Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-14
Mana, the Apache Chief.

Mana u not hereditarily chief, but has
probably more influence with the Mezcal-
leros, tribe Of Apaches-so called from
their fondness for mezcsl, the American
aloe-than any other man. He really tried
to be good once, believe, that is as good
as an Apache can ever hope to be, but
with all his influence that of the bucks
under him was strocger, and he had to
obey their behests or lose his power. Like
all his nation Mana is short of stature.
wears full, round face, eyes that dart
f1endIsh light whenever be looks at you. a
slight body, thin arms and we'll developed
calves, the latter popularity coming from
the habits Of running early inculcated
among all those Indiana first saw him
at Fort Grant. . post at the junction of
the San Pedro and Arivipa rivers in Ari
soma, in 1865, and l should judge him to
have been thirty.two years old at that
time. He and his Mezcalleras, with lot
of Tontos-Spanish for fools-another
tripe of the Apaches, came to the fort and
camped, saying they wanted to be helped
and taught to farm. There must have
been two hundred of them in all and my
out they only stayed while. To some
further question relative to the Apaches
the major replied that in 1865 they were
not on reservations and were armed for the
most part with bows and arrows which
are not effective at q distance greater than
thIrty yards, but since then they have Sc
cured the best kind of Winchesters or
other magazine guns and secm to have no
difficulty in procuring cartridges ad libit-
um- They arc puny race, filthy as the
Diggers in habits and appearance and wesr
a shirt and belt and moccasins made of an
telope or coyote hides and are utterly des-
titute of fineiy Of any description. They
will eat, steal or kill anything possible,
and don't know the meaning Of the word
faith. The Navsjoes, some of whom are
said to have joined the Mezcalleros, are
just the reverse of the Apaches so far as
physique and appearance are concerned.
and sre tall, well formed, muscular and
handsome.
II vii! tell you," went on the major,
"one incident that came under my person
al observation that shows the marvellous
endurance and vigor of the Apache squaws.
During one of the absences of the band
from Fort Grant desired to induce them
to return and 20 to work, and the only
could get was young woman,
q sister -in-law of Mana himself. She start
ed for the mountain camp on horseback
riding a Ia clothss-pin--snd returned in
forty eight hours, having been successful
in her mission. The distance travelled was
$50 miles, and during the trip she gave
buth to a child, which she brought back
alive. The Indians called the youngster
Ls Pace, because its mother had acted as
q peacemaker. One more incident, this
one about poor Calhoun. He was lying
In my tent one day when one of the big
medicine men of the tribe came in Il am
going to play sick, said he; see what he
will do Accordingly be groaned as If IN
great pain, and the interpreter explained
10 the native physician that ne was very
sick. The aboriginal EsculapIus advaac-
I'd slowly to the bedside, made lot OF
passes over Calhoun's person and then
,pat full in his face. The way that pseudo
ack man kicked his doctor out of the tent
would have made you laugh until SICK
vourself."