The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-08

OMONA, CAL, Octohcr ID had
teen catte rihci nan Oh tho
Ss i%s q e S Ss,Srs s sss5
their arrow ups hdii hthi3
san ps ON H8tClling OF MS EXPERIENCES At
the Hotel Ialonarcs the otle' esenlns'
MI. SarpsC On has been III tu' li'gi IN aN
vice. ranchman IN AfizoHd, "tu a. A., 90
read surveyor in the Territory LOT hi'-1"
The Indians" he continued. inherit
from tEtlr am tetors an intense -cDi 80,
ness as TO The manner or piep'''"9 ,-,,',i
fer hunting on waIlike purposes %,
chief years ago would as soon 'nIhN y.
cutting of his own head as 1" ,ct an ~
chief know some method peculiar 10 luo
tribe OF preparing a powerlul poison.
Now that the savage use "i ~ 80" 49,
TO me exclusion Of thcl p,,"Ne.' ~.
Ons. the older Warriors WIZ uo', u ~.
car allow information oonee , ~, socor,c
triu manufacture az venom 70 l.. ~,
l,rown gmOur the ualcfaces. Eau III ~
employ "a bright youns lHult ,lil.5,'i,,., 10
gave me fun information 80 49, many
way the plains Indians nav, ',tcfr ar
generations uade pOis0ns l'i ~ 80,
roo.s ono dav te went 30 far rs 10 get
rorr,ie4ion Tor mo 10 GO over 10 the HIeut
taius TO see "A tribe Of Navapls E,l, , 80
,yoapons IN prcpor poisonous 'o"'' 80
lust as they used 90 do "neh ""'"'
start upon the warpalh. ,.r .,.,,,,t I'm
"Eattlesnakcs are inc emu pt,,,n In
the poisons of the Apache anu ar.~ he
dians To sec the stNa-, ~ -, him
poisons and try their oilcieu'y o' 80
self is enough TO distress even ltvH
tilrsman's dreams. Inc piua.," ,,f,oro
snake Of the hot alklh desert oi ~ ~ Inc
or the Panhandle ol l,N"' ~ 80, MORO
hid.o1s and deadly serpent in America
~, tho hio4ter RATHER. IL - terror
even TO an Apache INDIAN anu F" Ii
is ono thing that IS worse 1'', ,'.,,,., and
snake in the opinion on f"l eoutberu
e.tflors i'm eastern Texas ana SOU SOU, ~
,rtg,,,a IN e. ao Anache Indian. ne -
utoe although "a more co"1lu
,hon tho Anachos. hold this hloate1 I"s
tinerspo An lass horror. but they CIV. J.
ulontv Of room. The flulta wv o,iic 81
snake for their poison amer W ~, fe.,
dead Tho Auachc in spite OF ~, tt
of the snake. make ll I'M
venom 10 them while 10 i7 .llte., 1,e,rt
..1,bc rattle-uako Of the Arizona u.a'.
crows to "a lcueth Of six ieet' anu dl
tains girth of five inches al 1u. D.,
part. They have tremendous 80 49,, e,,o
tlos saw one once that was over NV
Got lone and had twcnty-thrce rattles Ii
a. and / heard OF % snake being hll."
49, mad "a string of twonty-seveh l"l-
lies Tho head of the desert rattler Is an
enormous triangular tnHs' a.,
inches long from the lhlh nDtH -
Iiurt nose. and three inches wide medS-
rr,ro an tine base OF the jawbone. mus
snake has fancs am inch long, ana ls iie-
ouortlv fitted with two sets. Inc poison
eaos ~ tho base Of these ianEs arc '7 "i6
ass q hazlcnut The snake is bright yel-
low I'm color. 7.1r,,i
"The desert rattlcsnake IS dreaulu'
enough customer any day IN lhe yeii,
hut during August takes on the iuineS7
az it's friehtfuiness both In appearance
aud i'm conduct About the middle OF NJ
gust. when the weather r. insuiieIaply
hot. this snake becomes bloaied rom
some cause untu fl is a third larger th'n
lis normal size. It's appearance is az J
tie snake had been blown up Ike 1i'u-
der or charged with gas like a oah9on.
This RATHER Is always sluggish ana STOW
Ca lis movements. and. ike all OF ils klnu,
usually makes an effort TO get OUT ol tne
v-av of intrudors but IN August IL Slhl.H
lies etiU i'm hlOatcd responsiveness ana VIII
moi move for anything. being, ready ~
all times to strike lt every inns ,,i,l
comes near II. AT that time or year il pr
sinpIv "a swollen reservoir or venom an"
he hIfe win then send even an Apache lh5
dian 70 the happy hunting grounds an"
quickly at that.
a Piutc Irdiar who wants 10 iaN lH -
etock of poison for his arrows Kills al
mis- time OF year enough OF these raiue-
cralcs for H. purpose Tie cuts on th.r
heads and taxes tN.m fo hts lodge lie