The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

and they cut them Just before the cold sets in,
as the wood II then hardened to withstend the
or knots. and must be perfectly straight, They
are not quite as thick as ones little finger. and
These bundles are from two 10 two and a half
feet long, and are wrapped tightly from, end
II 'n Sticks S,'s are ,'SFi hung Il II III tie E fSpe sSE 70 fG3 dry and
smoke with the bow wood, the. rRwhide
s sSsp'9f sliy them .sasd 5TS% E wSIRsRs taS when .ey Sasy
weeks. the Coverings are, ,relpoved and the
bark an5 scrsped or The wood Is then VERY tough
cut the arrow shafts exactly Of one length.
Great care Is used, for arrows Of different
the hunters aim is destroyed. Another reason
for measuring the length OF the arrows Is TO
of exactly the same length. Each warrior car
ries a pattern or measuring stick. and y is only
to find out to whom II belongs. In addition TO
this, each Indian has his private marx. The
arrow is. the cutting Of the notch Tor the bow
string. This. Is done with. II shsrp. knife, and
IS ge ssnigt TiGP in tbf se es !, q s9G ih Sot. sGIok o. h ifs qot tSS
meand ering line from, ono end Of the stick 70
the blood TO flow from a wound.
The stone arrows are seldom made now. The
hoops, or. other pieces Of iron or steel. and are
fashioned with u file or piece Of sandstone. They
which are nicked or filed like the teeth Of a saw.
A slit Is sawed IL the head OF the arrow and the
nOtCncu stem Is inserted. Fur n nuntlnR hTTOW
the head is set parallel to the notch at the other
end in order, 70 penetrate between the ribs OF
animals nr nal which are are pe ar I. &c, J, r to the sS Eg9Sn a.
the string notch for a mans ribs are horizontal.
When they are adjusted in the arrow the teeth
head cannot ''q puil out, The fiS1' heads Of war
may not be pulled from the body when they
have entered i; II you pull st. the shafts the
leaving IL In the wound,
After the heads are or the next thing |: to put
Of the work. Turkey or eagle quilts are soaked
In water to make them split evenly. The
feathers are then stripped from the quill and
The big end of the feather is placed at the notch
OF the shaft. and the feather. is laid along the
at each end with finc sinew.. The. arrow Is now
painted, dried. and marked, and Is ready for
sometimes dip the barbs in putrid liver or blood,
but not often.
Pawnees are the best arrow makers. They
spend much time on them, and when completed
rows row st the different Sre net triSes have y ,V differenft ways saasss o
attaching the strips. C9manches usually have
use four feathers to each shaft.
Next to the bow and arrows, as a weapon, for
the ancient knights of European romance and
history welded massive lances made Of, stout
and .pliability in their lance wood. and fire.
quently among the Southern tribes they
use cactus for the body of the spear.
The, head Is either stone or. iron. The
head that best suits the ideas of the lighting
Indian Is an old file that has been ground down
to a sharp, double-edged tool. Mexican sword
blades are much in demand among Comanches
and Apaches, while knives are frequently di-
vested OF their blades for the smaller spears. A
scalp marker. Frederic Remington. in his pic
ture, The Stroke that Counts" shows q war
rior bending down to give the coup with this
weapon. The chiefs and warriors. according
TO their prowess and rank. carry, a num-
Der OF these at their saddle bow. and
when they strike down an enemy thev
thrust him through with the scalp marker.
When the battle Is over they return to
gather their crop Of scalps as shown by their
markers. These weapons are made with a long.
pointed steel barb. The shaft is ornamented
with feathers and scalps. and gayly painted.
Thus far nothing has been said OF the toma-
hawk. This weapon has practically been aban-
doned by the red man. BY a few tribes. notably
by the Mexican Apache and the extreme
southern Navajoe. the tomahawk Is still used.
Few tomahawks are made to-day. and fewer
still are made of the hard flint rock commonly
used in their manufacture twenty years ago.
The knife. has taken the place. in a large
In his possession n tomahawk made by a
Apache a year ago which is a perfect
specimen. The head was Clipped from the pet
rifed heart of an oak tree: The blade was rub
rugged. Its maker threw It sixty yards In the
writer's presence and Glove q turnfp, the width
of which was less than half OF that OF a mans
forehead. Few OF the younger generation of
Indians can use tomahawks for anything but
instead OF the bucks. bid fair to be the toma-
warriors should an Indian outbreak oc-
cur in the future.