Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-09

 laco speaks half dozen with equal flucncy, He suggests and outlines designs for the Navajo weaving and silver work. His sug gestions are quickly reproduced and as faithfully as their rude skill will permit.
 He is a connoisscur and collector of GU rios, a crack shot and famous horScman, a man of picturesque and striking personal ity. Men speak enthusiastically of his dar ing, good judgment and individual charm, and even the dusky bellies of the tribes he visits arc not inSensible to his attractions.
 No moro dashing or delightfully."- darc dcvilish figure in all that country of pic turcsquc figures can bo imagined than Navajo Bill accouterod for ride to the res ervation. His costume is a cross between that of a Mexican ranchcr's $ and n miners. There Is the Tapping sombrcro as big as tho wheel of a Fifth avenue brougham. ThcrC are the "ehapo'' or buckSkin leggings jauntily frilletl with lCathcrn fringcs; thcro arc the corduroy coats and scarlet neck cloth and jingling spurs and lariat and Mexican saddle, with q Navajo blanket specially woven for him hy a plump young squaw and there is n crowd of cowboys, miners, half breeds and grcascrs to givo him a scndotf, wish him so long, and speedy return.
 In Durango Dr. Wallace is one of the
 
 Miners club is onc of tho shows of the town. His collection of Aztec pottery, Navajo blankets and silver work repro SentS tho lahorOf years and many thousands of dollars. Tho walls arc literally covered with blankets, saddles, brides, rugs, weap- ons, baskets, pipes and silver ornaments. Thcrc aro over 80 different varieties of Navajo weaving. Perhaps tho specimen of grratcst value is the blanket given Dr. Wallace by ManuClito, the late chief of all tho Navajoos, for it is Il mark of great cs- tccm whom n Navajo gives a white man any sort of present, as their Grasping ma lures arc n proverb in this country,
 The silver work is especially brautiful The most skiilful silver wOrkmCn of the Navajo rCsrrVatiun is PaSh-lrk Xii During his recent eight months, stay among tho Navaj0CS Dr. Wallace spent three days with this Indian silvCrsmith watching the tCdi- ously slow process of making three spoons to order. Indians, being never pressed for time, n spoon a day Was the order of work. As tho Navajocs cannot get bar silver to work with, all the ornaments and spoons are made from silver dollars. Dr. Wallace wrote out the word ''NaVajo' for p;.ehlo-ki. who faithfully rrproduccd it in the handles of the spoons. The silver articles include buckles, nOSC rings, ear rings, bracelets, belts, necklaces anklctS, brides, spurs, powderhorns and a thou sand and one rrinkcts.
 But that which appeals most to the low CT of the quaint and curious is pr. Wal lacc's collection of pottery, which sur passes any collection in the state of Colo rado-Aztce, Moqui, Ute and Navajo-bc sides the mauy valuable specimens secured frOln the cljT and mcSa dwellings,. Then, tee. thCrc 1. an immense display of arrow. heads, tOn,ahawks, .pCarhcads. flint knives and stone sIunC~ wrapped in rawhidc. ThCro ar<' kuckskin garments. moccasins, SCnns, skulls of ancient warriors uncarth- ed from Indian tOmbS, bows, arrows-n wonderful and arti.tically junhlcd collcc- ton, calculated to drive connoisscur wild
 Navajo Bill himself is a stalwart, hrawny, athletic blond, with the softest of fluffy, curly bangs, piercing eyes and q rollicking geniality of manner. A friend of the writer who accompanied pr. Wal lace on a recent trip to the reservation said; It was wonderful to sec the way those grim faces relaxed at sight of him. Think of being ahlo to make an Indian smile! Why, I'd rather do it than conquer kingdom, and so, 1 fancy, would Wallace. Hes really fond of those people, and that no doubt is tho SCcr,t of his immense sue cess with them.
 EDITH SESSIONS TUPPER-