Show maka e ON AN D oai N 4 0 12 V 1 iv A A A I 1 1 a lip j I 1 I 1 hut of Hava chief r q ra 1110 recent discovery liy by eclen H I 1 Is I 1 4 of a lost tribe of annerl ft can indians the sidled up in obscurity lit in a deep canyon of western arlona arizona ro re reals n situation so ro astonishing that it would seem bevil tile boory mimi from a source less reliable than linn the american museum of natural history writes J A in tile the new york sun cloistered lit in a fertile valley where walls cut tile great plat plateau enit to 11 depth of 1000 foot feet leslie spier a meniver ine of the inu euins staff lins found a tribe of wild primitive in allans still thing living the lives of their ancestors told in ili almost total ignorance of the ferword of civilization here on oil ow lin banks tilis ot of creek which hows flows northward to cascade lit in to the torrents if the orlind Cari carigon yon these aborigines and their forebears liao lava lived for ten centuries with set eel dan nom ft a glimpsy of the territory lying beyond the canyon nii yon top tito the chief of alie tribe courts the visits of the lio white nian on oil the fengers of ono hand anthropologists have poked into the alio t utmost corners cori urs of the lie barth from froin pole to polo have studied and the verlous tribes of for years while lit in somo some in finner tile within hurvery one our very borders have escaped notice these cheso indians there now flow nio nee only in the tribe constitute tho the only purely aboriginal find primitive com coin ln lit tho united states today they have lived aitho hermits tito customs find machines the lie social ad d vances bf the rutilde world fall pl ed to 0 penetrate the fastness of their not eay easy to visit them to reach their home libnic a 00 50 nille hinlle ride over a waterless tract Is necessary necess ury ilia brink of tho chasin Is reached litt lie drop ot 0 fac feet lina has to lie ho mado mostly on foot along n hardly perceptible trait only a dinall part ot of the hazardous liny twelve mile descent van nn bo be made mounted ono one must literally cling to tile walls of fit ahn canyon in no place Is tile lio trait wider than three feet and the anlin als till rub their sides aldea through scraping along the mole bide of tile alie canyon I 1 in ono one place tile the two romo come together anti forni form n corner here it Is necessary to nuiko make if COO toot foot drop by zigzagging from wall to all tills this Is the most po perilous rilous section of tile ho journey for the ho trait Is nothing more alinn a series of steps tho the animals abut jump from ona to tho the other As tato men on foot must walk tit in front their lives itus bre are constantly should a puck pack animal mlis miss tta 10 footing the man limn in ili front would bo be Rno knocked clied to today the Ilava subsist on it marvelously cultivated tract two and one quarter tittles long and about one I 1 quarter of ft a mile wide they del depend end cli lefly on for their support but in former days they descend ed cd far south down their valley lit in quest of deer antelope anti benr bear tio tile camps oro are along the oust east oldo of tho the creek which irrigates landbo so well 1 that enough food Is harvested off on tills this inlall section of ono find and ono half square tittles to supply thein frum from season to season acason some of their customs Cut tom mr spier classifies ns as intermediary t terme diary their heir culture eni eln braces traits to thol lio four lid aid tribes of the he area in general characteristics lie he sald said they lean more the lie pueblos of northern mexico the custom that pre alls among the lie pueblos that aliat of the men ilien and women working together in tho the field niso also exists the ho tile tho incisi also make clotille I 1 out of if buckskin a domestic trait character cahnt latic of the lie pueblos tito tho influence of tile ho other oilier nd jacent tribes albes while slight light may be seen in the lie construction oil various types of huta buts find and tepees tepee tile build four different types there la Is n log and mud hut hul common among the cavajos navajos Nava jos life ilio content thatched hatched tebea built built to a great extent among tiong tile the I 1 BIohn fo linves ves and lie ilia B airo thatched hn ched hut of tile Platen tk in blann antior Ati ong oR the american Int indians linns 1 he continued abo and traits predominate hut but tile the lla anro nr unique in tills this respect they are peaceably inclined nit and happy in tile tho ot of their own arks works expert corn growers I 1 tho the livo in ili canlis during the months along the lie creek in tile the midst of their farms they fire are expert lit in raising corn crops crop tito drop canyon bed irrigated by tile lio cataract li Is nn an oasis in the art arld desert which surrounds tile lio canyon corn benns bt squash find fruit are malsed in ili abundance find tho ilia peaches tiro tire specialty especially delicious according to sir spier tito the nearby mountains mountain 1 abound lit in sheep deer antelope find wild turkeys so there Is no lack of fresh duent anent in winter the tribe takes to tile the leda ledger nit and eaves caves on oil the mountain s side high above the danger levels Ca cataract tarnet creek always overflows during the season reason and inundates the lie land hero mr spier 1 I found some most interesting caves unquestionably carved out of 0 the walls by a prehistoric race 1 I found settle fragmentary pottery tit in various places which supported my these eaves lie continued ns its excellent shelters and liero here each cacti family its storehouse t for pre serving its grain and meat these lire are constructed out or of mud baked liard hard find then lien sealed scaled native turkish bath tito tho chief diversion among tho the males la Is to fo about tho the various lodges to gossip find discuss affairs of the tribe tile tho sweat lodge Is their bath A bed of straw la Is laid down and a covering placed over it it Is made just large enough for one man to crawl inside containing red hot rocks are arc plaside and water Is then poured over them producing a cloud of tito tho covering holds the steam inside find as soon ai the sweating process Is deemed to havo have progressed sufficiently the bather jumps out cut for a Bli shock briock ock in tile ley icy voters of tho ilia cataract As anch man finishes ills 1114 4 bath lio joins tile the circle nit all in for tho ilia discussion of tribal affairs the women to do not devote nil all of their afternoons to domestic pursuits they have it a passion for gambling mr spier says find and for several hours after the days toll lit in tho ilia fields they con gregatos und and play at dice the game la Is somewhat like american game of crops craps although four dalco are used of goats goat horn today one never studs american in binns it using ging anything but matches to light thor their urea tires file linvik still uso no primitive tire drills up to 1010 tile tho stone knife wits was used exclusively lately some modern implement i have filtered lit in through tile tho government agent they havo have some horses and a small number of cattle with which they are having splendid success s no marriage ceremony marriage tit in tile tho canyon Is without ceremony the brides consent having been won lit in the lie orthodox fashion tha th couple merely live together wit without liot further ado tho the bravo brave must make payment however to tile brides pa tents rents and tho the customary furm form if Is to give ills his service in ili tile tho nelda fields of its in laws until tile birst child lias fins been beef born tills this method of payment la Is strictly enforced there Is no divorce recognized among the of ilia two chletus sir air spier said they have absolutely no prerogatives in tim w matter of I 1 power tower over the tribe thu tribe its as a works well if together anol ilia ho members feel a certain I 1 social it is 1 tin the business of tile the chiefs t tonet ct ns as mod mediators when matters need adjustment but whatever laws exist are enforced through public opinion tho the chiefs tire charged charge pith ild advising tile the young women and instructing tile youths crowing into manhood there Is no capital punishment ind and instead of tho the death penalty for murder to the offending party mu must at make it a pay payment lent in lund or goods illegitimacy does doea not exist among thein beery cilto that 13 n tins lias in recognized father and no attaches to offspring nii happens p I 1 ens so frequently among p of higher so social ird development |