The New York herald., 1874-12-24
OUR RED VISITORS.
THEIR MOVEMENTS YEsTERDAY-sKErcH OF AN
ANTIQUE RACE.

THEIR MOVEMENTS YEsTERDAY-sKErCH on AM
ANTIQUE RACE
The delegation OF the Navajo Indians At
present IN New York, passed yesterday in visiting
the various objects OF interest in the CITY, Soon
after breakfast they ISSUED from their quarters at
she Cosmopolitan Hotel. accompanied by their
agens, W. +. n. Army, ana the two interpreters.
PERSONNEL OF THE DELEGATION
The delegation consists Of the following per.
sons :-Manuelito, head war chief; Juanita his
wife, and Manuelito segundo, his son, q youth o,
fourteen years; Cazatanito, second war chief;
Barbes Hueras, cnief councillor; Mariana. second
councillor; uabra Segra chief; Tene-Suse,. chief;
Narpono Primero. chief; carnero Mucho Much
Mutton), chief; Ganudo Mucho. chief; Bueno
Cinnia, chie.; and Jesus Aiviso, . Mexican,
captured py the Navajoes In his infancy.
and now looked upon as one Of the tribe.
During their stay In the East they have become
profoundly interested in the looms and machinery
found IN the manufacturing establishments, q
knowledge OF winch they are anxious to obtain, In
order to facilitate the making OF blankets, the
completion OF one OF these among them taking up
the time OF one OF their women from two TO si1
months. They therefore visited number o
factories yesterday, where the machinery and iu
operations were shown them. Soon after clever
O'Clock they made
A VISIT TO THE HERALD BUILDING,
and were shown into the press room. which tnel
examined with eager interest, the blanket quesI
ton evidently uppermost in their minds. MOI
satisfied with casual glance. they examined thu
presses and machinery from top to bot
tom, and, In answer to question, Man.
uelito expressed his admiration TN very en-
phatc terms. After visit to the treasury
Department the Indians were taken to the Pres
byteran Mission IN Centre street where short
address was delivered by DR.. Lowery on the sub.
their movements aoout the city for the greater
part OF the day, and manifested much graunca-
ton at the attention shown them. This alter
noon they WIN visit BaInum's Hlppodrome, for the
purpose OF seeing the horses, IN winch tney leela
profound interest
SKETCH or THE NAvAJoEs.
I The presence OF this representation rom tie
Nasajoes is calculated to ex lte more interest,"
than usually attaches to the periodical wander.
ing, maraudtng savages OF our plains, as they are
nomadc branch OF the Aztec race whose condi.
tion OF fsemclvilization when found Dy tue Spsnisn
conquerers and the story OF the conquest which fol-
lowed mas thrown around them glamour OF 70.
nance such as does not appertaln TO tno more
northern tribes. Up the time OF the ces60n OF ter
riiory by Mexico, which followed the war with that
Republic, the Navajoes led comparatively quiet
% u rcssss sssSn ~ rss f1S
OF sneep and cattle. they aise manufactured
blankets, with hand loom, OF very superior
silver and the less valuable Of the precious stones
which are found IN the northern part OF New
the art Of tanning hides in an admirable manner.
They were conquered In 1916 by Colonel A. W.
Donlphan, then on his way to Mexico. They took
to the ''warpathn In 1861, when they
were thoroughly beaten by General J. H.
Carlton and Kit Carson. In 1853 they were
removed to the Bos4ue Redonde reservation, bus
were subsequently returned TO their old place az
the suggestion Of General sherman. They num-
Der H. 900 souls of wnom Ola are located on the
reservation, the remainder being scattered among
the whites and the other Indians. One OF the
OBJECTS OF THEIR VISIT
to the government at Washington was TO gather
all their people together again. Before the dele
CATION left the idea was prevalent among them
that the country east or the Mississippi was De-
coming depopulated as SO many were moving
westward, and they proposed to select q future
home in some one OF rne deserted settlements l6
Is understood their IDEAS on this subject have
changed. .Plenty OF land,n says Manuehto,
.'Dut too many people.n He will not. therefore,
move hts SUBJECTS East.
THE AGENT.
Mr.. Army, is an old pioneer In 1856 ne emfgrated
from Illinois to Kansas and was . leader In the
movement to make the Territory free State.
He became member OF the Legislature, ana sub
seQuentlv Judge OF one OF the State courts. In
1851 he went to New Mexico, reiev Kit Carson
and assuming charge OF the NavajOes. He was
appointed Secretary OF the Territory IN 1852, and
lOr nine months was acting Governor. he has
high idea OF the susceptibility OF the Indians
among wnom he ls for improvement, and believes
their future welfare is to be brought about By
educating them. He has established scn00l ar
Fort Duframe and has promising class OF thirty
NavajOes and Apacnes.