Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-02
NAVAJOS NEED NOT
MISSIONARIES OR
EDUCATION BUT
MUCH WATER
Professor w X Gregory Of
Yale University, Returns
After Spending Summer
Prospecting for Underflow
HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR
SUPERVISOR ROBINSON

fF.aut supervisor ot Indian E,..
Iama,.l s,DI.o ". h Oregon, be- u
t.,..'. tYda, Co consul, with super.
.... D. o. Robinson after summer
sp,u % tine service oI the Indians ON
.a, NataJo reservation. ur Gfusoty
. professor of geology g., Val, uul-
.fr.tl ana vr. loaned Dog tn. uu.t.d
geological survey 90 the Indian de-
ga.im'nt
~ ls. been ,ugarod fur several
summers Boo developing water in the
Indians territory which is mainly
given over Co., grazing Incidental, Doc
uNs u..u preparing tuy nrgt gculog-
I.Jl map uf th. country. vast empire
Whose mineral resources HAY. mover
been exploited Or Gregory b. tho
ursi epuiuRist tu make study OF tn
region. A general reconnaissance
SHOWS 70 o. boar out the general geo
I"gt theories concerning the contig-
uoiH areas upon which iny,stip1-
t'us have been mad, ana ln itself al"
navajo reservation presents many I'M
trrcsting geological problems
Tho scenery throughout the rcs,r-
walton Dr. Gregory declares 20 rank
with o., most interesting in the world.
Because coy BE- r"mo,onoss, very few
p'opl, are familiar with what lies
within thD boundaries Of tho Indian
country. Tho canyon de- Chcllu is
pretty Won known but offers no COM
udrisuu with places in the Interior.
THE Indian service OF the federal
government seems 90 bc concentrating
i- attention upon tho NuNajos In New
Mexico ana Arizona. said Dr. Greg
uiy today and they are waking up
o. the vast extent OF the reservations
and The immense problems for better
INK the Indians that SIM remain un-
solved ~ this stg e. ~ the game, the
Indians need. instead OF missionaries
and doctrines OF education. good aud
suiv water for their llocks The re-
giun Is essentially a stock raising
country We nr, seeking permanent
water supplies not for agriculture.
bat for lucks
'pur FIRST consideration has been
tho nerds of thc Indians In this re-
svert IS, nav, r,fruiuvd from Guild
iuE extensive storage reservoirs. that
nuEuf hD shown enough but would
uut answer Tho needs ~ hand. Water
g. need Hd 40 scattered places We
unuai udNr siidipW Weils front which
90, water may b, raised in buckets.
or artesiau flows Wndmlls. and
extensive pumping plants requiring
the constant attention OF white men
would not bee practicable
We have put dawn well ana in-
stalled windmill in Keam's canyon
iu Arizona. ana $50 have three drills
Inc outfits prospecting for water Der.
KICKS arc being built M Gallup.
"Ir this Hurk am acting aa aide
g. Mr Robertson The public gem
orally should know more ~ h.s work
aud hif symuthcu" treatment of the
NB,aJos Hc haa approached the
muttrr of dealing with their actual
wants from the right side. and iH put
t.uE la improvements 40 little cost 20
the government that are helping them
BOO the best possible way"
con- this trip pr Gregory visited
tur Seven Lakes oil fields Rnd wa ina
pressed with tho activities and
rimuc' FOR big strike there kirk
D. Bryan. SON OF Y W. u. Rryhu
oi this city v hts assistant in geology
at Yale. and according Co tho eminent
scientist Dr. very popular man ana
J recognized leader az the eastern
university Or Gregory ls himself a
western man, and spoke highly Of
tho initiative displayed hy western
bows iu the eastern university notably
ui the success achieved by Lawrence
= lee ~ this city In his studies at
Yale.