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TONTOS.—‘YAMPAIS.—PAIUTES. 
guished from all other tribes of Indians, and even from the more southern hands of Apaches, 
by the fullness and roundness of their eyes. There is something of a “ wide-awake ” expression 
about them, which is peculiarly characteristic. In the manufacture of blankets, and in cultiva¬ 
tion of the soil, they are far superior to other bands of their tribe, and compare favorably 
even with the famed Pimas of Rio Gila. There is a considerable personal resemblance between 
these tribes, though the latter are taller and finer looking. It is believed that, in color, Nava- 
jos and Pimas are a shade less dark than other bands of New Mexican Indians. Specimens of 
the Navajo blanket were obtained for the Indian Bureau. In closeness of texture, they are 
scarcely excelled even by the labored and costly serapes of Mexico and South America. 
Plate 23 exhibits portraits of Tonto Indians. Their appearance, according to the sketch, 
certainly indicates stupidity sufficient to render their name appropriate. But our guide, who 
had been among them, and known their reputation for thieving, said that they were neither 
stupid nor foolish, but, on the contrary, remarkably shrewd. Some allowance ought, perhaps, 
to be made for their situation ; being prisoners, and supposing themselves under sentence of 
death, while their portraits were being taken. One is represented with naked limbs and bare 
feet, the picture of poverty. A torn shred of Navajo blanket and a fine bow with arrows are 
all that he possesses. His hair is rudely clipped in front. The other is dressed in ragged 
buckskin, with a band around his head. 
The Yampais that we saAv in the same region had the appearance of more intelligence than those 
before us. We neglected to sketch them, expecting to see others ; but none came near us again. 
Plate 24 contains sketches of Paiutes or Chemehuevis Indians of Rio Colorado. They are a 
Plate 24. 
portion of the great Pah-Utah nation, and have a language entirely distinct from the tribes by 
which they are surrounded. In other respects, however, they assimilate to their neighbors, 
with whom they live in amity. Agriculture is their main pursuit; hunting an occasional 
pastime. Their bow is characteristic of the tribe to which they belong, being of bois-cTarc, 
elegantly curved, bound with sinews, and frequently ornamented at one end by the skin or rattle 
