Year: 1868

over and over; how can that be possible If it did we would all fall of"

 Having no means of explaining the attrac- ton of gravitation, a strong magnet and small piece of steel were used to convey the idea, which was received with marked appro- baton.

 Questions as to what caused the drying up of the ponds and lakes, what formed the clouds, where does the rain come from what was the nature of thunder and lightning, and many others of like character, were asked and answered

 From thirty to forty of their leading men came daily for two or three months to receive instruction on such points, until they com prehended them.

 The delight which they eyinced on aequir- ing information induced General Carleton to establish a school at the Bosque for the pur pose of educating the young, but the Apaches regarded it with suspicion and bathing They coastrued it into an attempt to enslave the mind and control personal freedom They were ever jealous 10 acquire knowledge orally imparted, but the idea of working to obtain it was horrible to them.

 Qute a number of pictorials containing street views in some of our large cities, cuts of ships, steamers, carriages, etc, were re- ceived in camp and exhibited to the Apaches, who invariably looked at them upside down, until they were properly placed before their vision, and the different objects carefully pointed out and explained

 After pleasant discussion one day, Giana- tah remarked:

 You desire our children to learn from books, and say, that because yoc have done so, you are able to build all those big houses, and sail over the sea, and talk with each oth CT at any distance, and do many wonderful things; now, let me tell you what we think. You begin when you are little to work hard. and work until you are men in order to begin fresh work. You say, that you work hard in order to learn how to work well. After you get to be men, then you say the labor of lie commences; then, too, you build big hous- es, big ships, big towns, and everything else in proportion. Then, after you have got them all, you die and leave all behind Now, we call that slavery. You are slaves from the time you begin to talk until you die but we are free as air. We never work, but the Mexicans and others work for us. Cur wants are few and easily supplied. The river, the wood and plain yield all we require, and we will not be slaves; nor will we send our chil dren to your schools. where they will only learn to become like yourselves"

 It was so utterly impossible to make them comprehend the other side of this speciOus argument that it was not attempted. It will however, be seen how absurd it is to hope for any civilization of these savages by the em- ployment of any means now known to us. Labor of all kinds is held to be so degradng, that any effort to promote it among the Apa- ches will be resisted to the death.

 Skill in hunting ranks high among them, being only second to dexterity and adroitness in stealing. The fint award of merit is ac- Id .Io @ln greatest address in appropriating the property of another person. As he is deemed the best able to support wives and cater for their wants, he is the exposure of their admra- tion. Personal prowess in battle takes the third rank in thc'r estimation, and unless they have their enemy at the greatest possi. ble disadvantage they refrain from attacking '' It is easier and safer to run than fight is the maxim in vogue among them, especially when there is no plumber to tempt their cu- pidity and afford field for the exercise of their cherished faculty.

 Ndk-t0nk, the "Com Flower" and Nah- -ka- gen, the Keen Sight" were bunting a very large cougar which had been feasting on some of their horses. Having discovered his lair, about five miles from camp down the PecOs, Nahtank climbed large cottonwood tree which flung some of it's branches far over the

 

 lair at his leisure. He had crawled out on a projecting branch, and was intenfly peering into the covert, when Nah-kayen called his attention to a cougar crouched upon another branch some twelve feet of, and as fxedly gazing at Nah-tank, evidently with hostile intention. The willy savage turned his head and saw the beast but made no other motion. On the other hand, the cougar was flashing its sides with it's long tail, and gripping the limb with spasmodic clutches of it's powerful talons. Suddenly its outspread form dashed through the intervening space and alighted on the cx- act spot which had been occupied by the h. dian; but the cool savage had let go his hold, and had dropped into the stream at the very moment The astonished and Out-witted cougar gazed into the river below, while he tore great strips of bark from the limb and growed with intense rage. Nah-tank swan under water until he reached the shelter of a projecting bank, ond on regaining terra frHad the two warriors soon despatched the cougar with their rifles

 This incident exhibits the surprising cool ness and presence of mind possessed by the Apaehes, for it was not regarded by them as worthy of special note.

 As wampum was the standard of value among the Delawares, so are horses among the Apaches Wives are purchased with horses, and their value is determined by the number of horses offered to the parents. Some fetch as high as six and seven horses, while others can be bought for one. The girl that brings six horses, feels as much superior to the one who is sold for two as a fine lady who sports fifteen hundred dollar cashmere, affects to look down upon neighbor who can only afford to pay twenty dollars for shawl