. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . toconfer with them and endeavor to lead them backto the time-honored customs of their and pow-wows were held, and such excite-ment reigned that even the white men of the miningregion near and in Kingman heard of it, and, dread-ing lest some attack upon the whites was beingplanned, they sent peace messengers to find outwhat was the matter. These were returned withthe messafje to the white men to mind their ownbusiness. They were considering how to disposeof their dead, and that was an affair tha
. In & around the Grand Canyon; the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona . toconfer with them and endeavor to lead them backto the time-honored customs of their and pow-wows were held, and such excite-ment reigned that even the white men of the miningregion near and in Kingman heard of it, and, dread-ing lest some attack upon the whites was beingplanned, they sent peace messengers to find outwhat was the matter. These were returned withthe messafje to the white men to mind their ownbusiness. They were considering how to disposeof their dead, and that was an affair that concernedthemselves alone. In spite of dances and argu-ments the progressive party, led by Tom, largelyprevailed, and cremation received its first great blowamong the Havasupais. Mr. R. C. Bauer, of the THE GRAND CANYON 193 Indian Service, continued the good work thus begun,until now interment is the rule and cremation theexception. As a token of the great esteem in which he heldhis white brother, Chief Tom presented Mr. Basswith the finest Indian pony in the possession of the. W. W. Bass and his Indian Pony, Silver. tribe. Silver, though growing old, is still an hon-ored member of Mr. Basss equine family, and hemay consider himself specially favored who is per-mitted at any time to ride Toms gift. That Mr. Bass has not outworn his Indian friend-ship, is evidenced from the facts I have observedagain and again when he visits Havasupai Indians will come to meet him, and, on his 13 194 IN AND AROUND arrival, a perfect crowd of men, women, and childrencome around to give him a word of welcome, andhear his welcome to them. His horses are takento the best pastures, and the fruit picked from thebest peach trees, and the finest corn gathered forthe occasion. Indians of any tribe are not in thehabit of treating other than those they know to betheir friends in this demonstrative manner. His endeavors to make the Canyon accessible atthe points his judgment deemed most attract
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