CHAPTER XV. 



The wild Tribes of New Mexico— Speculative Theories— Clari 

 gero and the Azteqiies — Pueblo Bonito and other Ruins— Pro- 

 Iwible RelarioDship between the Azlequcs and tribes of New 

 Mexico — The several Nations of this Province — Navajoes dind 

 Azteques — Manufactures of the former — Their Agriculttire, 

 Religion, etc. — Mexican Cruelty to the Indians and its Conse- 

 qaences — Inroads of the Navajoes— Exploits of a Mexican 

 Array— How to make a Hole in a Powder-keg— The Apaches 

 and their Character— Their Food— Novel Mode of settling 

 Disputes — Range of their marauding Excursions— Indian 

 Traffic and imbecile Treaties — Devastation of the Countr}'-- 

 Chihuahua Rodomontades — Juan Josb^ a celebrated Apache 

 Chief, and hii tragical End, etc. — Massacre of Americans in 

 Retaliation— A tragical Episode— Pr/^yfc^/? de Guerra and a 

 ' gallant' Display— The Yutas and their Hostilities— A per- 

 sonal Adventure with them, but no blood shed — Jicarillas. 



All the Indians of New Mexico not dp- 

 non^iinated Pueblos— not professinj]^ the Chris- 

 tian reh>iou — are uinked as iviid tribes, al- 

 though these include some who have made 

 great advances in arts, manufactures and agj 

 riculture. Those who are at all nrquainted 

 with the ancient Iii^tory of Mexico, will recol- 

 lect that, according to the traditions of the 

 aborigines, all (lie principal tribes ofAnahuac 

 descended from tlie North : and that those ot 

 Mexico, especially the Azteques, emigrated 



