, 1875-03-20

OF grAas and timber, Ia tho gardon spot OF
Arizona. This valley posscsseB a[l the re9uteisca
for supporting All inmensc population. In fact,
IT did 80 In no tlistant past divo reasonable
hopes OF por1nanont peaco, and Immigration
will flock into 1t. Valuable mines Of avor. COP
per, aud gold e1iat IN tho adjacent mountains
tho produce Of the valley. Further north. along
Tho valley of tho Ltstto Colorado, there is .
strip Of land 100 miles wido from nnrth to Aoust
and M mucl, from east to vest With dlvera-
towering to a peak 1900 foot a6oyo the sea
lavo. It has. good pasture, magnificent
of wa.of. 1fucl. Of it cnn be made
available for agricultural purposes. and atill mora
fos grazing. In almost any part Of Arizona Or
Now aie1ico whore water can 10 had in ttuanti-
tics sufficient for irrigation. crops tau be raised.
Tho Dat1euncss Ii due not 70 much to want OF
plant fool In tho Holt rs to drought ;-indcca In
mnny places the aoil ia rich In tho nlomcnt1 Of
fertility.
/ haro etool on tho sumuita OF the reuk
Mountains, In Southeastern Aaska, III initwin-
tor, aud looked OF Oh 4 landscape of awful inl-
pscsaivenoss- where Ill the elementa Of tho
grand and sublime In nsturs appeared to have
concentrated themselves In tile forests, uloul,-
tains, and otornal snows about mo !. / have en-
braeol In ono Wow from tho summit Of Mount
Evans. In Colorado, hfty Of the highest oaks Of
tho Rocky Mountains, aud taken in their world
Of magnificent ellis, cnnona aud torrents; but
hayo noyer reou suclrn combination Of plains,
forests, aud mountains ~ from
THE suatN1r Of slERHA nr.AScA
In Ariz0na. THO human mind Jealous Of Its
supremacy, ir wearial by tl,s constant exhibition
last rouoils absolutely from further cnnsempla-
tion OF objects that continually 1omind It OF lts
own inssgnlflcance. Honcc. nfter while, the
positive Fnggedneas and grand our Of Immense
still, actually repulsivo 4 blonting Of loss aus
terity aud more Of tho softer lines becomes
Hooshiug to blu wounded vanity, and man then
1ingers over nucll q eceno as WIS BprcRd out to
view from tho summit Of Sierra blanca With ten.
dernoBs. Hors, too, wcte mountains II, 900 foot
higl. and imposing enough to I'LL tho
soul with an overwhelming sense Of ita
presence but between them lay sproad out In
that clear, delicious sunshine. miles Of grassy
plains In alt the glory that woa!th Of autumn
coloriny cot'd glyo thoH1. 1}clts OF sombro-
coIorel pines contracted, yet flarn1oulzcd, with
belts OF goldon-tntcd cotsonwooda, aud tho
whole Wow Impressed itaelf on the behoidsr as
2aSsJ s5t aer h.n
linEers on IN PORTIONS Of New 3cx!co and
Arizona. 1t ID doomed to extinction, aud that in
no distant future. The War Of races, Of olspos-
Ing lines Of thought aud rnodca Of actiou, tho
fhthora did, and power intolor.nt Of ropose
md thirstlng after innorationH, will soon leave
us nothing but tho history Of
TIE rIscEFut. pUEnLa INDIANS.
This may .bo just and in conformity With the
universal proErose to which humanity geetuH
pledged. but Il is mono tho less a Ao,,sco Of
r0gret for all that. Just Ia time to y,ravcnt our
knowledge OF those Aztec races from passius
ont OF tho domain Of reliable htAtory aud Into
that Of tradition. tho Government has inter.
posed with helping hand, aud wo now hAvs
their languages, thoir traditions. and can yot
study their primitive habits. While they woro
foarfully dec!mated under Spanish tule, their
nodoB Of life do not appear to hnve BEEN
Bonsibly changed. Though efforts a. heroic, "a
aelf.aaerihong, were mado by tho carly Jesnitp.
Homo never aiicccoled tn converting thoul to her
faith, aud was content to onEraft a fow Of her
forms Of worship OIL tho prevailing religion OF
tho Montezumas.
There aro said to bo good chronological roasons
for regarding those Pueblo Indians ny tho blood
relatives Of the Apaclioo that roam about them.
Mr.. Bancroft, IN most pAinataking work that Ia
hardly yes dry from tho press, aaserts most poBi-
tiysly that thoy nrc partiaiy-reclain1ed Apaches.
To my mind auch conception IL simply ali i'm.
possibln ono. Tho ono feature Of Apache clanr-
Acter Which appears to underlto and pbrmeato all
others ID cold-bloodcd, rcleutlces cruelty. I
could name 30 many instances wacrs it was
to regard IT as instructive. Just hs
1narked On the other hand Is tho con-
traesiog feature Of the puoblas. There Is
All honeat frankncas combined With mn express
sion of gentlcncsa TINT at ouce strikes all Oh
ecr7ors, mud closer acquaintance only sorges to
confirm tho frst Impression. 1sesides theEo diff.
t1,n &rn3skfo,r
al nnina ,crtiy II tn liz ctarnctcr % ~ snn"
Mopptarum" .n,, tiav oxon fnr.tn If. So ~
in Nev Nestco. Montezuma is not tho roal
un,uc OF this porsounge; bis Aztec appolation
is thc nasuyotti TO thnir eeUrat fracrnitv and IA
such il to tlip day xoaiousjy guarded.
coHrpAyr or 111E Araci1Es AND PuenLoH.
50 far ns am aware, tho Apacl1es have no
traditions that in uny way associate them with
Mexico. epYo In the iIeht OF cuorniey, IL fur.
dior conjirmation Of nv yiow, allow Alr. Bancroft
himself to doscribo tho two races;
Their heiSht IL fcet 4ices to lset 1vatrcs siy
repisiys aooaisss dst. and approaching thy Moi.
go cast. while tic bead ts covered with All unkenpt
,naas Of coarso, shocky, r,'sty.b!aek Aair hot nka
nss ThS w9ms1 afo noE ssna tue men in s
ne9s IT, a. na Eseassag w .ants 5aeS Ia Eat
ncopls .hn msn a~rragnr ,ms4 fcat n hcoht ns
smali han,s md fes; Mec,,t fe,tsrcs, e. Lrjxh WA
and generally pleasiug expression Of eouaseilsicc
Their hair e dark eo{t, and Of apo texture. aui
thslr s9,n elsas ;a tasdc u Sf nr1w To woman ee
com ensesa lses @ 10 he'ga WITH f nanss rosn Ut
Eet Se.rs. sn 1no, tcnth 'u4 WALL P'es' aa'esn"
tr,'sss 1s, n-.ss..,, ,,.,,.,.,
4aeso ato MI. ns4e1otta aeaetiptaons. WINCH
e secIsa.e; q ana a waoshef a 1aesS &c us 70
uualeal N lhhlshos, t1salt!on, ulouos OF hle,
aaa genera! appearance, can IN lustco % 70"