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<^dible fruit. The giant cactus, which grows on the 

 lower elevations, because* of its great size yields ahun- 

 danth'. The fruit is pressed in large balls which keep 

 indefinitely. These contain many black seeds which 

 are separated by soaking and ground for flour. There 

 are many berries, seeds of grasses and sunflowers, nuts, 

 and bulbs, which add considerably to the required 

 food supply. 



The Eastern Apache made regular trips to the 

 buffalo plains, at the times of the year when the buffalo 

 were driven south by the cold. They killed a large 

 number, dried the meat, and packed it in bags, or 

 parfleches, made of the hides of the animals killed. 

 These were tied on the backs of horses for transporta- 

 tion. 



Men w^ent out singly to hunt deer and antelope 

 w^earing a headdress with the horns of the animals that 

 they might approach them more readily. There w^ere 

 communal hunts for elk particularly. The leader of 

 the hunt placed the men at the points that commanded 

 the passageways and trails and the animals w^ere 

 driven toward them. Corrals were also used into 

 which the antelope w^ere driven. 



The Athapascan tribes, except the Lipan, never eat 

 fish or w^aterfowl. The taboo is explained by the 

 Indians as due to a fear of water w^hich is connected 

 wdth the thunder. The Mohave appear to be the only 

 tribe making much use of fish for food. 



For some years before and after the American 

 occupation of the region the Western Apache and the 



