The Arizona sentinel., 1877-04-14
THE SENTINEL.
SATURDAY :: :: April If
Coyotero Apaches. No. 5.

 kind, even of murder, to be con- dOned or pardoned, upon the of fender paying the sufferer or his relations certain number Of horses, cattle or other property. the amount and kind of which srn settled ny the council. After such payment the offender is readmitted to all of his social and other rights. The same princi- pie Is carried out in case of acci- dents resulting in the loss of life; here the party, causing the acci dent, is expected to make good to the survivors of the deseased his loss. A striking example Oc- cured at this Post Camp Apache ) An army officer, while out hunt. ing. accidentally shot and killed "u AHuiuu, Wltu NHotlI Tc NdS HI friendly converse at the time. Fortunately there were other In dians present, who comprehended the acccident and witnessed the tfficer's conduct in trying to save the mans life, and also in getting the body back to the Post for de- livery 10 the family for burial. II was afterwards decided in pow wow" between the chiefs snd .he Post Commander, that the officer should furnish blank cts for shrouding the body and give horse to the widow.
 The marriage relations and cust"ws, which obtain among these people are those of poIyg. xniy. Each man can have from que 10 eight or ten wives; not Tithstanding this, many are con tented with only one. Plurality f wives in this instance, as in all others, has its twin accompani. meDt-d -degradatiop of the women These may be literally called ''hewers of wood and drawers of water" Theirs is & life of toil and drudgery. and woe to the woman, who refuses to perform her ap pointed task. The writer has frequently seen woman with an immense load of wood on her back, and perhaps her infant perched on top of that, trudging alongside of d horse on which rode her hus- hand; again he has seen a woman chopping down tree, which ap- parently required all her strength, while her lord sat quietly by, smoking his cigarette and looking on. At certain times of the day continuous file of them may be seen going to and from their vii. lages and the brook. carrying on their backs huge vessels of water, while the men are playing games of chance and idliug away their time.
 Marriages are effected by pur. chaee. A man takes fancy 10 a young woman ard, without con. quilting her, he makes overtures to the chief of the band, the father and other relations. The price, which ranges from one topseyen or eight head of horses ySr cattle, isagreed upon,paid and the bride carried off There Ks no marriage M ,csMIent9ny gSrformed. The fines, animal obtained by the purchase is killed for feast to the brides relations; the others are divided bet Ween the chief and her par. cnts. Should the man treat his wife well, he has the privilege of luying her sisters, if she have my. Ifs woman is guilty of con- jugat intideliIy, her hose is cut off close to the face by her husband, tut she is not put aside unless he chooses 10 do 20. In fact it seems tn carry no other disgrace, for she generally maiDtains her position. There are a number of women aHlohg these Indians. who have euffeicd ihis mutilatiOn. It im- parts d hidenus and repulsive ap. pcarance. which must be seen 10 i, .,,,,ra.,i.f.d rEhiv onstnn1 iS