The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-14

excursions. We followed the stream
for half a mile or 50. TO where Il
spread u into a pool. perhaps hfty
feet across. The men divided into
two parties. one going up aud the
other down the stream u lew rods
They then entered the stream and.
thrashing the water with their feet
and with sticks. returned. driving all
the fish before them into the pool.
Meantime one OF the women had
grated some of the mysterious bor-
basco' roots, resembling horseradish'
into about Two quarts Of water. THIS
was thrown into the pool at various
points. In about two minutes We be-
gan TO see minute fish come to The
surface. belly up. remain Il few Sec
onds and then disappear. In ten
minute all the small fry were on
the surface. apparently dead. and
larger and larger ones began To go
through the same performance WIN
a ~long-handled scoop-net the leader
nearly hlled a bushel basket with hrh
from eight To twelve inches lung ia
half an hour.
Some Of the fish were br0iled, but
hesItated about eating them. u
leader, surmising my reason. took
several spOonfuls of the poisoned wa
ter and, mixing II with a dipperful
81 water. drank IL down II had not
the slightest effect upon him. NeNef
did / enjoy broiled fish more. To
All a%ppeaTances The fish remaining ia
the stream. except the smaller ones
were affected By the poison only
through their respiratory organs u
! experienced no lasting injury.
lin hunting. the arrows. which
are dipped in poison. consist OF a
point OF wood or bone. not more IMAM
an inch long. and the size 81 "A tooth
| pick, to which IL attached a NIUE
TUT or hairy fiber of the silk cat-
ton tree The gun h a straight nam
boz tube. from 1--WE To- six feet long
with "A sight at one end and n fun
ncl-shaped expansion 10 III the
mouth al the other. The principle
is precisely the same as the school
boys tube for blowing p%uttyballs.
Even the most expert natives can
shoot only a short distance. as com
pared with firearms. but their accur-
acy IL wonderful"
Mr. Cobb gives the following de
scription ct the shooting OF a deer
"A good sized buck walked out oi
the corn and stopped. exposing "a us
is ful hroadside a. We lay some
thirty feet away. our hunter hred'
The animal gave o slight Start AZ b"
| felt the prick Of the arrow on his
nank. and turned partly around
shifting the air for a scent, and look
I ing around na ~ searching for the
I insect thai had bitten him Detect
ing nothing. he stood still and un-
alarmed. At the end OF "A minute or
so his head dropped a little, ns u
he was sleepy. The hunter stepped
out in plain sight The deer looked
NJ hin and moved forward, not away
from him. n few steps and stopped
| He showed no fear. but simply curl
oHity.
My companion and ! rose and he
three Of US walked quietly within
reach Of him. lie made no move
4 ment 10 run away. hut watched us
intentiy, and shifted his position a
little. His movements seemed per-
feCtly easy aud natural Absence OF
fear seemed the only observable
change. untl M the end OF three
minutes or more. then he laid down.
not falling. but ar naturally AZ a
t1fw ost4shasn whom ready Tor sleep
urnL A. the end OF u" ~ ant
| though ne opened his esa az som
,o.ched. his breath beeah cor Exc
ana lower Eighteen nv sayl
ne VAS struck BY the ai4s Mr. ..