, 1874-12-01
TIRE MhVAjOES,
Arrival of the Head Men Of
the Tribe.
Objects OF Their Visit to Washington.
Of tho Nntion-.-Its NIal,l-
fnCtltrcs.
Career Of Their Agent, Gov. Army.


1m1in,s II, ,,,,,ro, ~ o-na,- william, II. n. Arny.
1ni.c siatsa rnt,I,n s1ont Of to trie orr,ved Il,
this city by way Of tic Chicago, Alton L st. Louis
lt.roll, anti took 1artcrs nt tlle Sherman House.
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oonelsea OF tae i'o1'. W. =. M' army, nh!c" hta'es
lnathn Agent Mafn'eh!o' War ch'ef; cya!mco. Aid
to War ohtcf; Mnr'eo s4naslo, 1nna'o ral-to-tlte,
w,fo OF MermclIto: Darbay rlco, Chief Counsellor:
,,,rmo,u, yrar c,nta,u N, ., rsiro Norr, r,,iof
.ona stss, .s" ~. Sp1M nse ~a'ta Nays,'' my.
marc n1,,u Mocnuo Nur,cho eiao uucno CiyInI Due
no tI,lcro-uueros, au1 Jea,,s A,y,so, with
I'm narty wero their iuternrc,crs, 1,enrv " E,nton
and inli Taylor, VINO arc noted characters, having
atle thcir n,ark years no as dustng l1nicra IN tho
Rocky Mountains. Tho en!rc company ia on sts way
""''8' "',,. ~" n,,. "opHea over spy .or re5
J., ,,,..,,,.. a"E on'Ecr or THEIR s1s1r
aiblc 10 actlo ccrtq,u disputed questions between
themselves aud t,clr ucighorr. Tue Nnyatoo RISER
ya.io oecupies strp or territory co by 20 mIlos H.
aleh III Inc four cofnera of Colorado, New hcxco,
Arizona. mil Utah. That portion sitnnted III thu
d,atret :, rs,, +, .,,.a.
.n ~ n c,,a tc , m T. sses
SSp0, ,p en osr metals oea lo IN
micg and an now situated, lis vaet resources urc n
,loyclocd Tho reservation ID located about 40 miles
almost directly west from snnta rc. rio Natiun nun-
hers about II 900, 1000 being located tho reserva-
tlon md tho remaining aDaD being 1ocatc at Mega
who, by ilo treaty of lSfH, was nllpwcI 10 renlrn
orridn tho reservation. Tho object OF Tho whit to
WaRl,jnktuu ~ stated by tho AGc,t IL 10 exchange
tract Of equal size to tic sonth, which It IL claiei
VIII pace u barrier between tho Nsynjosa and Ues,
about Urfat deal of bloudaLed. Tho yisit also ns
another. obicct-to, coulpcl Aq'ta .t;rarto and
lis baud 10 return to tho reservation. The exchange
A..
while The rcturu OF tho revolving band was suggested
by Tho Agent.
Ihs northern sts!n Of he Saysoe reservation PRO.
adjoining tho Ute reservation III Colorado Last year
celed BY TINT trfua to tho United States. The er-
barrier to tho settlement Of tho San Juan country, a
leave M that rch dis.iet entirely free to the white
mani resut devoutly wttled forby Gov. Army anI
tho authorities Of Colorado
- THE SArA1oEs ...-.... ...
ars remarkable peopa. nnd tteir history and a,l-
sen hers sseT ny @ sad 4e e
entirely Representatives. rcprcscEt!ng m It dtd
oyers uand Of the Ent!on For over 200 years has
ad aSs Il aeSer s % Tes aTa Ssen n'a ssaps 5s
product, and from their Quality have gained world
aq ssr 9hoy ny s prices n
Of labor often being given to single one. Tha dele
Gaton has With 1t nlnny specimens Of Eayaioe hand
tellgcnco Of lilo tribe. Upon an examination
Of tho st f arsseca tho tribe exhibits, could not
sal to ba impressed stl tho practical character Of tho
Navatoe nlinl III tho entire list nothing Is shown
uarEallo genius displayed IN their mnnafact,ru Is
H or no
is tho mother Of 1nvcutlon."
1iir HISTORY or THE Ta1nE
there WAS all expedition aGainst tbs Navajocs under
COL stles, whith resulted in treaty In Dccelnl,at
crs nc ed hey ero ot 10 rea,s ts ss1 sa a.
United States troopR to explore tho country I'll tho