Tombstone epitaph., 1920-09-05

ald pinol de trigo to either continue
 or conclude the Investigation, ;le
 chal,l CT of commerce ha; been advis. cd.
 Pecheta. however. is what is mos:
 interesting to California people, as il
 contains sweetening which is ten
 times as sweet as cane sugar and which constitutes a complete food in
 itself. The trigo, or wheat powder.
 is considered as equal 10 the heaviest
 cereal. the Indians having included in
 this food all the except the chaff
 which they permit the wind 10 blow
 away by tossing the wheat after ii
 has been slightly roasted.
 Pecheta because Of its abundance in in;eesting the California people, as i,
 the native state as mesquite beans,
 growing wild on the desert, is consid.
 cred unlimited in is possibilities. A
 factory or factories to make it may
 resul; from the present investigation.
 I; is reported that f properly adver.
 tised pecheta would soon take it's
 place in the world as an important
 product, or it could be reduced, al
 the sacrifice o! the other food con.
 tents, to sugar richer and as pure
 as honey and al cost far below
 normal prices in ;h.s country of cane
 sugar.
 l. is said here that tAe commercial
 possibilities of pecheta have been
 overlooked lg Arizona because the
 Indians now make little pecheta, as
 il is easier ,h Uncle Sam's treaty
 and help for ;hem 10 buy store food,
 or have il given 10 them.
 Pechets, made oy The Indian women
 by pounding ], in The hollow Of one stone with another stone n hand.has
 proved profitable even by such meth
 ods of manufacturing What enormous
 returns and reductions in present sugr prices is considered apparent ] shoula pecas,a he made by machinery , in modern plant. The process O: . redou,ion is simply 10 take the mes. quite beans cIt out the seeds and . crush the pods Mesquite has been ! considered . common desert tree or ' bush for so long ,ha: ,ae white people
 as class see nothing when they pass by, H.,le realizing that the In d.ans, Mexicans and old white settlers of the deser, know mesquite contains
 ihe riches; ot foods and the best oI
 medicines. The leaves crushed To a , l!Quid induce vomiting and allay fe- , yer.
 [ As manufacturing proposition !, . is considered. according 10 inyestiga tors, as one possessing great merit and which woald glye 10 the world a new l food which the Indians are permitting , To pass away with the cid squaws he , cause of 1heir treaty ~ith an indul- ; gen, "u2cle"
 Pecheta. the Indians point out, Sas ,hc backbone Of Indian warfare \ i food requiring no cooking Ras put in their belts CT provision bags by th. : squaWs waen they were abou; to take ] ,he warpath This was the advaa. , tage, because the Indians then did not require fires. and fires would re veal there whereabouts to the enems
 What he shipment of pecheta and , pinol de trigo wifi bring forth prob , ably will be definitely known within a shor, time. as !. will take time u . prepare machinery for the reduction Of the mesquite beans 10 pecheta O. sugar and the harvest begins in late l spring or early summer. The Indians say the mesquite beans most plenti.
 fully when there is a scarcity Of other foods or she a famine is coming This summers production of mes , quites was very abundant, covering the ground with beans. all Of whic1 went 10 waste except the few bushels gathered by the old Indian women. NAVkJcs MAY PICK COTTON CHANDLER. Sept. 3.-At the meet . ing of the cotton growers held here Saturday rigL. and which was attend