, 1874-07-04

thom BY tho '.'great father" and which In "A
hoIs tonuoa ny ctlildren from . to yoars old. On
reey ioo ahov .es9 ttIs no onos eonnte cor
ing, wo thois toady roeitai woat tho bo. book.
Of numerous English vcrHos, showed them inns. ms.
s'Issn as nroys,,t o, vo1y resoltyo .neorlea:
on" of fih'Is,y iho ny, mont;iioned the Tchnns occupy
tho two tribes, howoypr. aro n,tn kinS4 mi1Sus u
tat Of tho hitter being aineIiiNibIo @ b'l19ens; to IT,;
pet raps of tbo ua oa GSll9og vocabulary u te Ian.
cal with that Of tho tndians Of i,1ofnuan ,vh,
inhabit Ro1no twenty-five m!,os west nf Smrta ~
and from 300 to 400 milea distant fran t,o NJ,
9sts toTns inquiry a. to the tlato Of settlement
OF tho desired result tho 1i,liaua eitbor iii mas
,Snow Or were unwilling to tell. Ono intollieont
Moquia, named Mosnyamtlba, who ausworc1
many auoatlone readily and very tutel1lgiI Oh.
tribos At upward Of 100 yoara. ."o
H., As reintation OF tho rathor prevalent notion
TINT Indian languages aro aub]oot to ranii
ohanEo, It may DO said ttat, although tho Tohslas
s,i snu alaelonaos have booa soparaled at lonat O
| century, and TINT too, at distance from eaoI
otler OF several hundred miles, tho language Of
tho branoh-sribc Is still identical with That Of the
paront-stem. Furthermore, although tho IL.
as,a anas ana Moania I've bnt 80 miles apart shor
olaleot9 arc entirely t'1foront that Of tho former
not embracing single word used by the lottor.
ny thts however, It is not to DO unlorstood thna
some .'s ol LILO Mo1uis do not understand tho To-
uuhs Language, and vice voraa. Dasldos thoir
Spanish. '1''''A ~ AoAoA
With rogard to the religion Of tho 1roou}a din.
gent Investigation failed to develop anyth,nu
aennlto; an1ae, 10 IT,. tho inquiry whether toy Worship
NO sa0e" ("l don't knov'S. os By 'pMiaas1. Moas9..
!a.mtiba VIC are informed TINT be beloved tHo
81 sn to be tho truo God" butthst tic socalled
bas esoaon 3 ehe w N s opinion
fabric Of q dream" They hayo neither rSS nn,rc,'
nor other placo Of worship to bo found wljcl ia
evidence thas tho spanis Joauits layo boo,, 1,r,a
fhae aolo to gsin foothold amoug thom although
tth9mselyes With almoat all tho othor Pueblo
tribos, az is plainly shown BY the ruins o1
jesuit oh'irohon III Aooma, Gomoz, and other
srn.s. sowns. TIC Moquis sometimos hold rsligioua
settlements. sN on bolng asked to docphor IN
hioroglyphical inscription somo i]ftoon miics
southeast from their villages, a copy Of Which
ropynR I s.Ss S; a9fbe m t.
t tta'nod, however, that they wore acquainted viii
tho inscription, ana know it's hidden moaninr'
stheo ea thefa were found in tho house Of ono 81
snoa sno ene9a ,KuIea curved In wood which oorro-
tle inscription. II theso wcro designed se Oh. h.
manifested for them snes thoy sU wore roaIly Idy
exsat na.a 1Gf IT, tIng II quantity ot tobacco
sottied n Northeastern Arizona, aud built thejr
habitat1ons on massive rocks, viloao Foundations
are Jar bsneath the level Of the gandv nloin
WHICH surrounds them, ia q question at,li A.
svoloped n mystery. Taking into consideration
,ho iact that thorpace between the soyoral vii.
la2os on ono Of tho meaas is Rolld rock and that
acroas tho space path has been worn by hnman
loot to depth Of several inohos and rom onlar.
ing that the shoos Of the peoplo who baya tro1
OUT tiia stony pathway have boen Of tho softosi
ioathor, it Is not Unreasonable to aHaumn int ~
least u .o00 yoaEa hayo elapsod since thts trths
nrst nude It's appearance Ia this bleak and min.
Siting section Of tho Western World.
Whllo our visit to tho hfoauis rparlted IN ,,,,o.
na.usote toa concerning tn remuaut of
. Iaco last disappearing from tho face Of tho
searth, re woro otherwise woll ropaid for ria
haTdahips no had encountered in raacbjt,r fhia
laolatcd spot. and slal not soon forget tho noas.
~, ant nora spent In tho company Of tEoso haffciv-
iil2ea beings. AS evening drow noar. giftinr m
the tops Of tho lofty meHas, our foyorod I,Enra m
wate gently tanned by cooling broczos which
soon caused us to forget the tropical heat OF tho
Gay, white cur oyos woro foastod by q sunset soi-
don, =, equatod In grandeur and a,ibiin1ity, Tie
sinking sun produced golden huo aro1nf1 tia
Of the far-aistant Sierra a so,, Irom. NV
CISCO While its light, reflected along tho horizon.
transformed the Rky into an ocean Of biood'
IL was long after ntghtfnll GRO woartaI nature
sought feposo but at last wo retired to rost
With naught but rock for our pillow, and with n0
roof above uH Have the bluo canony Of nnture
Which soemod moro than over frottod with
'winkling stars. e4 "A'a