The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-13
HAVE NOT CHANGED
But Little Difference Between
the Modern and
ANCIENT CLIFF JEWELLERS
They Have Many Peculiar and
Interesting Customs.

Cliff DweIlers" His lecture was .lustra.
ted with many views of scenes among
the cliff jewellers and their country. He
lectured upon a subject that has been but
little studied and his stories of that people
proved very inter, ssting.
AS regards their eating. they sit in the
center of the room. Their bread is made
of corn. The corn, red. black and vel
Low, is ground by five women, the first
grinds it TO a certain thickness, the Sec
ond to little finer raGe. the next still
finer. and SO on down until the pulp is
reduced to fine -four Then they put
this paste on the stove. for only short
time, then they pile it, layer on layer,
first a layer of yellow cake, next a layer
of white cake, and so on, TO about six
/ layers.
The city Of zunai. the largest settle
ment, is out about 45 miles south of Gaxa
on the Santa Fe. This city is divided into
six parts, consisting of IS clans.
once year these people go up on the
| Thunder mountain a few miles away and
celebrate the annual dances, such as the
corn dance, the harvest dance, etc. And,
strange as it may seem, the modern cliff
jewellers are in the main the same as the
jewellers were 100 years ago.
In order to make their children respect
I their parents, the latter tell the former
many ghost stories, and once a year a
! dance is celebrated, a principal feature Of
which is the hideous and grewsome spec
/ tacle of many men clothed in bear skins
/ to brighten the children.
! DR.. Cole at this point threw upon the
/ screen several different views. Among
/ the most interesting views were the Wal
nut canon in Central Arizona; Montezu-
ma castle; in this place there are about
II rooms. Another interesting view was
that of a vast lake 900 feet in diameter and
! 80 feet from the top or it down 10 the
water.
Most of these views were taken under
great difficulties. Mr.. Cole employs lit
tie boy 10 take many of these views
This little fellow, with a rope tied around
him, scales the Zigzag heights. drops
down hidden ravines and takes these ex-
cellent pictures.
From one room in an old building 13
skeletons were taken, most of which were
in an excellent state of preservation.
Reverend Mr.. Humfeldt of this city as
companied Or. Cole on one OF his trips.
during which three skulls were obtained.
Mr.. Humfeldt has one Of the skulls of q
cliff dweller which is in a good state of
preservation
Some ancent and modern pottery was
next introduced. one of which is the peni-
tent jar. Into this these peculiar people
shed tears; the jar is then sealed up and
-,
few of them are ever found.
In that country the women own the
property When a woman gets married
instead of going 20 her husbands home
she takes him to her house. If he proves
to be 4 good husband she lives with
him. Otherwise, she sends him back to
his home.
The men plant and raise the corn.
Rising early in the morning, the men
go to the fields and plant the corn. and
every time they plant a hill they stick
sprig of evergreen in the hill, and about
o'clock the next morning they go down
TO the wells with buckets which they fill
with water, repair again to the fields and
pat about pint Of water on every hill
And the corn soon sprouts up.
Although the government has provided
them with modern plows, yet these fool
ish people persist in using their old-fash-
toned. unwieldly plows. 1t takes about
six men 10 run one Of these plows. One
man grasps a handle. of which there are
several while several men bear down on
the beams When they do use modern /
plow, it still requires the same number /
Of men. according 10 their notion, to op- /
crate the machine. As before. each man /
grasps a handle, several bear down on /
the beams more drive the horses, others /
run ahead and tell them to come on. while /
one or two follow in the rear.
An old grist mill was shown on the can !
vass. Dr.. Cole said a native informed him |
that by working assiduously they could /
turn out on a squirt four bushels OF meal /
a day.
Among the many interesting dances Of /
these peculiar people is that celebrated /
on the 2ith day Of June annually.
The participants in this dance paint I
their bodeis in various hues. and yelp and 1
undertake 10 sing. but the doctor says
tina. their song resembles more a snore
tnan a song.
The women in this DANCE carry in one
hand q rabbit and in the other = wand Of
eagle feathers. They dance an hour and
then retire for refreshments.
in addition to bread they have n pot OF
meat or a semblance Of meat. Into this
garbage pot are put dead rabbits. about
once a month and also other things are
thrown into this. in fact any kind of flesh
they can get This IS then boiled. and
bread is dipped therein and the juice is
sucked out.
These people abound I'm peculiar Gus
tom. not least noteworthy among which
is their consecrated devotion and persis-
tcncy in beating and whipping themselves
TN the blood comes Then they form a
procession and carry crosses. Some times
an unfortunate victim falls beneath his
burden and dies
Among other things he showed the hut
OF John Hance. an eccentric individual
who was confederate soldier. and drift
"a over n this region. When DR.. Cole
and his attendants approached AIr. Banc-
e's cottage he was not AZ home. but his
interesting welcome ladies and gentle
men posted on the door. seemed very
inviting But when the new Corners look
Cd IN through the window and saV three
large dogs united. things did rot leok 50
inviting
Anotaer interestlng scere on this canon +
trip was 8 two-stery farm. something
er.lte peculiar. 30 stairs th- man had ,.n
apricot ortaar.i
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