Gunnison news-champion., 1904-06-17

faaHaiaA - aiit As4aE ana fHaEll.HEla 10
tiae aiasiluE IEe Eansan r..rs
1isalr eiHsAlaE hu Essla ana sher
i.ser 17llatll.z a9es n1s siisen - i.s.-
gaud ra,iaa =Ts.ss a,i sae iEeilaaa
Ia ehaldren o,Haz.ssIiv ths is.u-
i'essn t'ea FailitInz verg F-,unE
TIE tes are q rsrrpa las.giir o..
aSei u tents and wander "a sna
assVu Shear rC-g.rg.itiau huutine fzh
'ng ar Fl7fzlHg carrying thelr ls.aiz
saa belongings w1fh thern.
fHH EsVernuIeni b. cnaoavsrin- A.
eucHs-age iarmlnE and uermaueui
resl ieuae aulang thaIn. and thirrv
I've isirua- src hcluE worked ar tbe
resar' a-lan. huf when che Season a.
BARN W1rs il srer ibe farmor- van-
eier aaa huut ulth shear leIIs4r.
I The gaecrnmeuf has erected small
houssz - plaHks ar lags ou the far1us
huf tac ludian- casually prefer B.
ilNc in WIakiuu- ~ diI their f5r,4
4 fsfhers caHlcaI shaped tents. FORMER
4 y cHrered with .icerskin lr buffalo
bids. uaw alma=t invariably uialis
. trum canvas -Hruliei kv fhe govern
ment ihe Cent raiss are erected
something aftar the sHdier fashion
a s.t King arms, heiuC joined aud
often uel al tAe Sap and over -..i.
fraa work Of poles f1a canvas 81
stretched
A. HIau.HR Or the escape 81 -fl H.e
De- at the t,H and aHHfhar fr 3r.
erf-- Wd eEres- iH tae -idc. f-
Ia.r HHln being cNtTei with a Hrr
s'rH Irl au sticks A small ,veav
auHr IS made iu the center 4f tle
wictup aud u-ej flr Fireplace. t..
Ere being mada an ihe ground A
ma' = limbs lui small branches Is
buG around Che Fireplace and the
ma I7 covered with blauket- and
skins that serve ar seat- during tao
dar and as beds at nicht. In tFa
wickIup are kepi the few utausrI-
ussI m To- housekeeping aud here
the te family rests. cooks. eats
sleeps and receives visits frs,a
friends
The women build and usually own
the wiekiups When the family
moves, which is often. the women
take down the tents. roll up the can.
vas and load it ON pack horses. tie
The ends Of the tent poles To saddles
and allow the ends Of the poles 10
drag ON the ground They also load
the collee pots, willow water lars
baskets, wooden ladies. blankets and
hides onto pack horses and they and
the children ride ON top of the packs.
The men ride ahead Of the cavalcade
but do not usually load goods ON
their horses. The half grown bows
and girls ride behind the van. and
drive the sheep goats and extra
horses.
The ltes are sometimes polveam-
Gus, but not to any great extent. ow-
ing 10 the equal number Of the sexes
Several men have two wives and a
few have three All the wives some
times live in one tent with the hus-
band, but it is customary to have
separate tent for each wife and her
children.
The men marry at about Is wears
Of age, the women from IA To- IG
Courtship is Of short duration A
brave after falling in love with
girl will don his best clothes and
feathers, paint his face in the bright
est colors, load himself down with
beads and ornaments and freauepf
the wickiup of the family Of his in .
amorata lie viii converse volnbly .
with the girls relatives but affect a
profound Indifference toward her
often not noticing her when She
speaks to HIM She and her friend,
understand the signi iucaucc of these
tactics and the mans availability
and deSlrability are discussed The
girls parents may endeav0r t8 dis
suade her from the proposed alliance
but by long established tribal custom
the final decision is I'm her own hands .
and she may marry 10 suit herself .
If a man believes his suit Is I1akel.
upon with favor, he goes upau a r.
hunt and returns after he las Killed .
a deer With the body Of the deer
slung 10 his horse he rides 10 tine
vicklnp where dwells the object of
his longing, ties his horse TO a tree
and goes in, often not noticing the
girl. II the girl has decided 10 re-
Ject hs suit she pays no attention To
him but If She accepts him she goes
out 20 his horse, waters and feeds it.
unstraps the deer and cares for the /
meat and skin, cooks some Of tine
meat and invites him to partakeor it.
with her and by So doing she has