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and at the close of his course had entered the 

 machine-shops of the Santa Fe and North 

 eastern Railway - - 1 think that was the name 

 of the road staying there four years, joining 

 the local union, going out with the other men 

 when they struck, and having in all ways pre 

 cisely the experience of the average skilled me 

 chanic. Then he returned to the reservation, 

 where he is now a prosperous merchant, run 

 ning two stores; and he purchased his auto 

 mobile as a matter of convenience and of econ 

 omy in time, so as to get quickly from one store 

 to the other, as they are far apart. He is not a 

 Christian, nor is his wife; but his children have 

 been baptized in the Catholic Church. Of 

 course, such a prosperous career is exceptional 

 for an Indian, as it would be exceptional for a 

 white man; but there were Hopi Indians whom 

 we met at the dance, both storekeepers and 

 farmers, whose success had been almost as great. 

 Among both the Navajos and Hopis the prog 

 ress has been marked during the last thirty or 

 forty years, and is more rapid now than ever 

 before, and careers such as those just mentioned 

 will in their essence be repeated again and again 

 by members of both tribes in the near future. 

 The Hopis are so far advanced that most of 

 them can now fully profit by non-reservation 



