The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-09


ulated heart should, will be readily
believed. As the riders approached
within about fifty yards, | callec
out in Sps nish, "Quien es;" and wa
but partially treasured when the eut
trail answer came: Navajo" While
it was true that a large number OF
Navajo Indians were employed by he
government as scouts, ii was also
We known that a large number OF
young bucks were using the difficulty
with the Apaches to roam from their
reservations, Commit depredatiops in
the belief that such w0ul be ascribed
TO the Apache Indians. Besides it WIS
suspected with e ,od reason that ,me
of the Navajas supplied The hostiles
with ammunition and fire arms 10 return
for an equivalent. The Indians ap-
preached me slowly after | bad spo-
ken, widening the distance between
them so as to approach me from diff
ferent sides, and when they finally
cl'sed in On me | was completely
surrounded. The moon now shune
forth brightly and | distinguished six
as ugly looking rel cut ihrOais as one
would Wish 10 See. IuO IcaIeI ashe.I
to see my carbine, which request | re-
fused. Another examined my horse
| told them that | Was a government
doct"r on my way to Chloride and
that had lost my way; my converse
ton was in broken Spanish which
many of these Indians spetk. The
Indians cOnverSed together in their
own lingo for few moments, aud it
seemed to me that their ac!ions boded
me or at lest my property no good.
As they talked their looks
became uglier and uglier, and
it is difficult to say what
would have hspper ed to me had
| no, at that moment be bought N.Y.
self of a turquoise which L always
carried with me and which had been
presented to me by Malnelito the aged
chief of the NaVajos, in the folio wing
manner.
Soon after my arrival at Albu-
querque n. NJ, in the spring of 1881
| had the gooi luck to make an ap-
p .rently marvellous cure of a promi-
nent old Mexican ranchero. The
case was mach talked about and |
resped a reward in big fees for my
services from wealth Mexicans in that
section of the country. Soon after
that old Mannelito, chief of the
Navajos, whose reservation is about
seventy miles n .rihwest of Aibuquer-
que, came to the latter place to seek
medical relief for a trouble viii b had
resisted the incaniatioIs aud charms
of his most famous medicine men.
With the agency or government
physicians The chief was
rot on good terms aud
therefore he came to Albuquerque for
treatment and the interpres or brought
him 10 me. His troub e pr we'd TO be
a deep seated absUrss and a nurry i'm
cision with the knife gave the big
chief relief. Through bis Interpreter
ManneIIIo expressed his gratitude TO
me, and presented me with bit of
turquoise on which was traced few
scratches. This, | was informed |
should present to the chief when |
saw him again. and in rrturn ! shOu'd
receive couple of horse. At the
same time | was informed that show
ing the stone 10 any member OF bis
tribe, would gain for me the good viii
OF such member. | never saw the old
rascal again after he had ben cured,
but | Carried the stone about with me
as a curiosity. But TO return to my
narrative where L eft of.
1t was plain to ME that the Nava-
io's meant mischief ard L had no time
to lose. / therefore brought forth The
bit of turquoise aud sirik-
ing a match addressed the
lea Ter of the Indians. This stone,
| said in Spanish, twas given to NE
by Manneli o, the chief If tne Nava
os,"-at the same time | held the
s,one up to sight illuminated by the
burning match. The Indian stopped
to inspect the stone closely, gave a
grunt of surprise, took the stone from
nv hand and striking another match
he, as well As the other Indians, close
IL inspected my prize. Then followed
a few words in the peculiar, Kissing
language of the tribe, and then turn
ing 10 me the leader sand he would
guide me to Hermosi Ito, which was
but a few miles to our right | mount
ed my h. rse, aud being preceded by
nay guide aad followed by the other
Indians, ride of an hour brought US
in sight of the miners cabins. There
the Indians took their departure with
out saying another word, and not
Il L