Year: 1875

them or refused meal when invited 10
eat which is q thing Ute was never
known TO do unless he might be sick his death
bed Only once in a while old fellow might ask for
ppcful Of tobacco but this the extent Of their
almsasking Their usual cordial greeting 'Wano-
hay, John |" the first word being corrupted from the
Spanish ''buenO," and every white they see they
call "John" Every attracted by the leather
on our saddles canteens and apareos, and was per-
fectly ravenous for leather of any kind. Some
of them brought down several Of the
most exqusitely colored blankets OF their own
make that had TO swap for
leather. For OF the flaps on the strrup strap
OF the saddle they wanted trade a fine saddle blan
ket valued at $5, the lowest estimate They had no
eyes for anything but leather and they seemed
determined to trade with for the eathern flaps OF the
canteens, and insisted on our cutting off the leather
from the inside of the aparejos What they do with
much of this article il is difficult to say but they
probably ii for making whips rens and
soles for moccasins These Indians differ materially
from the Utes. They more industrious and
Independent, raising quantities OF corn or maize
pumpkins and watermelons and keep large herds of
goats sheep ana horses They blankets after the
OF the Moquis from whom they undoubtedly OBJ
tanned the art originally, and the blankets are heavy
perfectly waterproof and woven in standing brilliant





hand We witnessed the operation in several of the
huts, the squaw working whenever she has nothing
else to do, and frequently blanket will occupy several
months in its manufacture They made entirely Of
wool taken from the sheep Some of these blankets


COMMAND FABULOUS PRICE


IN the market but they will for an indefinite
time, and worth five of the best Of Ameri-
can make, There is certain kind Of fiat circular
bead ornament, made from species of marine
shell, which the ancient Moquis used to manu-
facture and which occasionally taken from the old
graves and ruins, FOR string of which the Nayaos
will trade five or six of their best blankets a good
horse, so highly are they valued We discovered only
two three single specimens of these wafer like beads
about the circumference of pea but did not exhibit
them to the Indians We soon discovered that
their corn was ripe and in few moments had a sack
full negotiated for, which were eagerly husking
This indeed, treat that we dreamed not of; but
we determined to live high long as we were in the
country For a few matches a little tobacco or a
quarter OF dollar two bits 1t is called in the west
we purchased quantity from man, and in half an
hour every squaw and pappoose in the vicinity was
carrying blanketload of fresh corn to our camp We
took all that brought, showing no partality
in selection, and soon had piled up several
bushels of the palatable vegetable Much Of this we
used at supper and that of tho party Jared badly
who did not dispose OF eighteen This no ex-
aggcraon, and for days after long could OBJ
tain it, the chief article of diet bill of fare was
corn-boed roasted, cut down and fried. BY econ
omcal use bushe lasted two meals, but long as
there plenty at low rates VIC did not limit our
selves to this quantity The is what is known as
Mexican corn growing in small ears with red and blue
grains like ordinary Eastern popcorn.


The Nayajos around all evening until late
hour trying to trade for our leather One old fellow
staid with all night making himself perfectly at
home. These Indians dress in manner peculiar to
their tribe and differing considerably from any other
wearing almost invariably red handkerchief or
bandana twisted around the head, having their long
hair tied up behind, in loose roll or
loop, in eheminate The clothing
consists OF calico Shirt loose, wide
yellow linen breeches, reaching down only
to the knee with eggngs of fancy patterns tied with
red worsted garters made by the squaws; and un-
beaded moccasins with stiff soes. The females wear
their hair usually parted in the middle and hanging In
two plas at their sides Their nomadic mode of living
nterferes with the erection of any permanent struc-
lures of abode and they usually sleep in small tenn
porary domeshaped tents made of cedar or cot
tonwood boughs The winters which are very
mild the country where they live,
require no more substantial dwellings, SO
that when it is desirable to move from one place to
another the lodge deserted another quickly built
in new spot and we travel through the country we
notice many of these old shells standing where they
have not been visited for long years Considering all
things the Navaoes superior tribe ofIndans all
the wandering bands which inhabit the western
try. 1t is in fact matter Of doubt whether they
originated in the stock other tribes and it may
be possible that they descended from people Of greater
culture and higher civilization.