Arizona republican., 1893-07-13
4 QUEER COLONY.
,s strange Settlers in the h. dian Territory.
,.,ous Enthusiasts Who Wear Masks hrS n., and Night and Regard It a Sin
 to Look Upon the Face ofa
 Human Being.

Since the practical abandonment of A. Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserva-
 ', has left that country almost' -Tler than it was before the opening ~,or ago, a small colony of religious '.S,bnsiasts have settled in what is Snown as F county, among the sand Sg,s The leaders of this colony went hsre from Sedgwick and Barber ',,rties. Kan, and took with them Q ,JIowiug of seventy men and women. Thai was six months ago. Since that ..ne they have been joined by at least ,iytv persons, so they now number ,Sont one hundred and thirty.
 Their belief, says Texas correspon- ,,nt. is exceedingly simple. They r,r,hip an unknown god as repre- srted by life, and deem it a moral sin ., look upon the face of a human be- ,r Men and women wear masks day ,oi night, and never by any chance do bav gaze upon the face of one an tber. They teach morality in the everest perfection, not permitting the .ro sexes even to dwell in the same allev. their homes being about two niles apart. There is a daily religious ,5ryice, when all come to central mint. for such services are in the Dqn air, regardless of the weather.
 John Walrond, formerly of Sedgwick
 gnty. conducts all communication rth the outside world, and only on his +lts to Fl Reno and Kingfisher does lav aside his mask. After each one < i,hese trips he burieS himself in soli- -ie for ten days and expiates the sin ' lhaving come in contact, uncovered, rth mankind.
 Walrond and F.. NJ. Scott, another of he leaders, were formerly well-known 1Eansas as alliance organizers. When ae alliance was merged into the s9plc's party they resolved to gather lsh followers as they could and retire rgn the world, or at least to disappear -On the so-called civilization of the resent day. The result was the found ,g of the colony in the Indian Terri U No name has been adopted, none ,Tanted. They have sought seclusion ri have found it. What little prop -y there is in the community is held common, anyone using any par
 1lar thing he sees fit to desire at the me. The colonists believe it sinful to sss to accumulate property.
 T They have twenty log houses equally s7ded between what are in reality communities. 70 and two storehouses,
 Tn which they draw their supplies.
 P work is done regardless of sex,
 zand women alike engaging in all s7Ocations common to a new coun- rThey appear to be contented and | thy, and were it not for the un- ! 3itly dark-red mask constantly worn, " would appear as other people after {Ting been divided off into separate Communities. They say that they are Lppy; that they have no want un- Applied, and that they could not be ,tuced to return to the world.
 The chance visitor to the colony is 'eated kindly and courteously, and is t7en lodging in cabin kept for that QrpOse. He is not invited to stay, nor they give him hint to leave. They onverse without hesitation, but per &tently refuse to listen to anything bout the world they have left. They ak simply about their spiritual state, beauties and it's blessings.
 There are several married couples here, but they live apart. There has een no rule adopted regarding a life celibacy, each one being his own l1ge in this matter. In fact, no one ~eks to control any of the others. It .2Pears to be a community without a lead or ruler.