The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-20
ABOUT THE VAGUE INDIANS
Harvard Wan Describes Them as Mag
nifieent Specimens.

Denver. Jan. I9.-The Republican says:
Prof r. A. F. Penrose of the choir OF
economic geologyand mining in the Uni
versity of Chicago, but who lives most
of the year at Penrose, Arizona territory,
arrived in Denver yesterday. He is regis
tered at the Brown.
Prof. Penrose is a Harvard man of the
class Of 1884. taking his degree in doctor
of philosophy two years later lie
stroked the Harvard varsity crews IN
1885 and 1856. Since that time he has lived
constantly in the west being well known
in this city, where ne is a member OF the
Denver club. Each spring for the past
six years ne has delivered his course of
lectures in economic geology and mining
at the University of Chicago, being able
to add to the course from time to time
fresh material gathered by his practical
mining experience in southwest Arizona
The mine which ne for the past two
years has been engaged in working is the
Pearce 1t is 50 miles from the line of the
state of Sonora, in the republic Of Mex
leo.
I'm the state of Sonora" said Prof.
Penrose, there are many Americans and
Englishmen engaged in mining. The new
est mining district in Sonora and about
which as yet very little is really known.
is the valley of the Yaqui river. Rumors
of good placers there have reached Arr
iona. They are confirmed by some of my
acquaintance who have been there.
There have always been rumors OF
gold in the valley of the Yoqui river But
until within year ago a miner who went
in there took his life in his hands. The
Yadui Indians have never been conquered
by the Mexican government. There has
been trouble periodically between the Va
ouis and the Mexican troops. There last
attack was upon the custom house at
Nogales about a year ago Then the
Mexican government got them TO sign
treaty of peace. Since that time prospec-
tors have been going into the Yaqui coun-
try.
1.-THE valley of the Yaqui river is sew
eraI hundred miles long ard is on the
west side of the Sierra Madra mountains.
The river takes its origin from streams
flowing down from the mountains. not
far south of Arizona, and it empties into
the Gulf of California"
physical specimens on the Harvard crews
of 1885 and 1856, could not refrain from ex-
pressing his admiration of the physical
qualities of the Yaqui Indians. He has
seen hundreds of members of the tribe
when away from their own territory on
excursions to other portions OF the state
of Sonora or up to Arizona territory.
1.-THE Yaquis," said he, ARE a magnifi-
cent race of people, taller and heavier
than the Apaches. An eight-oared Yaqui
crew with good training ought to surprise
the crews of some of the colleges as much
as the Carlisle football team did the elev-
ems made up of white students.
Naturally the Yaquis take great pride
in the fact that they have never been
compelled to bow the neck 70 the Next
can government Apart from a tendency
to laziness, common to all Indian tribes.
they are not a bad sort of fellows.
They are reasonably clean, in the first
place. Then they live in pueblos OF VIII
lagos and are given TO agriculture. Al
though not mine operators, even on
primitive scale. they make good miners.
4 number of them come up 10 Arizona
ever now and then and get job in one
of the mines. They work well. After ac-
cumulating enough for the needs Of the
immediate future. they go home and have
a pleasant time. Then after awhile they
get a new job and earn some more money.
So it goes.
But what the gold placers Of the valley
Of the YaQui river viii actually prove 10
be-" said Prof. Penrose, in conclusion.
'can be learned only By waiting. one
thing is certain. however. and this Is that
under the encourag cement given by Presi-
dent Diaz. mining in Mexico IS on the in
crease President Diaz IS the king Of
Mexico. but he IS a very just man. For
that reason every branch Of industry
prospers under his fostering care"