The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-29

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ne ai1 az ne fruiuh frcsgeceis<
and uttint 1art feeH Eseea-s<p1
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suggcruirc QniS rseeir1g thrccgh
ne general psEerumelt ecVastc11l
CTS qd wagons and ttrtguNnral I'm
Flsgnfn1s and srsnsSg 10 supccrt ~
ehcehS me largest Fars q the
tribes l1sClns Is frcGf ne sale q wool
whieA cces Eract % Rossc1. the black
wcc1 A-t-x'zk slx escts per pound and
tie Waite elrht cents. and FROM the
sale q ttlekets. for which they re
celye uttls. m any. more than the
price raid for blankets of ordinary
min manufacture. There Is great
variety In the quality OF Navaios
blankets. Unfortunately. much Of tho
modern weaving Is done with white
store-eord in place OF the native wool
warp. and with the ordinary German
town yarn brought TO Arizona for the |
Indians. by the car load.
While these makeshlfts enable the !
weaver TO make blankets much more /
rapidly, they destroy not only the
beauty and artistic merit OF the fabric.
but its wearing quality as well. Re.
Gently the Indian association. the
5equoia league. and many OF the con.
'cientlous traders recognizing the de.
'adence OF the art and what the ulti.
nate outcome would be have been
,endlng united energies 10 obtain q
eturn TO primitive honesty in work
nd material and primitive ideas in
olor and design. Many OF the finest
nd best blankets are now being made
o order from natural native products, {
nd II the weavers can once be assured
hat fair prices will be paid for such {
'ork great step will betaken in the
reservation OF one OF the most beau.
ful OF the native crafts. !
There Is also n growing demand for {
ie hand.wrought products OF the II
lversmith's art Both OF these n
RATS are carried on In front OF these
tile mud or brush structures which
le Navaios call "'quogan nijoni"- y
luse beautiful. 4
To the Navajo the house Is beautl.
! In the degree that II adheres 10 the p
icient model. supposed 10 have been
ven by the gods and mythic progen.
ors OF the tribe. There are three
'incipal tlmbers in the frame. sc. &,
rely locked AZ the apex by interlac.
z forks and firmly planted in the
ound. The sides are formed OF q
out poles. and the whole is we'll GOV. "
ed with bark. and reeds, and heaps IN
earth. The door Ia invariably III
aced To face the east. that the house
ny be directly open 20 the Influences
Qastceyalci. the god OF dawn. RI
mother point always borne in mind a.
choosing a site for a dwelling is 3
at Il be far removed from hills of ~
d ants. Tho reason given is that In -,
Q under world these pests troubled ~
First man" and the other gods. who ~ ~
On dwelt together. and caused their mi
spersal ~
A motherlnlaw Ia never allowed 10 i'm
10 In the same hogan with her No
Iughter as Navajo cannot look at
motherinlaw without going blind. Pe
he may be allowed a home near by,
'wever II she Is careful not to ob,
ude. A.
While the Navaios today are among wi
q most peaceful as we'll as intenl of
mt, active and enterprlsing OF all I'm
9 Indians In the Southwest. they are 90
'rn warriors, For years they were
the warpath. Before their sub. IN
iasion 20 the government, they were on
'arly always at war with their Mex. m
an nelghbors. They terrorized the se
hole Rio Grande valley, frequently Ia
important towns. and carry M
\ the women and children into 70
avery From this source the tribe ar
IA received large infusion Of Mex in
an blood, When they were finally
hdued, after the expenditure OF mil AZ
ms of dollars aud the loss OF many ra
en-. they were first removed 10 a res. an
walton ON the Pecos river, hut the m
mate proved unhealthy and many
ed before thew were allowed 10 re ~,
I'm TO their old home.