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SURVEY OF THE COLORADO OF THE WEST. 
of nature and the doings of the gods. Of these I have collected more 
than a hundred. I will give an illustration : 
THE EARTHQUAKE. 
Tu-wip' pu-a tu-wip 7 pu-a 
A-vwim/-pai-ar-ru-wip pu-a 
Tu-rd-gu-ok tu-rd-gu-ok 
Kai-vwa mu-tii-rai-ka-nok. 
In that land, in that land, 
In that glittering land ; 
Far away, far away, 
Tlie mountain was shaken with pain. 
SUNSET CLOUDS. 
Un-kd-pa-ris whu-kd-ri-nu-mi-va 
Pi-vu-rant kaivw-ok'-u-mai. 
The red clouds of sunset are drifting 
Like down on the peaks of the mountain. 
eagle’s tears. 
Td-vi kwai-nant'-si yd-ga-wats 
Si-chom'-pa kung-war'-ru 
Tu-yung-wi-ra-vats. 
At morn the eagle will cry, 
On the farther shore of the sea, 
And a rainbow will be in the sky. 
THE RED ANT. 
Td-si-av ku-mal-a 
Ma-n di-pa win'-ka 
So-ku-nas so'-ma 
Wi-a wi-gd-va. 
The little red ant 
Descended the hill 
With one arrow only. 
A PARADOX. 
Wi-giv'-a ka-rl-ri 
Yu-gu-kai-maf-u-uk 
Yu-gu-kai-m ai-u-uk 
Ma-mum'-pa-ri-tuin-pa. 
The crest of the mountain 
Forever remains, 
Forever remains, 
Though rocks continually fall. 
ANTIQUITIES. 
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico were at one time 4 
populated by races who built for themselves houses of stone or adobe 
often three or more stories high. They also cultivated the soil, raised 
