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Show , oo i mm Indians' J BLANKETIMDUSTRY H lj WASHINGTON, Spt. . Navajo O ' Indian "bucks" should stop attending Jj i dances, feasts and "chicken pull" T& i celebrations and devote attention to H J sheep raising and blanket weaving, 2i i according to reports received at the k Indian bureau, which point out that the Navajo "squaws" are the "grub-petters." "grub-petters." The. Indian bureau is gath-ering gath-ering Information from the Indians 'and from tho traders with whom they deal as to the extent of the Navajo sheep and blanket industry It 1b believed be-lieved the reports will show that t&ls New Mexico-Arizona tribe of "red-men" "red-men" sells annually between $400,000 and $500,000 worth of blankets, The government wants to teach them tho value of Improving this industry and of raising a variety of sheep which will give them better wool than they obtain from the native sheep they now use. It is estimated that the Navajoes have one million sheep, of which SO |