142 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 
Creek which flows into the San Pedro, a southern 
tributary of the Gila, and about certain springs north 
and west of the town of Globe, Arizona. 
On White River and others of the upper tributaries 
of the Salt River, were a number of bands of Apache 
quite similar in all respects to those last mentioned. 
These have often been called the Coyotero because 
they were looked upon as wild, but are now generally 
spoken of as the White Mountain Apache. 
The Salt River receives a considerable tributary from 
the north called Tonto Creek. Near the head of this 
stream there is a large valley known as Tonto Basin. 
A tribe so well isolated from other Apache that a dia- 
lectic difference in language was developed occupied 
this valley. They were closely associated with the 
Yavapai who are Yuman in their speech. These two 
peoples were placed on the San Carlos Reservation 
in 1875 where they remained until 1905. 
The Navajo, called by the Spanish “‘Apaches de 
Navajo,” occupy nearly all the region between the 
San Juan and the Little Colorado Rivers and roam far 
beyond that territory in all directions. In language 
they are not very different from the Western Apache, 
but in culture they are fairly distinct, being mainly a 
pastoral people. Just prior to the American occupation, 
they were almost constantly raiding the Mexican settle- 
ments of New Mexico. They killed their first Indian 
agent and resisted American control. A large number 
of the tribe were taken prisoners and removed to Fort 
Sumner on the Pecos River where they were confined for 
some years. 
Yuman. The western portion of Arizona and the 
lower Colorado River Valley are occupied by tribes 
speaking Yuman languages. The Maricopa, a Yuman- 
speaking people, are mentioned above as living with 
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