CHAPTER XXXIII. 



A Council The big "White War-Chief A Challenge Muncho Bravo, 

 Muncho Sabe* Departure Precaution The three Chiefs An 

 Indian Wag. 



ABOUT noon the council was opened in due form. It was, 

 like all such scenes, a succession of speeches, most of them 

 amounting to little. But Indians are naturally fond of 

 oratorical display, and greatly enjoy hearing themselves 

 speak in public. The pow-wow was commenced by X., who 

 informed the assembled Apache- Yumayas of the locality of 

 their intended reservation, told them a resident white agent 

 would be appointed to it, and enumerated his duties. He 

 (the agent) would distribute, from time to time, such 

 rations as might be necessary for their subsistence ; give 

 them seeds, implements, and instructions in their use ; 

 prevent them being in any way molested by other Indians 

 or whites, and give passes to go beyond the reservation's 

 limits for hunting purposes to such of the braves as should 

 be recommended to him for that favour by their chiefs. On 

 their part they were to undertake not to leave the reserve 

 without such passes, and to behave themselves peaceably and 

 honestly. 



