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Isleta, A Typical City Of The Pueblo Indians

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Day
23
Month
September
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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Isleta liea on the Atlantic and Pai-ilir railroail, ijon m' wrsu-rn bank oí the Bto Grande, on a lava proniontory which was once au teland - wiience the town tákea its spainsh nainr. lts Te. ■-walm tltle is Shee-ahwhtlbak. Jis population, accordlng to the census taken last ycai-. is a Htilc i sj.elve liunilrcd. It is nearly Burrounded by fertjie vineyards, orchards of peaches, apricote, apples, cherrics, pulins, pcars, and quinces, and Helds oL corn, wheat, beana and peppers, all owned by niy dusky ncialiIxirs. The pueblo owns nvrr cme humlrcd aud ten thcMisaad ari-rs of land. a pari ol which is reserved for paeturing hórses and cáttle. The pi'ople oí Ieleta are, as a rulo, rathcr short in stature, but stronn'ly built. All have a magnlficent deptb and breadth oí chest, aml a beautltully coniident poise oi the heacb Mosi oi the men aré wonderfully expert huntëfa, Éirele'ss runners, and flnë horscmrn. Bestdea ordinavy hunting tlicy have general huuts- for rahln th spring, iur antelope and ilivr iu the ïall -iliormi.ulily or.uanizcd, in which vast quantltles oí game are kilh'd. Their amuscnicnts are ïuany and varifd. Aside from ttie numeroua sacred dances of the y.-ar, their most important occasions, llic.v have various races whk-u cali lor greal skill aiul cailuran;-!', (iiiaiut siH-ial cnjoymcnts, and gAt&da ol ïnany kinds, sone ol whicli are quite as diiïicult as ciiiss. Thcy are vcry tair wravers and pottery-makers. The women are gcd lunisr-wics, aml most of them i-Mi ïicnt Beamstresse.- C. 1'. Lummls, [n Beptember St. Xicholas.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier