The chronicle=news., 1912-11-09

even hOusPhOlu furniture. but Nav
ajo with fIfty dollars to his credit at
the end OF the year will in all prob
ability devote the entire SUN 10
long-coyeted silver-mounted bride.
lie has no use for wagons or furnl-
ture. as he has no permanent resi-
dence. but follows his flock from one
range to another. living In IA pole ho-
gan. which together with his other
household chnttels. he draEn nj the
end OF u lariat hitched to his saddle.
Some years ago the government
sent cons lRnment OF farm wagons
to its Navajo wards. Travellers in
the interior of the reservation today
may sce the running gears OF these
vehicles bleaching In the sun unused.
The wagon boxes. however. the In
dianS utilized. Scattered across the
plains turned on their sides with the
open tops to the south. these boxes
havs served for years AZ IN excellent
protection from storms tor the tribes
men In their winter pllkrimases.
Desiers in Navajo blankets have
learne that = prosperous season With
u heavy yield OF wool often means
curtsiluaent OF the blanket supply
When wool Is scarce tho aquSvs
willis weave the supply into blankets
which bring = good price. but when
the yield 10 hAavy thIs II not ueces.
sary 10 order TO supply the family
needs and the nav wool 10 turned
over 10 the trader. What pay day 10
In . factory town. wool delivering
time !s In the sheep country. except
that here the money flows IN but
once q year. All over tho sheep
country business 10 done on q credit
basis. the merchant carrying the
ranch man on his books for . yaar and
the wholesaler often granting sinsil-
ar terms 10 tha merchant. Many deal.
rrs secure their accounts By con-
tractinx for the wool. % that the
ranchman often s~ea little real cash.
and Farm.
The Riders Of the Night: Like
every other frontier army post or
civilian settlement Fort Griffin had
troubles OF It's own. In 1870 horss
stealing had become such . business
ax to b. numbered among the Infant
industries. Old General Buell. was In
command there at the time and VOW
ed vengeance on the satellites Of the
saddle whe were always prowlink
around nights and running off the
government stock. The black SOL
dicrs OF the Tenth cavalry always
voted themselves smart enough to
guard Uncle Sans property through
the lonesome vigils OF the night but
they could not outwit the horscthicv-
ex aud the stealing went right on.
The mcan.s, gan gin the country
was TIM, OF Lloyd and Gresham for
they did u Wholesale business every
time they came around. Finally they
got away with over one hundred head
of cavalry mounts one night when
the cavnliard was grazing outside
under u Niger guard. The following
morning Lieutenant Hunter and u
company OF the buffalo troops took
the trail aud B,irlls last word was
to bring back the stock or keep away
Griffin they came In the night to
the Canon Bianco and cspied the
thieves asleep IN their blankets
Al tn. peep OF day the charge was
made and every last one OF the gang.
nine OF them In all. were shot dead
us they slun,bered peacefully oil and
their hodiex left to feed the prowlins
coyotes and the carrton buzza rds. For
these riders OF the plains were the
men that God made mud. for all
their words were merry und sll their
songs were sad." Life was little too
short to stop and bury horsa thieves
and their bones lie bleaching there
today In tho happy Texas sunlight.
/, ,IYcld and Farm