Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1872-12-12
A FEW FOUND RACE. !

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The Friendly Iadians Of the DIAMOND
Fields VHlages ef Cfraized IN
diaas Il, the Ueste,n Diamond Rang,
--A Race Superior to the Surround
ing Tribes Devout, Peacea6le ana
Pastoral People. :
Not far eastward Of the source of' tht
Little Colorado, on, the Great Trai
from Fort Mchave, on the Colorado te
Albuquerque, on the Rio Grande, and
over days journey from the northern
extremity Of the Great Diamond range
now attracting attention, there are
ruins of Aztec settlements and three
villages Inhabited by Indians. They
are called the Zuni Villages. Each con.
tains probably 1900 people. An in.
telligent officer, who has been among
them, thus describes thNm:
They are race differing essentially
from the tribes around Shem. The
Navajos are their neighbors ON the
northwest, the Apaches, south. Their
physiognomy and their stately bear
ing, az well as their pride Of dress,
snow them to belong to race far SUI
periqr to- hesurrouHding tribes. The
Zuni women are comely. They are
remarkable for the modest fnllness of
their dress. They wear skirts of black
woolen cloth, aud q scarf gracefully
folded over the breast. These goods are
OF their own make. Their hair, neatly
braided, forms q head-dress. Their
houses are clean, and their cooking is
not to be despiscd.
cHARAcTERIsTrc or THE ,xnr.xs
Tho zrn, Il H.. -. Z !. =
civilized a. Fhar - ~. a,S nssa..t;eu taJ tna laali
fnraJ noor,a Thas. 49, aasns = Pas
whoat IA .L,s1 lii.s9 nslus ~ oi cofil.
AocLs os .sI.o,, 90 ~ n cs nave
horses hnrned c.at,as u s".s' omS anes a7s MISE
correl the;r stncr a. r;rIt % .e; s., .;..s an.s
enclesnres Thay ~ ',sa ~ s,s IN ~ n ssone
for fnnd Inf fs;.od aso ~ 1.Ias ~: anl,nals
ito dish Thar % 49,. sr,. TO- = 'aT,l .Th iavoI-
their n,v. roo, 1 ond ." nuws ney m SPIN
have ! GRAND f."l;a ~ H.. -
Tho y,e;r Il, shaos;. - ..,.a.. ". osil .ani1'
All rncLv nIaea = saS aAIm sal:.s ~ Droau,
horseman cartar sSN 10y =. Iol's
this threa,,;nr.aoar ~, ~. D.s:s ~
woi, sa,,"na.aS =. III u'c ram is
III raLip., tha s.,.a,. = a.l 'as'' WHO. wnnowsu ~
char IN tSs ,w;,,5 [ a. AZ Aaa..t ana .ossing 'he
the dav. With = ..soseraa.' COVE 'I ha. ao ..osc s'
arYe, tIa casL; AO.sc,Iacc, .,i,
fairs. :
As our diamond-hunters are about
to people the neighboring country. ii
is interesting to know that these Zuni
Indians are friendly to white men, and
that supplies can be had there. The
valley at the Rio Grande is well set
tied with Mexican farmers and herds
men. These and this Zuni will make
common cause with the miners against
the laundering Apaches. M
Tho Kuni Indians never l,lake v,>rs
of aggression. They stand on tho de-
fensive. But outside Indians fear
them, because oftheir spner;or orooni-
zation and means of defense. There
fore their quietude is seldom disturbed.
The well-watered soil is q dark,
gravelly loan. They have at all times
excellent pasture, to the use OF which
travellers entering the diamond region
by the way Of Santa Fc and Aiba-
qnerque are made welcome. on nav
ment of q moderate charge. The
houses of these Zuni villages are well
built of stone. They are three stories
high. Each ascending story recedes.
SO as to make q terrace in front.
TnEy xopsu,p rur
Thas. 1,,,;-I..,:.s.1A..,,sa.
Tha =, ... ea .iulans 4i.I, arg .ruly uevout.
,,r;es.hnoa [ ol y. IeanpIes anu aiters, iheir
raiss;nnsh;, rI anu .nelI ceremcnials pear
Tracas as ,e;..;, os Ic'!iosc .' Ioh ours.
dens b,.t iul az ,nua.l inauence cl:lu are evi-
rai;g;o,, i @ has o u ms ial,n l, " tle Az'ec
an errnr - 80, .hn.. .naneu; 70
Tha., ,,a.sh;s M woIsnlp .ne sun.
ras;Ios;n - an. s..: eM opilis VINO
re- a"I ,.;. as n'.ins ceh.re oi iignt,
, =. .oahIop "lu piy .m ~ Mlcn are ihvlsioly
ynnd avh;sh 81 @ ulsss..gs' ana pc
,o.;nm, "Ho' even i'iias ihalioh mas no
n ~;
tha Gana. GO, Ss:a:l "a On. i.s protner worlds
ns ;.a:.. opli1 y y. al seeing eye,
thnmasI anu oAhipIeseht ana al
asa v s n. peiie'sa'es ,ne uni-
Ga, s1 80 sen' 'cas " H,iiiohs OF
oomh;s nos ~. 1ne hor AL these suns
ooliolncu s'ana 70 us IN SO intimate
auu = % all-oiea'ise ana omnipo'eht re-
:. ,osp o,a.l as nie sun, WnIch Is 1ather 10
.sL 'as,, asono.alu ouf s!stem knows no
bara ann I've nacus a - LOOK Deyona. We
rJ us mas asss sensioie than TINS
,,a,.s@;,s us~om "a lonson " tlGse priihitlVe
Th;n ps;;so I;s;s,o .ae n.ost nign.
vot;nn tm lann a1.Dle pfesence. promoted de-
M NNnoMl Wash: 70 prayer, oook wor-
H. .p n.ns.v..a s - anu1e ,oucnlng han
Gmoa. 1s pos.e s.a;n;s - aeseIence tney pay 10 tnc
Tho Spnu. 4 10 e. fise anu SCI oi suh.-
,,.ten,, - s.,s,las : sns ealaestness y. A. 70 US
-. uuey "unnon = auu lncohceivaoied \
inEt Th. .LMa pssSENT from MoNIEzuMA
,.a.s ne cs.'n descent rom the SUBJ
,eosS ho.aI yn'e.nIha. s,u. ~ 4 VIII De re-
pies OF tne city OF Mexico wero found
~ !: not'e. ~; leu IA gold ana precious
s.ones, ahc sources on goid are
a,,s W., s.n,h IN MlicIe sney sgot the preci-
~ ',s.IoIa nus uceh ~ seefy.. tii seems
p.vynp: w: sna. sne ancestors OF the pres
- on. a.um anuians where employed oy
u1iJannien. e;ah ,'n,a ~ ga.nerlng Ine jewels
mnign .as "sIe ~ p,oiuse ~ mexico, ana
'.a,,.a;.J om ~. Io"hi"'' VI Slo'i'eHuma some
~
!, ose , Ga.nH, ule great ihaiah tray
~, c ucssiocs - a..a;,;s solne places Where ne
',.,,;ia ,sa:. 1aiU'no Ihuians whose
~r;nc;na1 ] % ~; .vIonuu ,.:,, wy rouna. IN the
81 49, s4 snase' .na' .oWa.a tae |
M ISss, - snsu NE many such lamHies.- HES.
nssv Aipsnvs ". ,lac among me other