The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1909-07-15
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but seldom .zchewed by them
Pipes made of clay are seldom
seen; they insert a little tobacco
IN hollow weed or cane, or rol
some in corn husks or papers
they smoke the leaves of a wil(
variety called "coyote tobacco,
lya-abe)
The young men play at foot
ball, using an inflated hogs blad
der. But their most popular
game is Oh-t0or, played with ;
ring FIVE or six inches in diam
eter and two long, slender poles
about ten or twelve feet in length
The game is played by two 81
more. Fhe riag is called Keep
choor. Horse racing is g FL
vorite pastiine with those bands
that have horses. A game eaEfeG
town tooth book, consists Of Sc
Greting 8 small pebble or stick
in one hand OF the other of q
player, while the opposing play
er tries to. read in the eyes OIL
face Of the other it's whereabouts.
Several games are played with
cards (Spanisb or FrenchE of
modern origin. One called coon.
kel-an is an Intricate game OF
combinations, admitting Of con-
siderable skill, and is usually
played by two persons. 1t is the
most interesting two-handed
game we have seen.
Few domestic animals are
: kept: horses. are not raised to
any extent. as forage is scarce.
Lean, half starved dogs are TO
Toe seen around the ganeheyias,
and hens are sometimes raised,
though seldom eaten.
Their fEneEal rites are OF fEa-
terest. AS soon as life IS ex-
Binct, and as near as possible to
the place where death overlook
them, the body is laid upon a
pile of dry logs, covered with
more, and all effects of the de-
eeased-ornamentS, cooking Rten-
sils, weapons and property of
every kind are collected, laid up
on the pile and the whole burned.
Any crop he may have had, for
age or seed stored is also burned
with the other property. Those
who participate ia the cry are
served with an abundance of
baked horse1 or, in lieu thereof,
with other meats. A surgeon in
the army thHS describes a cfenaa-
5on he witnessed December s..
ES71:
ga Yuma Indian was stabbed
in the abdomen by another In
dian last night The wounded
man survived about three hours.
About noon his friends gathered
ap his remains, and Singing the
body IN d sheet from a pole sup
ported on the shoulders of two
men, they carried it about a half
mile below the Quartermaster's
eofrah,. where they laid up a pile
of dry logs to the height of two
Beet and placed the body upon it,
Eose dry logs We're placed upon
she body and q good quantity of
dry, hsAt wood was added.
When all was ready q lighted
Rsstscb was applied, and ia mo
nsefst the whole was a sheet Of
aameS. A slight breeze was
blowing, which preserved the
intensity Of the heat. While the.
fire was bpraing, two or three
old women sat upon the ground
near by, one of whom kept up
wall, interspeYsed with utter
ances which sounded like repeti-
lions of the same sentence. One
or more young men sat On the
ground with their heads bowed
in submissive attitude, and one
gave vent to his feelings in occa-
Sional SobS that showed sincere,
heart felt grief. After the fire
was we'll going and all the per-
sonal effects of the deceased had
been thrown in-which in this
case case consisted of an old
vest-two Indians went back TO
the butcher shambfeS Ia town
for material for the faueral
baked meats, which is Indispen-
HI c., .lo,- $500 ~oo.so -