New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07

cious animals with very great interest rs they po'
SLOWLY along the streets, stand in droves III som
narrow alley. waiting for their masters 10 ro'"' "
In either case they look BALI asleep ana a. q
they have been mistakenly represented TO De III ~
literature Senator Jones OF Nevada. says that u y
for rnt- Tor he hnman raccthat anuie cannon uah'
NIT its intelligence for If il could 1t would III ""
generations know more than man ana become iN
MASTER The mule certainly nhcrt5 much ol sIh'oi
ocncc from IL. donkey parent. The fuel OF this clj
Of 1000 people and large proportion oil lts proV''
ions are brought TO market on the backs Of burIos
The wood which is taken from the small ceGSi'
mentioned in former letters ~ sV-ring on the
ress- = cut BIZ she 5icx.eans and Pueblo indians
into sticks about three feet long, most 81 when are
very crooked. AMI then loaied on the backs OF the
donkcys TO be brought TO town. The WOOD IS Iald
upon the animal. body IN such way thai the io"d
is shaped like an inverted a." standing up two
feet above the p1ck-saddle and hanging down upon
the Sides IL fastened Oh with "a rope so arranged
,hat rk upon one end OF it looseus the whole load
and allows it to fall to the ground on both SIDES oil
the burro
Sometimes Mexican an IudiaD WIN SINAI
capital may be seen coming into town driving be-
fore HIM a single wood-oaded buIro which he
punches OF strikes at least twice with a stick whc
If larger means duye IN bands of a dozen or fiji cen
d,nkcys at Il tme they themselves riding on
ponies instead of walking, or straddhng the
hqunches of burro behind the load Of wood. The
Jacks are very rarely driven with bride. II a
Mexican wishes to ride one he put blanket across
tie pack-sadGle; rope with loop IN each end
thrown acro. the doukcys back for stlrrups,
and a stick performs tie Office Of bride.
II the Mexican desires to turn to
tine right he strikes the buro gently with
bis stick on The left side of the head and he under
stands what that means. Tie burro will
not submit to imposition. | saw Mexican attempt,
the other day, to make one phil hun up steep
buff 10y holding TO the donkcy's tail. The patient
animal stopped several times in silent protest, but
The man refused 10 take the HINT, and so the burro
gently raised his heels and gave the Mexican kick
in the breast which caused him to release his hold
and then the animal skipped up the hill as nimbly
as q deer.
No one who visits Santa Fc should fill to examine
the stock Of Indian pottery and blankets always
kept for sale. he former Is mostly of modern
Manufacture. although an ancient vessel may some
times be found. The shapes Of This ware are drolly
Grotesque, and very rarely beautiful. but some Of
the work done bv the Indians displays remarkable
skill, when il IS remembered that the pottery is
shaped entirely by hand and without the and of a
wheel This manufacture has become an important
branch of Indian industry since New-llexlco became
easily accessible to tourists The blankets are
chiefly made By the Navajo Indians and those winch
the traveller sees are generally very coarse, the de-
maud Tor the fine aud exp ,nsye ones being so great
that hey are almost always sold as soon as they
broughtuto the settlements. An important branch
of Mexican industry is the manufacture OF gold and
silver Glaeree jewelry. which Is remarkable for the
muutcncss of its workmanship.
DANCING IS Az AMUSEMENT AND A A DISSIPATION.
The MeXclns are VIGOROUSLY find Of dancing.
and will neglect almost anything elsetp attend jaite
or ball. Many American dances have been intro
duced. but the amusement instead of being in
dulgcd in IN wild and unrestrained man
ncr is conducted with great decorum. The
ladies all sit on one side Of the
ballroom ana the gentlemen on the other and
when the music begins the young men walk ont
into the middle of the floor and bechOn with their
fingers TO the yOuug ladies' whom they desire fpr
partners. At the close of the dance the ladies' re-
turn to their side Of the room and the gentlemen
to their own. The waltz OF modern society
and other fashionable dances IN the East
would be considered immodest IN a Santa Ie
bale and would not be tolerated. The public bale
Is simply the huI0N gurdY OF the inning camp OF
the low dauce-LouSc OF the Eastern cities. visited
one the other evening ana found there nothing TO
amusc and much TO disgust. 1t was simply low,
dingy bccr-glrlen in little grove lighted with
Chinese lanterns 4 few tables were scattered
about, and there was a raised and covered plat
form tor dancing. Tie music was eXccrab.c.
and the Won n. half Of whom were Americans. we're
fiji uy and shdbbly dressed, and had lost by dssI-
patton every marx of refinement. oven of dcceuCy
winch makes the SEA attractive. IhcpltrOns seemed
10 be cowboys and mu.c-skpuers of the lowest
class. and there WAS nothing peculiar about tho
dancing except the braz familiarity Of some Of the
half drunken women With their partners. AZ
ter each dance the mCu Jed their partners
up to the bar and treated ODD, AID the AooT-man-
aver passed around a tJDaelo-boX from which each
" IMAM took pinch of tobacco and piece Ol brown
paper from winch sl0 made ciga,e. tie Tor herself
h. fand ug0 has n0, hing aOOutI but lis name winch
is noi disgusting TO any decent person. Il lacks
even the paint and tuac with which an attempt Is
made in city ddnce-houses 10 cover up rs LileOus-
ness.
Drinking saloons OF every degree are vcry abund-
ant IN San,a te. ladmited TIE truthuluess Of one
sign NhIc', over tac door 81 % lot rog->hDp kept
m Il fOrui0dug looking cd adobe building nearly
Jpposi the tandGngO. An old fashioned perforated
TN lantern hang, upon ud bracket and In the
M ght throws Il dim and t,tai night upon strip of
" hite muslin on which Is inscribed in large letters
. NOsE PAINT" Il. /. W.