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fact as the explanation of their nani(\ The methods 

 employed seem not to have differed particularly from 

 those of the village Indians. The corn was planted in 

 irregularly spaced bunches, rather than in rows. 

 The Mohave and Yuma planted in soil freshly de- 

 posited each year by the overflow of the Colorado, and 



Jicarilla Woman gathering Mescal. 



did not make use of irrigation, as did nearly if not 

 all other tribes. 



The nomadic people made extensive use of the wild 

 vegetable products. The piiion produces large crops 

 of nuts which the woodrats gather. It is only necessary 

 to rob their nests to secure an abundant supply. The 

 mesquite grows in most localities and furnishes edible 



