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dians would be able to shoot as straight with my 

 gun as I did. In another hundred yards we 

 rounded a bend, when the silence was suddenly 

 broken by a very substantial war whoop, and we 

 immediately came upon a number of tepees. 

 There was no one in sight, except a few squaws 

 who were tanning deer hides, but, as one of the 

 squaws gave her war whoop, the old chief and 

 three bucks suddenly appeared. Hi had camped 

 at one time with friendly Apaches up in Arizona 

 and knew a little of their lingo. He called some- 

 thing in Apache to the big chief and we all ex- 

 changed salutes. 



"Ask the chief if I can take some pictures," 

 said I in an undertone to Hi as we dismounted. 



"He says 'No,' a whole lot," translated the 

 guide after an inquiry in Apache. 



I drew out a can of tobacco and passed it to 

 His Highness. He accepted it all right, but 

 when I pointed to my kodak he still shook his 

 head. By this time I had my kodak focused up 

 ready to snap something, as I was very anxious 

 to have some pictures in memory of our days of 

 adventure. I managed to snap one of the squaws 

 tanning a deer hide and also slipped one on the 

 old chief, but could not get him out in the sun 

 where I wanted him. The three bucks were very 



