Year: 1875

These two vetran Indian hunters and ex. : perienced mountain men called upon us on

 Wednesday and we had an interesting talk on the Indian question in general and partic-

 ularly that peculiar tribe known as the Ava

 supais on Cataract Creek. An account of

 which We gave some months since.

 After O'Leary and Spencer were there to-

 gether Spencer returned taking with him the

 Huaipai Chief Cee-Rum, and made quite

 protracted visit. His object was to find out

 where certain ores came from which these

 Indians exhibited We have already nuh-

 !'shed the fact of their extensive farming.

 gardening and fruit raising operation. and

 will now be confined to the mineral aspects

 of the country

 The name of the Chief of this tribe ia "Navyo" which means in the Hualpai and | AVa-supal language, scout, guide or great

 traveller He is represented to he an Indian | of superior intelligence, liberal in his views and an excellent ruler, therefore the Ava-su- pals have never had any trouble with the whites and are at peace with all surround nding tribes.

 NavJo, finding that Spencer could smelt the lead ores Of his country and give them plenty oflead for bullets, undertook to show him the mine which in order to reach he had to be let down with a rope by three stout Indians distance of hundred feet over A preclpice in canon. Here he found A cave T pr tunnel in limestone formation and a edge ofargentiferous galena thirty feet wide ( pecimens of which he brought away and d which assayed quite high in silver 2

 As hitherto published, Cataract Creek runs trough valley some three thousand feet be- C ow the surrounding country; the bluffs are b and difficult of ascent or descent nd mine would have to be immensely rich 1! order to pay in such a place, yet both 'Leary and Spencer are of opinion that it $: Ill me day develop into good mining istrct in The Chief expressed great fear that the re hites would come there to mine and demor sh ize his people, who have never been te ought in contact with any wicked infu- Pa oes and his greatest desire is to keep them tn 'e from temptation. The Hual pals speak bri e same tongue and are their natural allies. CT. ough they trade with the Moquis and are ite shrewd at bargain. They give the of oquis three buckskins for Moqui blanket trade the same blanket to the Hualpais bre five buckskins. Thus making profit of cor O buckskins. bay we call the attention Of the Indian De- ski tment to this Cataract Creek country. and fgt 'gest that as the Hualpais will never be San tented to stay upon the Colorado rcser. Uni ion and the Ava-Supais are their friends wb, nay be just the place to set off reserya- lice I for these two tribes. And instead of Chi ns to some Eastern City to find an agent tho ct some such man as O'Leary or Spencer ava manage them. These men understand the Indian character and have the inteIli. feet ce necessary to make good agents, besides men are honest and the Indians know it. In is To ltion to these considerations they are N ed and respected by all the northern decl es who regard them as brave and just Sa ;s firm. o ho,; ~ ing , lbers of the reformed church, or any E' 1T perhaps, but they are pretty fair Chris and nevertheless and will compare favora man, with some of the Church selections. tho