THE MARICOPA, MOHAVE, APACHE-MOHAVE, YUMA AND APACHE-YUMA. Location of Maricopas-Join the Pimas-Fight With Yumas- Reservation Location of Mohaves-Characteristics-Dwell- ings - Agriculture — Reservation Location of Apache Mohaves-Characteristics—War and Raid on Whites-Subju- gation of—Location of Yumas—Characteristics—Location of Early History — Language-Always Peaceable — Chief Support Agriculture Weapons — Legends and Myths — Legends of Building of Casa Grande Casa de Montezuma Other Legends (Continued)-Creation Legend-Flood Legend-Irriga- tion-Legend of Feather Plaited Doctor and Tonto-The Creation Myth-Coyote-Children of Cloud-Skull and His Magic-Origin of the Horse-Abstracts of Nursery Tales- Five Little Orphans and Their Aunt-Coyote and the Quails -Woman and Coyote-Pima Captive and Her Son-Coyote Religion Deities Magicians — The Soul and Its Destiny Dreams Sacred Places Stones Strike — Hâ-âk Lying History of Papagos — Sobaipuris Ask Priests to go to Guevavi -First Missions in Arizona-Discontinuance of Missions -- Remains and Ruins of San Xavier, Tumacacuri, and Other Missions—Work of the Missionaries-Discipline of the Indians — Derivation of Name of Papago History of Sobaipuri — Location of Papagos -- Their Means of Sub- Location and Derivation of Name — Friendly to Whites, but Warlike—The Chemehuevi—Location-Early History-Dress - Nothing Positive Known of Organization—General Belief 313 HISTORY OF ARIZONA. CHAPTER I. THE APACHE. INDIANS OF ARIZONA-APACHE-FIRST MENTION OF — TRIBAL GROUPS — ARAVAIPA – CHIRI- This volume is devoted entirely to the Indians of Arizona. Before 1866 and 1867, many of the Apache tribes were unknown and a large part of their country was a terra incognita. At the time of which we write, 1869–1870, through constant warfare, all the tribes of the Colorado River, and their habitats, had become known, and much progress had been made in the exploration of what was called Apacheria in Arizona. Many of the hostile tribes had been located and their numbers computed. The military commanders up to General Crook did a great work in this direction. They built roads through the Apache country, kept up a constant fight with the Indians, and paved the way to a great extent, as we shall see, for the subjugation of these tribes by General Crook. (1) VII-1 |
