Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-01-15
MOSTEZUMA.
The Progress Which Our Young ApaaAo Friend IS
 Making in the Arts ot Civilization
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TChicago Tribune. Dec. sl
 Wassega, nov known as Charles Mon tezuma, who is said to be the only Apa- che Indian ever brought under the in iuences oi civilization, schools and churches, is in Chicago, and was yester- day interviewed by a reporter or the Tribune. Montezuma has had a check cred and eventful career, although his age is not more than 16 years He IS a pure-blooded Final Apache, and when about five or six years old was captured by some Pima Indians who were then at feud with his tribe. Mir. Gentle, the photographer, was at that time, in 1871, with the Pimas in Arizona, and bought the youngster from his captOrs Tor S1O. He took the boy east, and on hls return to Chicago sent him to school Photo graphs of MonteZuma taFen at that tune represent him as a very unpromislng specimen of lhe abOriglnes- lis long hair fell on either side of hls face and his clothing was chiefly notlceab e by reason of its non existence. He was about as untamed and apparently un- tamable boy as could be found, and conld not speak word Of English.
 Yesterday the reporter found stout, well-grown lad, looking fully IS years old. The straight, black hair was close ly cut and parted on the side. The boys complexion S&s not darker certainly than that of Sicillian or Greek, and his cheeks were ruddy with health. straight but not large nose; rather wide mouth; good teeth; lips rather more full than those of the average whites;
 REGULAR FEATURES, AND AN INTELLIGENT
 LOOKING FACE
 Such is the pen-photograph of Monte Zuma. The eyes were the most distinct ly Indian feature. There was a maiii- fest tendency of the hair to ey+cnd over the forehead, particularly in the center thereof, but the forehead was wide, and would be held by phrenologists good one. Altogether Montezuma justified the claims of his friends that he was a fine-looking lad. He was neatly dressed in dark clothes, s1lf-possessed in man. ner, and apparently very much at home in Gentile's stuf do.
 In response to various inquiries he said that after spending several years at schnr' j.. this city and Brooklyn he was | transferred to the Illinois Industrial University at Champaign. He spent two years in the preparatory department of that institution, and is now in the sOpbO- more class. At present he Is taking the chemistry course, with view of itting himself for the profession of medicine. He has still two years and half to spend in the university, and expects to be graduated in June, 1884, after which he will spend couple of years in q medical college. Then his ambition points to the attainment of a Government ap- pointment, probably on the frontier, where he believes he could be of most service. Considering that he averages with the best scholars of his age i'll the university, there is every reason to be- | lieve that this programme will be full filled.
 Montezuma speaks as good English as any Chicago high-school boy, and his answers evince
 AN ACUTE AND INTELLIGENT MIND. He said that he had studied Latin to some extent and had made considerable progress in mathematics. Latin was not in the course assigned to him, but he | took 1t as an extra. He was well treated l Dl every DOtn III llltt ullNtESliN anu outside, and was neither treated as a cu- riosity nor patronized by the whites, with whom he associated on terms of perfect equality. He said there were no | colOred lads in the aniversity-they could not keep up their studies to the required standard. At Champaign he boards in the family of a Baptist minis | ter, and he has been baptized in that l ol,, l. | tized by Catholic priest Tn Arizona, so that as far as rites and ceremonies go he has double hold. MT. Gentle says he can talk religion by the yard, but the reporter did not enter upon any theO- | logical discussion with him,
 Mir. Gentle considers that his pro- tege is a marvellous illustration of the | fact that the Indian can be civilized, and says that he is proud of the boy. The Apaches are perhaps the widest tribe with whom the United States have ever had to do, but Montezuma was caught young, and
 TAKES VERY KINDLY TO CIVILIZATION.
 He says that he feels no desire for frontier life, though he would like to visit the far West. His photograph was taken yesterday, and will make a won derful contrast with the picture of ten years ago. Mir. LeOnar1 W. NOlk, the sculptor, has taken a cast of his head, and will prepare a plaster cast from it. | He pointed out to the reporter notice | able feature of the head, which IS that 1t | Is almost all in front of the ears, the | pOsterior part being comparatively small. Montezuma will remain ill Chi cago until next week, when he returns to Champaign to renew hls studies. He is certainly an interesting boy, and of | attractive manners.