New-York tribune., 1886-02-15
PURSUIT OF SCIENCE AMONG THE MOQUIS.
VISIT OF COLONEL sTkvl NsoN AND HIS WIFE TO
ORRIBH.
W.sUryGTON, Feb 14.-COlOnel James

WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-COlOnel James
Stevenson Bureau OF Ethnology has returned 10
Washington after sOjourn OF about six months among
the IudaLs OF Arizona, bringing carload OF rare and
valuable curiOs illustrative OF the social habits worship
and OF various tribes OF which little is known
He WAS accompaned In his travels by Mrs. Stevenson
and they had all adventure amoug the Pueblo Indians
unusual in It's character. Having explored some newly
discovered cave villages Flagstaff Arizona they
gathered q small party and struck across the desert 10
the for the Moqu towns several days Journey
They arrived safely and eDcampod at tho foot OF high
mesa upon top OF which stands Oreibe. Che largest
western most and least OF all the Puebla towns
Some OF the lea ling OF the town Game down to the
the camp, and, after considerable smoking ana
talk gave consent that their village might be
visited stipulated tat effort should DO made TO
convert the people TO Christianity. The next day Mr
and Mrs Stevenson by their friendly
Moqus from other villages and many Navajoes rode
to top OF the mesa, dis Mounted walked into the VII
lage plaza and then climcd ladder to the top OF the
cacqucs (or high prlests house. When the presence
OF the strangers known there were signs OF ex-
citement throughout the village. The negnboring
houseOps the plaza thrOnged by excited bar
barn. who chartered IN loud voices and made threat
enIng gestures One butly savage upon roof just
above the cacques dangled ariat with moose at the
end and Oudy demanded that the whites be taken to
the estufa underground chapel OF the village, and
there summarily dealt with One two deInonsrative
individuals unteered be- the first to apply tho
knife. The friendly Moquis stood their ground only a
few and then disappeared but the Nayajoes.
who are made OF hrmer material. remained.
The party remained IN the neghbohood several days,
visiting the other villages. 10 all OF which they
were welcomed. and many times 80 were visited sur
reptousy night by people from Oreibe. who brought
curos for sale which they dared not offer openly. In
this way far collection was made. Meanwhile the
story Of the episode In OreiDe was carried 10
Kram's Canon twenty-five miles distant
the proprietor OF which, an EngnHh ranchman,
has lived In the neghbohOOt many years, and by fair
dealing pluck and fairness has gained extraordinary
influence with both NayajOes and Moquis Mr. keam
at once organized party OF three four white men,
the only living within sixty miles. aud dozen or
twenty NavaiOes for The Oreibes received ln-
formation OF his approach, and the head men or their
tribe ucpnt neutly fed hean sent his NavaQOes after
them. and the two, including the hnnchbacked chief
were brOush In. Keam tied their elbo" and took them
to his ranch Tor discipline the SteveDsOns accompany
ing. The prisoners defiant at first but after two
or three days continent under the Ruardianshp or
Navajo ailers. who beat drums danced and nduged In
other rytnR performances they began to relent aud
confessed that they had acted ba ily
After another nights nnhnrm-u the prisoners beg
ged for their liberty The day they released