =, :l ena sns csyo.s
Sanasd az CAIRO thse'!a' @ntch mount
am some oel'eVs 70 DC N40"'e NA4H' . 'US'
ssl.
According 70 ano'uet ,rsQAlon' 'ney
tanesu IN 'ns een'et o. I"e s"''"' auu
naVing come OUT o. the.T vessels, AlVH
aeSuma notlIed l9o tte,' OF . oSe.,s'
which ne followed un'a' ne Iouna tne
oes.le tss1 10 inc mud ne men .utaeu
oacE' ana meeting cayS'e' 'nsy .urueu
eats' a9d men emoracee eacn o'ner 10
ehei monteSuma sen'' ceyO's SCUM
ward to find the sea. which Z! !! soon
'outa end returned "nen y was sen
oonssne eEfsnu n9 on Ta. ts'utneu
an'uccess'Nl' 4ney tntn 10y uo"u 70
sleep wGsn Monlezums pFfa'neo Una,
ne snou'a FORM men eoa Mons" ou' q
cley, winch ne accordingly a'a forming
1~o zoe 'aeh nanon' MeSn%9''e' Tue
'cayoIe sat oehlno MN a.so making men,
put the lal'er was ~ iotme"' SO 'nG'
Montezams ordered mem 10 % removed,
aus own psoPls mu." y '1p.I'5 ; a"u
SeA' l',se Sy " 'ue uS"S ~ st' w.,
euPpUseu W 70 o. . .us ' ~. ~ oi,s ."
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