La Junta tribune., 1912-11-30
BY R W. PATTERSON

"l DAY tt COCK MINUS. Jun
@ fights. horse races, and
among the Indians IN the Interior,
their great market day
Saturday evening the Indians be-.
gan coming into Hiureucoyo with
th-ir blrros aud llamrs loaded with
thrir various wares and products. and
the str am continued TO pour IN and
grow larger during the uisht and the
early hour Of Sunday morning VII n
/ arose aud walked into the street.
It was filled and crowded. a mass
of human beings so far a. | could
see. looking down the long vide.
principle street Of the town
Not only the principal street was
filled. but the side streets were quit"
well occupied and the market
square Was dens"ly packed This
was rare opportunity for me to
see the Indian as he is found In
the interior, when his customs and
habits arr, In a measure the same
as they were centuries ago
They are the opposite Of the North
American savage" He could not b.
abus or cnslaycd lie would nSht
tll he died. lie knew not rvsubmis.
sion and he feared not danger nor
death The lncns Inherited their sub
missIye disposition from their ances
tors. fpr among them th.r" vas o.,
Individuality no private property an
really no priyat" rights
Each individual was but a ward ~
thr state and what he won or pr.
duced. and his person even. was sui
j"ct 10 the requirements OF
state; hence 90 their character. thcr,
Is no individuality and no lndrpond.
enc.
Yet It is Of these people that the
Peruvian army is composed and the
police force Of the cities
Under the Law. every citizen E.
subject 10 military service. bu'
somehow you never see whit" ma
among the rank and file Of the ar.
my This u only one Of m" outrages
prrpetrat"d by the PcruVIaus upon
these helpless people
What imprrss,s on. iS that fully
thre".fourths OF these Indians ar.
women. The proportion seems to
m" 10 h" even greater. II Is the NO.
men who do N. work They pacl
and drive the burros. Walking behind
and always carrying load on their
own backs. and more than half Of
bnrrus \ very larF. proportion
ar" carrying babies on their backs. a
they labor or travel
These women impressed me- a. b
INK honest. Tor more than once. Nh..
| paid woman coin that va.
worth more than M" purchase. sh,
would always give m. the correct
change and had started 60 leave
sh" would get up and follow me a.
give me the correct change. O. misr'
b" hut a penny or two which had
Intended FOR her TO keep
The hystandpr seems 10 feel thai
he iS the guardian of an honest
deal. for more than once. whr'
had not received all my change. h.
would interior aud insist upon m.
correct amount ~ change being r.
turned. and that an oyorchnrEe f1'
the article should rot b" made
Tn" pottery Is similar 10 that g.
~" Nnyaio's and Arigora Indians
Some are rudrly decorated With va
ioua designs ard eolors and SON.
ar" q artistic shrprs = ,uriorg
styles Much ~ tho Indian cook
ing Is done IN clrthrnwarc som,
of N" lars are very large and WI
hold ten gallons or NOR" I De-
plr'ur" took Of two large Grs
loaded on burro They w'r"
r"markhhl" -iE"
Her" il line ~ women son-
felt hats, which they had mad" hy
their own hands They are white
broad ,brimmcd and low crowned. a.
ARE made ~ wool Another lot 90
women sat bohird iii,la piles -
rome they had made They wer.
Of cotton. hrrsefair and other hair
and tanned hides. but most wer.
mad" OF the fiber Of a plan, rc.
sembling the century piant--ihc
nam. h7s ai this moment e.capcf
me
Where tn vegetables were sold.
the smallest potatoes and tomatoes
and the quality. too. hav. ever
seen
Peru IL IN. homo of IA, natal,