The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-06-17

rcd or yellow sandstone, while on the head
 Saters 5f the Laguna, and just before cross-
 ing the Continental Divide, we ran into a lava bed that presents all the appearance oi having been throvn out but feS days ago,
 save and except that grass and shrubbefy are growing upon it in some places.
 Fort Wingate lies west of the continental d.yide. on the headWAters of small stream that flows vestNard into tSe Little Colorado River aad finally into the Gulf of California ln this vicinity is the Navajo Indian tribe, the most powerful in the country. This ,-ibe Is rich in cattle, sheep and horses, and ,D some ceteut are tIIlers cf the soil. We nal the pleasure of meeting Nanuelito. prIn- Iral Ch.eI of this tribe. He stands SIX and . lAlf feet iu hls mocassins and weighs over luJ bounds !!e Is a great friend of tho s hite people and speaks hopefully of his ,riie. seeming 70 be honest in his belief that .he Nayajoes would in the future be at peace. After spending a pleasant Sabbath under The hosuit4blc roof oi Major Hopkins, the Post Trader, I started early Monday morn .ng for the front in q box car. Just as Ie 1 s ere pulling gui tTOm Sheridan siding, two Feli-nouutod NayaJos came dasnng down a small canon crazy iur race with our engine.
 They rod. up iu 1ne style and pr1nced along 0y the s.ae Di the traiu, seeming tD enter Lam the opinion that they could ''gct away with us Going over the divide into grass hopper flats, the engtnecr began to ''open .hs valve and let her fly The first mile or two lt was uip and tuck, with tuck little ahead. And, strange tD say, the Indians had not as yet touched their horses with either siIr or spur. Our train was a heavy one. bUt ~e could feel that our engineer was yradUAi!y getting down tO business At ihree miles we were laundering along in a cloud oi dust and smoke at the rate of twenty miles an hour, wIth our Navajo friends waving their blankets and shouting aith delight In moment more and We were gaining ground, and II was then our tune Co yell. The engineer passed the racers. then the iron cars and finally the last car was throwing the dust in the eyes of the llsc0nsolate braves. Who will not probably try lace with a locomotive power again. NhIls al the end of the track We accepted the haspitaiIties of Col R. M. Billings, Track Engineer. A driving the last spike
 10 the rnl that forms the iron bond that luks together the cities of POdunk and >pelurk, has become quite fashionable III
 the " est. did not propose to be outdone Tn 1 .he spike-dri,Ing business
 Sp let It be recorded that your correspond sut drove the spike in the first steel rail i hat cr.sses the linc between New Mexico and Arizona. on the Atlantic X Pacific Rail
 -1aI.
 Twenty five miles south of sheridan sta
 aon IS the famous Zmi Indian village. The LunI have no tribal relations with the Gov rnment. are independent, self-sustaInins .nI ,.ry dirty. \ pair of mules, buck | p ard and a trusty friend viii take you 1 through In half a day. Arriving al the yll- age we were somewhat surpised at its mag
 lltude; but then We will not % into details. The pueblo has population of say fifteen hundred Seven hundred came over to see
 Is ou our arrival Sheep, goats, children
 ,ua dog, were everywhere. 1t sight of .bnut forty ,i ci'e7e children, l had to % l lr"und the corner of house to blnsh. The children are sprinkled daily with ashes tp kill the halr Un their bodies lno halr is permitted to grow on an Indian of either sex save and except upon thelr heads), and 10 make then Ss:G smooth.
 Some of the braves had old oyster cans strapped to their belts, in which they carried
 B susc.t. oi locus, [" eat. In lieu of asking ! you % La.o some tobacco. they ask you to take a lug. And the sheep good Heavens, they are everywhere. No need at children having the measles m thIs coun- uy
 They eriud corn very fine. make 1t into mush and bake it ou ho, stones, and with an abundance of mutton they he well They take great care ci their long, black hair. but ar. never known to wash their bodies. In tle morning the, ioaa rather pTim and neat, bat as the day gets warm they bea;n t9 shed their clothing. Blankets. mocassiRs leg auls and skirts, all gradually disappear. 80 that hy noan a calico garment cut very short tt both ends constitutes theIr wardrobe, the sight uf which kcjt mc in a coutmu' us .,.t.. of blush. Mr. friend did nr: mind II at al.
 The grade of the Atlantic and Pacific road is completed, and ready for the ste'l.ohe
 hundred and nifty miles west of Fort N!n-
 gate. Track laying progresses at the rate
 si mile aud a half Der day; s" that tH- .lu, sal. soon Ice completed tp tie San Fran cls,, mountains. with theIr sparkling brooks and shady groves.
 I5-ui,c cual IS found near Sheridan Sta t,1n. as well as at other Points along the rad Bat little prospecting has been done,
 for the reason that the Indians would not allow it In many places tnnr,r IS abund- ,u; and of good quality. Saw mills are at Nark getting out immense piles of lumber for the roads.
 This .ine "iil open up country Ich m ,,ll lumber. iron copper aad the precious metals. which will support a large local trade and build Up foursh,ng towns along the en- tire road.
 Parties wishing e. visit the Agencies at Zgui. Fort Defiance. or M"qui. will ind 1t convenient to stop of at Sheridan station, where they will ind NIT. F. Dudleigh, q gentleman well calculated to make you happy. The reported discovery of rich silver de
 ,osit. near Bacon Springs, Is creating quite stir among miners. and a rush r. the new mines vi, be the next thing Tn order Regular passenger trains will soon be put
 an thi, splendid lue of road, so that the .tendertoot who dcsires to see naked na- .urc m aI her uagHIhc-nce cah make the trip under more favorable surroundings. T. Nj E.
 Nu,h-Berkshire McCl;ntock, If whose
 eslly histor, little should be sud, fer re-
 spect to others. has gone to San Francisco
 We were under tho impression that the beast - y-l l--i,,,s. saDr, l,lF.,, {, t.ls~rauh pole