The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-12-19
tFrom Wednesdays pally.I
The Pima Indians.

Mr. P. W. Dooner, formerly an editor in this Territory, contributes readable ar,;c,. g. to the Los Angeles Herald, Of recent date. subject -"Thc Pimas," of this Territory The first Tart of this article tells how ,bo Pimas harass their white neighbors; the mid. dle portion treats of their war and peac. policies their mode of marrying, etc, and to wind up with, we have this story, which may be new to some of our readers:
 But the brightest page in the history of ,bo Pima Is that which proclnlms his anccs,rv This tribe claims to be the last remaining yes,iys Of the ancient Aztec, and it's traditions 20 10 co, roborate this statement. It is plain that the esulis believed this to be true, but unfortunately they have leit mo records to throw any light upon m. early history of the tribe The inference thai those priests { who certainly had the best oppor tunlty m knowing, believed so Is obtained from the uniycrsality of this opinion among the NeY ican inhabitants of Arizona and sonora 1t has loug since ceased to hc n question among thoee people as to the original condition Of the Pimas The tradition as it now stands says:
 " Tue prince who relgncd In Mexico was .c knowledgcd the sovereign through all the country from the Gila river 10 the ocean, and also in ma great valleys beyond the Gila.
 The name of tue prince Montczuma. When the Invaders came from the sea to attack Monte 2uma he sent couriers to all parts of his domain summoning the people Co afms, and Co join him a, his capitol
 On receiving the summons all the inhabj,api. ! Of Arizona immediately marched 10 inc soutb ,s ! king with them their families and property They arrived there, but too late. The prince had been | already slain and the people subdued. The con. 1 querors commanded them to return 10 theIr homes, which they did, but all save few hundred | peri'hed Of hunger and fatigue. These settled in the valley Ofthe Gila, wbther the couquerors soon ' followed thcm but they received them ho.pitablv and were accordingly established friends and hay, been on terms of friendship ever since.
 Such Is the tradition Of the Pimas, which may may be true or may not but which Ia certainly strengthened by observation of Incidents and cir. | cumstances connected with this tribe. There will be no question in the mind of any intelligent ob. server oi the ancient ruins on the Gta, san Pedro Salt and other rivers of Arizona, but that there was once an hegra from those scenes by ab n. ! dustrious people. The history of tue conque,i Of Mexico too goes 10 establish the fact that lbe do minion Of the Aztec prince was very extensive and that orders had gone forth for re-eniotce
 meuts 10 the various parts of the empire. Eyen at this day the name of Montezuma Is rcvcTed by the Pimas, who have as tenet Of their superstition that the prince will come again riding on an eagle and at such time will Issue from the rising sun. When that day shall dawn the Pimas will nt once gain the supremacy that was lost at lbe iail oi Montezuma, the white man will fade away and disappcar and the old order of things be re stored In other words tue ancient Aztec, now represented by the Pima nation, will have awak
 ened from dream of few centuries.
 lt Is, however, matter Of but little practice importance whether the Pima was originally
 branch of the Aztec empire, or whether he spranI spontaneously from the soil upon which we fin
 him. It Is enough that at present be Is grani certainty as an Indian, . prodigious success . an industrious, progressive, savage beatDer
 When we take into consideration that the trlb
 has been afflicted for the past eight years by tn actual presence of Government Indian agent we are puzzled which most .e admire; bis sut
 mission to outrage for the sake of peace, or h industry and perseverance under such adycrs
 circumstances. Those prossclyting represent
 tves of our Christian institutions have neve 1 failed to constitute themselves parasites on th
 Pima body corporate and have grown rich by acI
 that, by comparison, would be q libel on th
 stnndanddeliyer style of robbery. If it were a!
 propfiate under this head should like to 20 b.
 yond the surface In this direction but hayln
 undertaken 10 write a sketch of Pima life, m
 having done SO partly to my satisfaction vi
 leave the agency plunder fer future and dIstinc consideration.