Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-26
DR.. WINsLOW


his office has received a letter
from DR.. F. r. Winslow, formerly
OF Baraboo, now chief surgeon OF
tho Hayden hospital, Hayden, Ariz
Some time ago Dr.. and Mrs. Win
slow made an automobile trip
through the southwestern states
and in part, he says:
The Navajoes are a picturesque
lot of nomads who roam over the
painted deserts driving Their herds
OF sheep and goats 1t is from
these animals they get the wool to
weave their interesting, durable
rugs-no two patterns are alike az
they carry the designs Ill Jner
heads The rugs have no right
side as the two sides are similar.
Originally they wove blankets for
their own use but nowadays they
wear store blankets and manufac-
tilre the wool into these heavy rugs
which are too stiff to be used like
blanket. In Arizona and New
Mexico there are about 10000 Of
these gentry who seem to be an off
shoot from the Apaches whom they
greatly resemble in many respects
Working is something they do not
understand. However, few Amer
leans located in their country with
out outside assistance would do
much better | expect as it is ali
arid land, indeed and often many
miles to a water hole Well, in
short, to appreciate the beauty OF
that enchanting country one must
see it as it is beyond describing.
The altitude is about 1000 feet.
This year their is new gateway
TO the marvellous natural bridge
called Woneshosha or Rainbow
Just a few miles across the Utah
border. BY this route one can go
TO within Is miles of the bridge by
motor and until last year we went
from Gallup N. M, to trading
Iost (Kayenta) and then a two
weeks horseback trip to view this
greatest known natural bridge, SO
IL is no wonder that it has only
been visited by few hundred
whites including Theodore Roose
velt and Zane Grey This bridge
is located in the Canon de Chelley
and all about in the enormous cliffs
are the dwellings of those myster
ious people who chose these re
tired spots in which to rear THEN
families in the dim past. 1t takes
more than a second story man tt
get into some OF them hav,
seen hundreds of these cliff dwell
ings III Arizona and New Mexico
and in some of them large com
munities have dwelt. The entrances
are always so built that anyone
entering had to bend over SO thai
It was impossible to strike. II
shows that safety first" is a very
old slogan.
A few months ago we took triI
toANogoles, Mexico and had an en-
ioyable time. On the way there
passed an Apache encampmenr
where | knew some of the people
so stopped to get some roasted cen
fury plant. This is often bal
that weighs 20 or 30 pounds and il
the raw state conveys little ideS
Of food but when cooked for day
in pit containing stones which
have been heated for a long time
ii becomes the sweetest morsel one
could imagine. The plant is also
called mescol or magney. Pulqut
beer-like drink, is made from il
in Central and southern Mexico
but up here it doesn't seem to ans
We. However, mescol, fiery
huid, can be distilled and this wher
redistilled is called tequila. The
latter is a favorite beverage witr
the b;bulOusly inclined. However
1t is worked | do not know bu
there seems to be a steady current
Of the liquor across the border Al
one needs is the price. 1t speaks
volumes that so few are picked ny
and so many are openly known tC
handle the stuff, Many an itch
ing palm is creased but at tha
things are not like they were il
Nevada when | was there in thu
vide open days Nogales, Sonor;
is much smaller than Juarez. Chi
huahua, (Chiwawa is the way it i:
pronounced) and less openly vic
ious. Poverty is also less appar
ent and the people are more agree
able. Every Mexican state hav
ing had the Spanish tongue graft
ed on to different native stock tht
language is consequently nuci
modified and quite d'ssimilar il
pronunciation In Sonora arr
found the Yaquis. who have made
1t very hot for the Mexican sold
iers ON numerous occasions Ais
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