The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-11-28

along the Santa Fe railroad. at ever,
station where tourists alight, there
are shops in which the potters ma,
LIE seen at work, and wbsre their pro
duet may be purchased. The pot,
are inferior 70 the pots OF ancien;
days. when the spirit of commercial
Ism did not ineits the manufacturer
to turn them out so fast, but they
are good enough to satisfy anybody
who IL not = connoiaseur In such
thinga.
The Navajo are famous weayers Of
biankets. some Of which fetch
fabouloua priees- A blanket u old
"barcelona CLOTH" which they gol
from the 6paRiards In old times, may
b worth rs much ~ $1,000. Bot
ordinary ones can bs purchased for
from o. 70 sl5, the product casually
supposed to b. Of goat hair having
been greatly cheapeDed by the intro.
dnrtion Of Germantown yarn rs raw
material. Here. again, alas, the
spirit Of trade has tended 20 cause a
deterioration Of the art.
Other Indians make blankets Of
rabbit hair and Of the skin Of turkeys
and other birds, artfully sewn
together. But the most interesting
Of all cur blankets Of aboriginal
manufacture are woven by the
Chilkats Of Alaska, who cover them
Aith eyes Of all sizes aud shapes.
Eyes are the characteristic feature Of
the design, the colons being limited
10 yellow, white aud blue. A fine
blanket Is described by the owner NJ
the light Of 1000 eyes" aud in
some way, apparently. Is supposed TO
represent the heavens with a multitude
u stars.
Ia learning 10 make carpets. the
Indian commonly utilities the long
moSn basket pattern Ia the weave.
the effect being rather curious.
Certain tribes In Washington state
manufacture fine rugs aud beautiful
cedar bark mats, the latter being far
more artistic Ia design aud coloring
than any japanese mats.
The most skillful basket makers
among our Indians are found among
the California tribes Pomos and
klamaths, for example. sThey still
adhere to prehistoric designs, TO
which allnsion has already been
made, and some Of the clevereat Of the
eqaaws still do the finest kind Of
Work--partly. NJ Il would appear. for
the Fe~aon that they believe the
spirits would punish them II they
siiRhtsd IT, The dyes, obtained
from harks and roots, are mostly
@cret, but some materials are woven
into the baskets 10 their natural
colors such ~ green maidenhAir
fern. the piokish Judas tree aneQl p
terra Gotta .hued cedar bark.
Of late there has sprung up y
demand by white people for birch.
bark CANOES. and the Indians are turn
ing them = out In considerable
numbers. especially In northern
Minnesota and Wisconsin. where the
Faw material Is plentiful. Today
the red man Is ''hustlins'' for a
livelihood rs earnestly a. HE
Caucasian rival, and anything that
has money in Il" he Is on the watch
for. To put IL in a word. he has
become citizen; aud, in veiw Of his
present activity and usefulness, Il 10
hard TO realize that anybody could
ever have declared that the "only
good Indian was = dead one. -
Conn, Hin Oat.
/ II IL reported in labor circles that
the editor Of the Eagle has left the
cause Of organized labor, The charge
F Is true in one sense aud false in
another. II the working people will
stay by unionism we will stay with
IL and contribute our twenty five
years experience 10 It's success, but II
the anioa men desert unionism for
socialism, count us out The only
credit We ever received and the only
credit We ever deserved was an honest
contribution towards a victory In a
just canse aud not for the support Of
a self evident failure, The working
people have right TO organize for
their mutual welfare aud protection,
but they have no right to organize "a
; subvert the government which affords
protection TO their interests, II tbs
government Ii wrong, reform It, But
) do not desert the principles of 4
: republic, for IL cost too much blood
aud treasure to establish political
J liberty TO desert Il at this time. TIT
{ working people can secure any whole
g some remedy necessary to preserv'
3 and protect their rights and libertie
@ without rcsorting TO that characte
II of extremes which every thinker O
lie experience knows will result II
s ienominious failure. There is moth
n ING to he gained In defeat, N