Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . d at this place overSunday, and thence we journeyedto Lilvafia (Bitterwell), an old townon the hills, which is said to havebeen visited by P. Kino, S. J., overtwo hundred years ago. This townlies in a valley, encompassed on allsides by hills, and its chief attrac-tion is a well about fifteen feet this place, we also saw a primi-tive Indian well, dug out in theshape of a funnel. The ten ortwelve families residing here havea comparatively beautiful chapel,and they have promised to raise the mountain resort of the Anne-kam Indians, a branch of the Pa-pago
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . d at this place overSunday, and thence we journeyedto Lilvafia (Bitterwell), an old townon the hills, which is said to havebeen visited by P. Kino, S. J., overtwo hundred years ago. This townlies in a valley, encompassed on allsides by hills, and its chief attrac-tion is a well about fifteen feet this place, we also saw a primi-tive Indian well, dug out in theshape of a funnel. The ten ortwelve families residing here havea comparatively beautiful chapel,and they have promised to raise the mountain resort of the Anne-kam Indians, a branch of the Pa-pago tribe. As we entered thetown, we noticed the girls of theplace playing an interesting long cactus rods they soughtto drive a ball through oppositegoals, as is done in the game ofhockey. The girls fleetness in run-ning and dexterity in driving andrelaying the ball would do honor toa college athlete. The inhabitantsof this place were very hospitabletoward us, which is certainly owingto the fact, that they are cut off al-. money enough to buy a new above mentioned well serves asa watering station for the adjacenttowns during the drought. Everyday herds of cattle and mostly wildhorses are led there to water. Thecattle of the deserts need very littlewater; some come to the well onlyevery second or third day, whileothers stay away for whole reason is because they findmoisture enough in the prickly cac-tus, which they eat. From Lilvafia our way led usover hard and rugged roads to Juepo, most entirely from intercourse withstrangers. Since they have no fieldsto till, the chief occupation of themen consists in basking in the sun totheir hearts content. Coffee andsugar are the only staples whichthey buy. The cactus, especiallythe salmaro cactus, which oftenreaches a height of from forty tosixty feet, serves them in their var-ious needs. From the salmaro cac-tus they make a delicious syrup,but also an intoxicating drink. Thefruit and sprouts of some cactuipla
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