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bloom of cacti further transformed tliem into gardens. "Our people 

 worshiped the gods in grateful recognition for their protection; we 

 (lanced unmolested by the murderous Apaches; we looked after the 

 welfare of our households.'' 



1835-36 



GHa Crossing, Salt River. One summer aftemoon when only 

 women and old men were at home, the Apaches came and killed two 

 Pimas, a man who was irrigating his field and a boy who was hunting 

 doves. That morning the j-ounger men of the village of Rsanfik had 

 plamied to have a rabbit himt toward the north, but when the crier 

 gave the final announcement it was to hunt toward the south. Thus 

 it was that one side of the village had been left unjirotected, and when 

 the fightmg men returned it was too late to follow the raiders and the 

 revenge was postponed. 



1836 3V 



Salt River. At the begmniiig of this year the fruit of the giant 

 cactus was gathered and a large quantity of liquor prepared from it. 

 All the men liecame intoxicated— too drunk to be on their guard 

 against an attack from the Apaches. Early in the morning a ^\•()man 

 started toward the hills to gather cactus fruit. She had not gone far 

 when she saw a man moimt a horse and start toward her. She 

 susj>ected danger and walked backward for some distance liefore 

 turning to flee. She got halfway to the village before she was over- 

 taken by the Apache, with whom she struggled so desperatelj' as to 

 raise a cloud of dust. Those who were somewhat sober hastened 

 toward the place, but too late to rescue the woman from being roped 

 and dragged to death. However, they overtook the party of Apaches 

 and killed five of them. Upon examuiuig the dead Apaches it was 

 found that their bodies were protected with rawhide armor: then the 

 Pimas understood why their arrows had glanced off or jumped l)uck. 



Gila Crossing, Salt River. A year passed without a visit from the 

 marauding Apaches. "We tilled our fields, danced our war dances, 

 sang songs, ke])t up target practice, and exercised m the use of the 

 shield." 



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Gila Crossing, Salt River. One cold night in the spring a Pima 

 at Kso'tHk was irrigating his wheat field by moonlight. Without 

 thought of enemies he biult a fire to warm himself. This the A]iaches 

 saw and came about Iiim m the thicket. Hearing the twigs cracking 

 under their feet, he ran to the village and gave the alarm. The Pimas 

 gathered in sufficient numbers to surround the Apaches, who 

 attempted to reach the hills cm their horses. Two horses stumbled 

 into a gully, and their riders were killed before the}' could extricate 



