Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-07-27
YAQUIs OF MEXICO
An Indian Tribe Notorious For Its
Savage Practices.
EVER DEFIANT AND WARLlKE.
Never Thoroughly Conquered, They
Have Been Fanatically Fighting Four
Centuries For the Land They Held
Before Columbus Was Born.

Before Columbus Was Sorn.
The story Of the Yaquis Of Mexico is
one of the most remarkable narratives
in history. 1t has never been told in
English except in more or less frag-
mentary fashion, and the English
speaking world has missed thereby q
romance worth reading.
The tale is literally plotted with
blood and stained with incidents OF
savage torture and treachery, for the
IaQuiS are savage people, but run
ming through it from beginning 10 end
are fanatic love Of country, an indom-
liable courage and a hardihood that
have never been excelled.
In certain parts Of Mexico the name
of 1aqui has acquired terrors almost
legendary among the ignorant classes.
1t has become a term with which to
brighten children. Even on the Ameri-
can side of the border the YaQui often
gets credit for being more terrible
person than he really is In point of
fact the Yaquis are the Apaches Of
Mexico, with rather more than the
Apaches' ability for organization and
stubborn resistance.
Aided by the fact that the govern
ment opposed to them has always been
considerably weaker than that of the
United States and by the inaccessible
nature Of the country that they love so
devOtedly, they have the distinction Of
being the only Indian tribe that has
never been thoroughly and completely
conquered by the whites. There have
always been defiant Yaqui outlaws In
the hills
The story of the Yaquis is the story
of their wars. Almost century before
the landing of the Pilgrims in New
England an army of Spaniards with
their Indian allies moved northward
from Mexico City, conquering every
thing in their path. When they reached
the bank of the Yaqui river they were
met by large band of Indians whose
! leader drew line in the soft earth.
That line he forbade the Spaniards to
cross. The white men opened fire with
their cannon, but after Il brief en-
gagement the Yaquis routed them.
The old Spanish chronicer states that
he had fought with most Of the Next
can Indian tribes but no s9vs Il have,
never seen Indians fight like these
That was almost 400 years ago, and
since then the YaQuis have fought al
moct without cossation Tho Nnyicons
estimate that thnra have benn ,Inost
200 voors of actual 6ohtinu hntveen
AIeZic~ns and Yaquis
Of I,+o voors tbo a4nvicor .yovorr.
,,,,+ r,,1 ,,oo,, ,do,,+i,,lr ~ ,,lI;o,-
,ooinct tho tr;bo which r,ro ,,rn,nis,.
If ovontuol succoes IN onnlIinr thoir
foh+;,o cn;rit This was tho nian of
Iorort@+ion ~. ,,,bill, tho 1,,dfo,,.. VOC,
cont from .ororo +o far away vnoo+o,,
oe Iobororc an tho n1ontotions Thio ia
coid to ho tbe on1v fate that frioItena.
rho yaonis
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~ dash and ,t,nd tbo yaoui j.. ,ot :,
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'.on,non lol,oror If Sonora tho noon
rho hoy1nr of cottI. and tho ti,rcr Of
tho coil In tho AInxiran towns of tbe
district many of the servants are
yon,fc ono of the chief aiairuItios in
c,,,1nino tho,n boe honn tho oiol,Iv do
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