New-York tribune., 1906-11-19

er Pack Their work suffers also from their sen
proceeds not so much from desire to lie by and
which calls for nunberless dances and other cere-
nntin j. TOT these they are ready at moment IS
doing.
The question whether the Indian can be made
into efficient skilled laborer been well tested
the au2 2un IN eaen If Gn ENDS IF to
g b more more or eSs fsr and NUN
oerrckmen, etc; smaller number have risen to
rank in the first class in their special lines A
number of Zunis have recently been put TO work
who had gnot been employed before thus afording
OF the same tribe one wholly unaccuston7ed to
such work and one that had been working for
eral average OF efficiency among the zunis is low,
twice as valuable as the newcomers.
The NavaJoS, as n class. much better work
men than the Zunis; they not only are stronger,
rule seg sy Sny aH r or two more ons BY 4 that
time they have laid up what is to them neat
good time With it They eritSise 60 the % Unhappy ex
have earned.
BECOME SKILLED LABORERs
fsT Indians emPoyed at the dam have made
of their work and other notable characterfstics
E wo & lseta Puebos who have lived for years among
Antonio Lucero has never missed day without
works faithfully by himself as undor foreman
Inc superintendent says Of him that he knew
he has 3 Of a sny yess hrong
cTenn pug rSa ff M been found of for him such has as
worked work on the rock i'll ever since 1t began. but
stone and two-thirds of the upstream face Of the
Bert Fpeercks WdS iata h1ay by hi One HoPt Indian
showed so muc& intelligence in the work that he
gyer do he did SO well that he Was pres e
the mos enSa 70 ash m on the tunnel at
nov now running horsepower hoist one of the
In this place, as elsewhere in tho Southwest. the
MaLaJos prove the brightest and best of the Indian
IN nechantcal matters. One of them. whose mama
Is Skate l watched myself during a visit last sum
mer at the dam. and was struck by his appearance
OF earnestness 9 He was first put in helper on
machine mach ~ and studied it whenever it was taken
To abdsg hs F 9d the ea ttsnon Of the dTs
took to explain by signs how the mechanism
wonderfu prompnsss & Sg aer Sne the eeas exper Ssh
ment me was $, made Of letting him run the drill under
pert that when another drill was Installed he
in keeping the machine in order He has STAYED
at his task constantly and says that he likes the
pronounced by the Superintendent not only good
R Wha tnndard n1 W npPd o even by
him he would undoubtedly go far expert
the ewes have given orT fo bi 5fo e or
this disease. on which I feel justified in spending.
II necessary little Of the money set apart for the
and New Mexico for it seems to me that when a
case OF this kind OF progressiveness is found the
than to encourage it by the removal of the OBJ
Slac4eS IN lts way as fdr as that lS possible.
MAKE EXCELLENT FOREMEN
The lack of initiative 70 all Indians is
at[en regarded as a drawback It makes Indian
valuable as a foreman, however, If he has the
other qualifications because he does not know any
thing and Will not attempt anything but do S
he Is shown An ignorant half educated white
man often makes serious trouble by trying what
he regards as better method than that prescribed
by his supertors in cases where he has COM
prehenson OF the forces at work When Mr. Har-
per was in the midst of .is tunnel he struck
Quicksands and bad rock forma ton, and for
two experienced white miners These tried
various methods, always with pOod results, until
they became afraid to work in the tunnel any
longer. He then put In charge who had
never seen that kind of work all. but who was
willing 10 carry out his instructions literally.
with Bert Fredercks night foreman and all
Indian labQrers the work was pushed
pletton with mishaps.
The lesson taught by the experiment with Indian
!apor az this dam ts unQuestonaby that the
indlan can be weaned from his habits of Irregular
lty or days and hours. induced 70 postpone or re-
arrange his religious festivities that they shall
not interfere with the demands of his employment.
aId taught the white mans idea of laying some
ttnlqg aside for to- morrow instead of spending
to-oay' ne can De made into very valuable factor
IN our frontier country.
AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS