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black and cinnamon bear, wildcat, dear: ETC.,
were procured that day.

black and cinnamon bear, wildcat, dear: ETC.,
were procured that day.
REVENGE.
Tho western town in this trio is called Moquis
City, because it's inhabitants never fight. Ex-
asperated at last by Naval raids among their
fields and aocks, the people resolved upon
revenge. treaty Of peace was proposed,
commemoration of the event Thirty-fiye unsus-
pecting and unar1ned Navajocs accepted, and
were admitted to the town, surrounded, over
powered, and thrown from the edge of-the cliff
on peninsuiar cliff jutting out from the main
mesa. Upon the narrow rock, or isthuus, tho
luckless NaTajoes were crowded, and were una
bio to defend themselves or escapo. We saH
their bleaching bones and shreds OF blankets.
This eTent took place in 1866.
Taaw, or the
CITY OF THE STRANGERS,
is upon the eastern wall. During tho Spanish
conquest, begun by cortez, it's citizens lived
upon the Rio Grande. As one Aztec
mailed and mounted warriors Of tho Cross,
these people SEW that they also must yield, and
gladly accepted an invitation to build and dwell
among the Shinemos OF the desert. Although Of
the same race, tho strangers differ somewhat
in customs and habits from those Of the original
six cities. The
PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURES
OF this nation aro weaving and pottery. The
wool is cut from the sheep With knives. Every
thread u drawn ont, by twisting and spinning,
collected from the rocks, juices Of p1snta, and
are permanent and bright. They are now
obtaining some knowledge Of aniline dyes.
The The ya5n wound anhsta on reeg is uo,yn w9yen
apparel of many patterns. Tho looms are s1n1i-
lar in operation to those Of modern carpet
weayors, but are Of much simpler construction,
being made Of three sticks The blankets are
warm, waterproof, and NJ exceedingly ~ durable; ~
Of Moquis make sell from SOS to $50 in coin in
the settlements. Cotton is grown to some ex-
tout. EARLY frosts generally nip the sensitive
plant, injudng tho fibre. White cloth, how
ever, ia made from this material, that wears
we'll Strings and saahes are woven in small
and simple handlooms.
Pottery is manufactured by tho women only.
It is made from common clay, moulded by
hand, and burned in the fire. Jars, jugs,
dahss eupa, spoons, @ ana every yaFgfy
fashioned and often handsomely colored. Much
OF this ware breaks II burning. Acres of fraS
menta lie scattered over the country occupied
by this tribe. ..
RELIGIOUS RITES.
The Aztecs are worshipo1s OF tho Sun, beliey-
ing that it is the homo OF the Great Spirit.
ing them good or owl, is deifed. The gods are
represented b wGSde9 passa in aos al the
take rank in proportion to the power they exert.
Every morning, before dawn, the people can be
seen sitting upon the house-tops, with faces
turned to the East When the sun rises,
they bow roverently toward It, and then the
creed and ritual. In al their prayers. in all
their fasts and feasts, joys and sorrows, dancing
goes on, inducing and Keeping up the mental
excitement.
COMMUNAL HOUSES.
Their places OF worship, or kivas, are large
rooms followed out in the rock. Descending BY
a ladder, ne find ourselves in a cistern-shaped
apartment. Around the walls arc benches,
whereon spectators sit. The narrow opening
through which We have 9s entered syes Little 1gh e
hollow In the ceiling. Another beats
q large drum, made BY. cutting out
the centre Of a huge pine block, and covering
the ends with sheepskin, tightly stretched. A
row Of men, nearly mixed, dance for hours to-
gethor, shaking gourds with peas inside, and
chanting monotonously. The old men, seated
On the ground, tell OF tho former greatness and
prosperity Of the people, and tears flow freely as
thoir present condition is held up in contrast.
THEIR DOOM IS SEALED.
These are the living remnants Of nation that
will pass into history. Theirs is the earliest
civilization known upon the Continent Of North
America. Their traditions run back for cen-
turtles before the time 'of Columbus In
LIZA yeAl 4oo13 LILO A1PtAAAot e9 AutAAA e"ee~
same cities very ancient. As herein
indicated, they possess q knowledge Of the
peaceful arts that fills the Traveller with astonish-
mant. They have written history running
back from current events through countless
years. Tu1ta dined with us. We treated him
with all the kindness and consideration IN our
power The Chief did not fail to observe it.
Standing erect, as he was about leaving, he ac-
knowledged our courtesy in smooth and stately
Spanish. Ha told US that our coming WAS noted
upon the canon-wa1ls; that his God would repay
the debt he could not, for he would make an ac-
count OF it. When this Chief dies, another
dusky historian will take up, and probably COM
plete, the story Of his race. The bhinemos see
their future fate, now near at hand
From smallpox; from an unequal contest with
Arizona's genius Of dcBolation; from tho incur
sions Of ssyage Apaches; from cunning Nava-
ioes,- relentless Comanchcs, and white mans
greed and tyranny,-the ancient nation-tEe
Wise Peop1e-are dwindling fast. We had ad-
ventures among them; learned much that is
curious and interesting, that cannot here be told
In closing this correspondence, it may not be
inadmissable here to acknowledge the vigilance
OF the proof-readerB, and the iberality ct the
publishers, Of The CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Many
travellers have written about tho deserted houses
and crumbling ruins that are widely scattered in
tbs canons, among the valleys, and On the pla-
teaux Of the West. Two Government officials
have visited the inhabited Aztec cities Of Arizo-
ma. Exclusive Of their reports, it is believed
that no more detailed account Of the fiuing peo-
pie and their history have yet appeared than has
been given in these columns.
CLEMENT POWELL.