Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-03-07
PIMA.
Origin of the Fataful Word and
its Sorrowful App loation.
Legend and History of the Aborigin-
csc as Learned From the His
torian of a Passing People.

Ed. ClTIzEN:-1n my letter-see L.
sue Feb. 2S-h-there is fatal typo
graphical error. The Indian prcnuncis-
ton of the word Arizona is Alley ZoN,
not Asle-Zon, AISLE which has no mean
ing.
We are all liable to mistake, but we
must be very careful and make no mis-
take about Arizona. She is all right,
and on the proper trail with brav.
represent stive to guide her into state
hood. The pane Arizona when spoken
by the Aboriginal or Angels SaaoH,
sounds sWeetly to the ear, equal in I ct
TO America, which 10 sound equals any
word prod or spoken by man, With
The exception Of God and mother. l be-
lieve that l did promise to relate the
traditional origen OF the word Pima.
ID the year 1869, there was living or
the ella reservation an old, blind 10
dian who claimed, at that time, to be
lC2 years old. He had been blind for
/ D.
nav meaning Bald Head. The only
bald beaded Indian of the Pima tribe,
l ever saw. He was called the HISTORIAN
of the tribe. VIM. Bickhsrd, long since
dead, brought him down in the month
of February. 1869 to Casa Blanca, at
which place L was then residing.
L
OF the world from the time OF the Del
u2e up to the year named above. An0
how do yon suppose be had the history
r, corded? 1t was on eight round sticks,
10 Inches long, and of an men thIck
o. each stick We're cut notohes with
spaces, 10 notches being con aimed IL
each space. These spaces want up along
the slick in z'g-zag form. Four space,
coDtaIaed 40 notches. which represent d
ii gwen peri ID Of time. Now mostly
every body knows about the deluge sDO
If there are any who do not, all the!
have to do Is 20 listen To our Bsptis
BROKER John Waldo, and he will te
them all out it. So in telling my
story, as related by the Indian centenH-
rIau. viii Xxi the d LUCE and other
matters and take up the origin Of the
word Pins.
From my notes will go on with my
old IudIsn.
he day of the full moon 20 couriere
came running like a whir, wind into h
village called Yak he Indian bams
of the old ruin Oh the Ola, Casa Graz
de) and r. 9uested AL immediate audienc,
with the chief KUGa A-NAN-A-KUM
meaning Big Ears. TDey were perfect
strangers and had white buck skin
cloths tied around their lions. Tney had
long hair falling over their shoulders
and face, in loose matted rIngIets.
They would not tell their errand, but
1T was evident from their actions thai
they had an extraordinary message. An
Indian runner started Immediately for
Swan On-ps yellow Cotton Wood) III
miles east for which poi the chief had
departed that morning. The chief re-
turned to Wake, just as the full moon
raised over the eastern mountains. On
the appearance of the chief the ~
strange Indians Frustrated themselves
on tn ground before him and through
an il terpreter gave up the copper med
sls which they b attached around
their wrists, and were supposed TO be
credentials. The spokesman said:
Great one our chief, Wave ke- Hote
fsllIng rain bowl sands us to beg Of you
help. help US or We will bs all destroy d.
We come from the south. Look over