The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-12
RICKETTS, TELLS
Of NAvAyOS As
THEY ARE TO-DAY
Pennington Newspaper Man
Writes Entertainingly of
Visit to Carriso. Where Pres.
byterians Have Mission.
NV otNall Ricketts. ,.

of the Navajo. owing {" the tact that
mail leaves this place only IN what
might be called "Spasms, this letter
may not 20 out very much ahead II
ny. Iut Navajo christmas tx COM
ing
Just ~ we left the Shiprock agenC
Monday morning the sun pierced the
dull. leadeu skies, which CAV" promise
of "A more pleasant journey than w."
had anticipated. Bu Don after We
crossed the new steel bridge tho;
spans the san Juan river ana iieura
lively ties Shiprook to Gallup, We
drove over the mesa into a stin wind.
Imagine the cxhiiaration OF travelling
over "A thirty five mile road In an open
buggy and looking a keen, icy wilma
Auuaic IN the face the whole distance.
I, took about seven hours to make tn"
trip out. including u stop at the Hunt
or trading post To- partially ina" ana
incidentally eat . bite.
We arrived In good season ~ IN"
Carriso mission This plac" way TO-
m.rl, called Tecs-uos-pos, the NaNat"
for cottonwood CIRCLE The" are
quite a aumher of cottonwood groves
I'm nus section which az" wat"r"d Nv
the Numerous springs.
Cnrriso Mission. conducted 10y the
PRESBYTERIAN church. " nestled m q
sheltered valley. with q high mesa e"
the west. tn. carr.so mountains only
a roupI" eft miles distant 10 the south
ana high hills acrcss the CANYON 10
tn. east. The mission grounds cove
about five acres. and water - used i'I
irrigation purposes from an ihdlah
ditch winch heads IN the mountains
and nearby springs supply an ahuhd-
ancc of excellent water for domes' 90
purposes.
Two substantial. handsome dwell
,ngs have seer built FOR the miss'onai 70
los Nj. and Mrs Charles i. RACK.
evangelical aud Dr and MIS-. itoh'rl
" Ven. medical \ dispcusary from
which is annually distrih tied soin'
fotr hundred dollars worth oi medic
,tn, tn the Navnios and a small nos
initial have been impruNis'd Tor the
present
In our first letter we satd that the
/. mission was some scN"ntN-tN' Wi''''
from tbo railroad. but wishing to h'
f.. accurate must correct tins statement
ns il IL only seventy miles. II scom'i
a h"N'N'I
We were somewhat surprised whll'
T coming out ~ that "" saw very i'"
dwellings ol the Indians along 'he
un, 'rnda, We wct" disillusiun"d nil
, his point. Before breakfast was M
lsncd thi morning u NaNaln ir"lgh'''
= who had driven som" seventy NV
I miles from Kayenta through IN" sn""
p chilled To get some repairs tor ms wh1'
{ ON which had broken down -" soon
Al wore his wants attended to u u
, "a, Indian woman with her small boy
called To- inquire after her Two M
|, dr,n attending school a. Shirr''k
f. She was given a chair IN cur room
!, II was time for the morning = u'N"'
!, ,to,s rh,ough the Interpreter, tinN
D Palmer, Notcon Domingo, m'nhih-
r. AIR SUNDAY - Mr.. FlaCk-told h"'
IN. simple story of the meaning "
christmas. She seemed Quit" inter
csted No sooner had h d.phr'''
than another indian came IN 1" shah'
. hands with the Domingo, who s''h'
Ia h, uuitc "A popular iudiNidtdl Gu
in tins particular part OF NlNaJ i"'h'
10 This morning missionaries, inter
!. meters and Nisi'srs struck nut h"'S'
J. back to visa the families wh" I'VE "
I, Navajo valley. som" SIX fnii's "'s
: taH'.
T. The n,s, dwelling we ,ound cam
, .f,und" is right as we w"r" Amos
upon II hetor" II was seem W"N
= toni. hut the occupants wcr" pfoha"'
an, her,iinp their sheep. After u sh"'
. ride we came upon u group ~ h"sah'
\ ", were advised not To pronounce
/ like we would i'm writing up the mar
n rtnpe of MIX. Hogan's brother ~
Is hu rather give the a. tn" sound \
In bah
After Watching the rest ot the GROW
~sanue thrGugh u small .p"ftur
into a ~mud-coNored house. we N''
,u,.d IN Also. II proved to 10" IN
domirila Of the fl-bo-hl ''-b"' w
J. sops of yc.hi.ui. The wives oi th"'
', two men are rcputrd TO VI" the p''
q wo,ve,s of navajo blanket. on ti
y ptrt of the reservation, ana we VIZ
u told mat their blankets "l''n COW
manded two dollars a pound ana '"''
work seldom tabs To tar" IN" Pf'@' ct
the fairs.
II is the custom to sl1h"" ma ''
~ with an the occupants, oven the sun
70 children coming IN t"t a snare 81 ~
," attention
n The hogan, which II IA" TYPICAL WI
o., ter DWELLING place of the navajo
% hull, Of cedar posts NtrNing IN l'hs'
from three 10 I'VE feet which ave p'"
rr ed upright in "A circle of IA" d's'r'
dimension On them are placed POI
horizontally. which are ptaol'',''
woven INTO a dome-llkc roof WIN
L. large vent In the center 10 all"" "
smoke from the ere to pass up u
- outside OF the structure * th'n COVE
~ ed with adobe, The hogan Is a sie
la protection from the inol'mcnl "ch'
or Heat for warmth anu '""Nl'
~purposes j. derived from a M" al e.
dar wood which II placed IN IA" 90
ter Of the floor,
lb In the inst hogan VISITED We :
t. around OF the art floor lndian vas
a. ion. The Domingo distributed plctu
a. cards to The s~cungt"patl"h az
Ia through the Interpreter told the hi'
~ story depicted thereon The" NaNhj
nl listened iatcntly To- the mcssaEn sh"'
- ing their varying emotions by an q
~ ,~,y{nnaI smile. "A ghrug of the snnl