, 1874-07-04
TIE nrOQUIs INDIANS.
Tho Strnnyo Trtbo OF Aborigtncs II
ArixOnsa-pcctifAalr Gust o ms ana Mode

Tho Strnngo Trtbc OF AboriHtMcN II
Arixon.,-pcc,.iA..rU U.,st o nls ssnd mod
OF a,1ytus.! ~,
!: NJ f,aear T<rt. N n,,,,x~ o,+.u. ,,..,.,..
Anuug ti,e abornai tr;ho. IN IT, 'St"X. En,'tvo
Ii ihat Il Tie Moans, an isolatoa r%,nnnmt 9' NJ
former w,do.anrcai nation T1'aya Inas, y. !,
of nonultnr ,ntnront osnon;a,,v ~ etnn ~, ~
ninooaiat on accp,nt n thor ra"1ig ~ ~ an
mr. of lfyino' atra,,so onaloma otc .a ,vo,, M T.
Deing Ittie. known and seldom yisitea T bv ~ II, h.
Wild The ntsratura of An,ar,car ot,,,,7oo,
9ooms ,s,ti, i,sraoti.;r .oa,rnta 49, H. eLnooHy
rsco Of thia oo,,trv End s ron,ato ,r;t
tory Of tho various thar tribaa Int litt1c 10 ..i
reasrn1 ia aInontsr and ro,"ntn 1o.asI ,s sa! y
liz pna5,na vnn cai, thsm soixna piamoa y
Vonr nstoD .,sor ,,,,os orn % Moqnls
oraod tho far Wat VT inv hava non io =, erIY ~
ia roon lillian us yata H. oTiiHovoF oiuiiiov .nelra
t.ao .s ~. sia!1sa ., oy olylans, sna Of
o1ies,s ss 40" ooine 'n'e3 eto p1inc1palls NOW
r wau ,,,o .,,tt a,r .u.. ,..,. H..
E1nn1,,;nn 1n.s. noas' nssell SoI tno
of thp nn" I1nnsro3t, sto1s ane eussSya Meat
T;nnt Gaox.a ~ ou;h III 4ho.'anu, ~ onarB9 OF
einosrs1 be5nn to nosr tho nars es1sGn 1.a In
iiac"ad M ~ .no anmapnanra .,i, OF wmeh We mud
atnr,as - TsIy ~ Mauy 'utnnnB hua marVeous
VIZ oa1,t1s noolsso!y Lsy oe!ole us was spread
arrsaoo' aawuy nwosyo1 D"satss % wn2ao looae' austy
mouotoyys no ys a, r. han ro.1oye mo Woarlsono @
nnnH s,.5r a. Ia, 10 uaIIon lanaacape. ION mioa
tho wsnarr s a,a stoe'esH aeae1s !oomea up On
whoso bora Il o"id sas1 smu r'ec'plsona ce
o%o' ae ~. "9n oa's th9so said our Nayajo guide
had ora".n thn q 10" nouts alcr anu We
hssa " H. sa,so "asto. anu were at tho
hsd nreyionslv trac" stIsS ~ ,h mno1o outline wo
porohoa on lofty submits tho aSS haSIaious iheae
Az VIZ annropcpI +" ',mst nau '1nie 10 tar 70 soe.
lm 81 ~:
10 novel aud unoxpoo.od az tho piosoneo OF Of % whits
now began tho asoont 70 lie vIiiiaao ,,xrn,
noth III bv sornnnttsa ~ rnnt sasSc. q nanIow
hochtg. and in ein1Ia al w so,r rt,s,a1 ~
um1uit not. howeyor. ,,nHi w. ia. tassna sJ
eoyorsl MouuIs nostoi aentina,'Hta afamn sstSa ta
approach. Onca IN tIo atnnna W. woro san, ,uO
6nrrounied hv Ini}Ians vhen uo,ons J snI.s. SUI
hearty hand SINKING onsuoJ md Sti"ndiy ;nto,r .
course forthwith began. ~ '1 ''''''''' ''''4-
scparatol from tho rant ai tha wo,id Nv ~
Of aand and il one Of tho s,rong.st n.nrsI m or ~.
