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their crops ; when we see with what labour and skill they 

 have diyided off theii- lands into little patches of about 200 

 feet square, and have dug many miles of ii-rigating canals, 

 each set radiating from the main artery, or " acequia madra," 

 to supply every patch; then when we look at the pottery, 

 the beautiful basket-work, the stores of farm-produce care- 

 fully packed away in well-made store-huts ; when we see 

 specimens of native weaving; and perhaps more than all, 

 when we look at the soft intelligent faces of these Indians, 

 we recognise directly the same people, to all intents and 

 purposes, as we met in the Bio Grande valley. 



The most complete list of the population I have been able 

 to discover is that of Mr. G. Bailey, Indian agent for the 

 Pimas and Maricopas, dated 1858. It is as follows : 



Kame of Village. 



Buen Llano - . . , 



Ormcjera, No. 1 . . 



No. 2 . , 



Casa Blanca - . . , 



Chemisez , . . . , 



El Juez Farado . - 



Ajizo del Aqua • . , 



Aranca 



Warriors. 



Women and 

 Cbildren. 



259 



Total. 

 391 



132 



140 



503 



643 



37 



175 



212 



110 



425 



535 



102 



210 



312 



105 



158 



263 



233 



533 



770 



291 



700 



991 

 4,117 



1,152 



2,965 



I 



t 



4 



k 



^'J 



1 



I 



4 

 * 



Maricopas. 



Name of VUlage. 



Warriors. 



EI Juez Farado 

 Sacatost . . 



116 



76 



19^2 



Women and 



CUililicu. 



198 

 128 



326 



Total 



314 

 204 



518 



The productions are chiefly maize, wheat, beans, melon» 



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