DR. PARRY AT ZUNI. 169 
~ When Lieutenant Simpson added his own name, and that 
- of many of his party, to the above inscriptions, on September 
18th, 1849, there was only one previous inscription in English, 
| this was :— 
“OQ. R., March 19, 1836.” 
Since then, Whipple’s expedition and the names of many 
of his party; Beal’s expedition, and the names of some of his 
companions; many more names of Californian volunteers ; 
and, lastly, the chief names connected with the present survey 
of the U.P.R.W., E.D.,* have been added to the list; so that 
now, what with Indian hieroglyphics and English names, the 
old historic ones are harder to decipher than ever. 
I heard some curious stories about the behaviour of my 
friends Dr. Parry and Major Calhoun during the few days they 
were encamped at Zufi, which is situated but a few miles west 
of El Moro. Their love of science and Indian curiosities had 
led them, I believe, to invest about one hundred dollars whilst 
at Santa Fé in things which they thought would be most prized 
by the Indians to be met with on the way. With great 
difficulty they had succeeded in transporting their goods and 
chattels to Zuiti, and here they determined to unfold their rich 
treasure to the envious eyes of the untutored savage. They 
wanted to exchange their sham bijouterie—radiant with the 
largest diamonds and brass—and their fine linen made of cotton 
print, for the embroidered robes, weapons, native implements, 
and other objects of Indian vertu possessed by the Zufians. 
These good people, however, did not seem to relish the 
exchange ; nose-rings, ear-rings, and other adornments, pro- 
duced not the least effect upon them; even Calhoun’s best 
speeches failed to raise the bartering emotions of the tribe. 
* Then the Union Pacific Railway Company, Eastern Division. 