t;hnst;ona ;rde.I ~ ~ JSs laura Io1-
aIon, Il may be jastly tormoa tt.s ' GibrsIt.r Of
Whose tribos hayo eyor nutnbore, aoma of thn
most celebrated indian tsarrinr. h.us VI y, .na nt
mot with oven Temporary succoss II toir MI acks
on tho Moquis. Although for several , yoars paaf
these trlbea hnya bosn nn naaceahn ta;nna ea1s
IL. ncyorthclcse. no 8naoal knc tha no |Asop sop
liz othor. and oyer and anon hi.tas raco,ao.,a
OF by-gone strifoa ara o,onv ,na,dfaatsd end Az
younger bucks "trip for tboo Warmth ""o 'A'
occupy seyen VILLAGES. Or auoaking % sccnt,tolu Hlu
ak. nna hainr nhah,fod Iv 49, - ai
Tohuas. Those yiages are built on Tia tnn 't,9 nq
four sandstone n1eaa wb;nh aro ennar"te 3,on, W.
each other about eight naoa I'm H. Gpst 1o ora
threo Of tho Yillagos. fifty yards mari srhav @
arc namai roannnttyaIv rshno ~; Tats, aney
aud Obki, tho list conlnouly. hit orronoonatv'
calloa Hualpy. Tla villages On the sacond mnsa
are MUSK vi nuI Bbahaia.y50 50'e ~ rasa usa
M t, VA A4uau
Osai-vi. : ThoBo villaros ocounv tho srtira tiu
Width Of tho n,cyas and. staniingp i,nmo1iataix,
before tho housee, Que NAV LOOK yerticaIly dawn
a tri9htful donth OF 800 feot. In many 'places
being used ~ ahoop-oorraln. On lin rims or
these 1igh and rocky wills chdron nav hn aaon W
at play, unconscious Of danger, whilo tie mothnr
performs the a,,ties Of tue Household annaronnIv
stopping distance Of her innooont brood r.
low, on the uhoop-torracey. othor chiidren aro
dolghsfuliy engaged In sucking goat'a miik from ON
Its natural founta}n.. = @'9"
width OF the mesas. lLo houses sro bufjt in a
row, sitlo by side, and ara nrinoInniv nf twa
(a!though not fow are four) atories. Tiny
arc constructed 10 q terrace style. Tho unner !
lower ones. The mode Of entry ia by means ~
ladders or stops cut in tho saidowallke ir,nea
habitat,ons are not built Of adobe, Of which mn.
teriRt tho larger number OF Iuten and Nin1jcan
luLb AC8 IQIn10u, Due OF HtCuD8 firmly ]loli
place by conlolit Of clay aud saaj.' rio rev.
oral storien aro, respectively about 7 foot lieh.
and arc diYided {nto number Of roa,6a
each Of which ID provided with an opep fir. .nlace'
For windows tho walls aro piorcod in many
placos, the holos being out sHuars' and abomt
foot either way. In soyero Winters the h inbabi.
tautB Of these houses shelter tlomsoiyea IN csI-
lars or caves IN tho roojss near l'e' by' T." ee''
: In appearance, the Mooun resomh,os tho 1ar.
casial rutaer tliau ula nonrolIon raca Tno
iaciul feuturey are a oross bofwoa. niaasant ~
severe and in nnauv insopcoa liz aYnrnsa;,,, aa
that of unuyual inteilaonco. Thc crmniar,,.,
In q light rod brown. tho tooth anow-wljfn au1
tlo hair "tct bjack'" coarsp. md ]onr' Eysruo
whore throughout tae tribo the n;f1ca -n1in IL
oydonco Tine. Mt ,,o remota nsrod ~ ha 49,
Che gInnjl~por bna ho,J it, narnicin,a .wns fA'S'
These Indians arc wolf eIaii. osnecia}iv III,
fomaG somn NJ whom ara noo.1v sI1tis 1ttras .no
tioularly tic daughters Of tho chiSf.% % Who by.ho.
by, arc e1ceedineiy intstcytiue yo.,ns ing iaies.
lin naatarn n;tins .s,i,a H. :ls @ oon:on i
sty1a known M f,omnanur ~ noa r. .dvan+.n .no
Iieso nvmnhs =, fla .esart ,,osoes. os,a HEY
Of se East is tbat of ieng sbo T. 9sv, to
caJ.gsar viii thon, s1,o, a1 nno ~ t.ei
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