Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-06
THE YUMAS.
Testimony Of Dr. $. D. Pangburn, the
 Reservation Physician.
His Residence Among Them for Nine Nears-Thelr Account Of the Worlds
 Origin Their Character.

Origin - Their Character.
 The CITIZEN reporter took advantage of the presence Of Dr. s. D. Pangburn in the city, to interview him yesterday upon his knowledge of the Yumas, which he has acquired by a ulne years among them. The doctor has been in attendance as a witness upon the Tiffany eases, a0out which he was presumed to know something from his long residence on the reservation. He is a man of medium height, dark com pleZioned, with few gray streaks through his hair and short beard. He is Of very quiet character, but after the interview commenced, ,and he warmed up on his iavou.e themes, his con- versa.ion flowed freely.
 When first requested for an interview he said he had been lately in San Fran cisco, and was not there three days till a Call reporter was chasing him around for talk, but he had steadily refused. Upon assuring him, however, that our desires for an interview were purely in the interests of science, he finally consented, and last evening at hls rooms, in the Palace hotel, the re- porter's pencil rapidly followed the dec tor words for an hour and a half as he described the character and habits of the Iumas. their traditions, DeLeis and present condition. The doctor began by saying:
 ] went to the Verde reservation as a physician nine years ago this October They We're changed 10 the San Carlos reservation in January, lsIj. The Iumas, MoiaYes and IOutOs were first Gt Verde. We count two tribes of Gu- mas now on the reservation. They number about fifty, all told, that is those who ure pure blooded 4umas, the Yumas and Moiaves are not Apaches; the T0ntOs are. The terms Apachl- Yuma, Apache MOiave are mIsuomers that have been applied to them from the confusion arising from mixing them Ol the reservation wlth Apaches. The frs; four years the luuGs and M0javes were at Verde. They and the ApEches are enemies. Tie Apaches are afraid ol them, and they are afraid Of the Apacnes. The Mohayes and Iumas have more sense They are workers. They don make slaves of their women. The Apaches are polyEamlrs: the lUna5 are not l have only known Of one case Of poly gamy among the lumas, and that l5 Of very recent date. Captain Suook ha g taken another wife, but it will cause trouble in hIs family. There are some smart men among the Ap-Ches, but there are some smart men also among the lumas. As B class the ApacLes are chs smarter The lumEs are more willing Co work into white mems ways. Their languages are not Et all alike The Iumas count this way: see-teh. WccE-ee, mckee. O-Pa, rap-pl, tles-hag. vl lT-Eee sp-F, 4-lee-rlu-ya, waW-yee. This last ls ten. i hundred is sOol-L One huudreI -s s11l-I-see-tel. Two hundred Is soou-i-waw-kee, and SO ou.
 The Apache language Is guttural; -Ls Yuma is more of a E4uIi language.
 We have on the reservation about 1000 IDuas and MoJaves. The lumls were originally rom the Colorado river ILeg were first taken to Date Greek. thence to Verde and thence to San Car los.
 The Xuuas call themselves "kav- koe-pies." The Mojaves call themselves by the same name. The lUlGs call tle ApacLes "Wal-chayz."
 All the Apaches have taken their names from tine localities where they used to range before they were taken tl the reservation. There are those from Piu5l, AIavalpa, Iout0, White Noun laIns, MesCliero, Warm Springs, San Carlos, ClIricaLua, and so on almost in- definitely. The Apaches are all of one family, a1d, with a slight exception, speak the same language. The Chirics. hGas say "cot-.al for one; the other say "dee-kah" The Chiricahuas have a lazy drawl Co all their talk. For instance the Apache word for yes is low" which they pronounce short and quick. The Chircahua5 will drawl i- out "ah-O-oC.
 THE ORIGIN or THE YUaIAs.
 The Yumas believe that one time the world was destroyed by fire. All h. ilaus before that time were animals When the great Coutagrat.-n took place tLe animals wt-e all destroyed eZ- rept a coyote, who re-p6aplei the eartl again with Indians There was then one woman DI the earth. Where she came from don know could laseI lll out from them. There were uo men % that tune This woman had @ son by a waterfall, and she and her son resided together. This woman and tlis boy could talk with She animals. One day tle woman had large lot o, seeds A bird cane and began Co ricA up the Seeds. The boy threw rock at the bird and broke lr- leg. The aIri haw mp Ia a tree and rested Jl "a limb. The mother -.a.leI him Cor his wicked deed. The bog falt sorry, and be went and colZei the IrI down and cured Its broken leg
 These animals were at war, the s-U-k, -acc on aud rgttlssnaks being among tle number. Presently these auIuais were a' Har with the boy and bis mother The HIri warned this boy of danger, and would a-- s, lim Iu ii-htIug his enemies So they fixed mp an expedition agaIusi these animals. ft was composed of the skunk, coyote, owl, rat, rabbit, rattle snake and worm. They were going Ca make rad upon tue boys enemies. The rlt was Euaw their bow strings The worm was Co work himself into tht wood 0f tLcr bows. The rIttleEuaka n. AAaanNr N.#-I."h hNH NNH Nlaf NL.H III|H. and outlce out tle auImals, when he wa- ,n lay lt the mouth % the hole where .uILlaiH came ont, and bite and poison tLeu. They Ila-c o -ucccss Cf tllz oZ- petition, aDd conquered.
 Il wate--1Hy and the w-ul were great friends. The wld and thc sun rH-" r-eIu u-"cl.Iy challenged for a race E1 wind had flute g- pipe 0r which la could s.uui note. They ran the Hlr. clear around and came back 70 the -tr-trr- rut I- was run aua a bet. Tho -ul could 1ut-uu Che wind. except when tLe ..ttar Blew EI- horn. then i. would skip by 'La sur. Tine sgr beat m llr- n--t r1ce
 The wind alle--.. .i tle =gr @. another contest Thy were @ T.aE tle pole @ r.r known .a 'crsl-rl.
 Il. eIr .fet to agree ra uut ur r. tler property a- stakes The uIr l-- mother Es.-, Take y1H- own food rra IH -.- .lt any -hiH- rLe ell gives ras. and '"rt ry wEth t.a slus poles .l. f.Ee poles made of -lil-nrue- n. u.- There Ug- Iittle nri tI.- flew i#Ea and told lle wind when 60 bet i.u HIul had ra prHr -.v The sU- rrrt.- q. .l1w wtaf le was i1 play
 - .H -f-t was a poor body and
 had -H property. SD lH said. "I w-.i" H.t E body up against yHur body lH. ala lg-.ti. Sand fta U1ui co the
 lr. -If u.r. win EiI yru If you Tlr. r.r Ei' Eu The hoop UHsi in .n. game vls made of s single. live att.aH1aEe -led mp, wifh Its tail iu rf- mouth. IHay played tlrae 1r four lGys When tLe little bi-I sad, -be-. fa- ~.-1 ur..l vim. The Uiud won the
 lls body Ile sun gave himself mp lho wrd .1rE tle sun and cut L.u open. Ela -Gu Lad told the wIrl be- fHre tlst te must destroy every part of r. body J. look and cut 0ut tle s-a's bowels and hlrr them ol a lusI. and lastrrgeI a. the Test Of Che -ul's baay. Whom tle ulIi had gone away a little piece ha looked back and saw the sgu's .. H.HaHa..H..a H#r. HH... H.r.E Hr# aH.