Among the Pueblo Indians . DESCENDING l-HOM THE MEbA. DA\S IN COCMITI, SAN JUANS OUR arrival at Cochili, latein the afternoon, was ^vit-nessed by several squaws ofthe villag-e, who were lillingwater jars down at the paused in their work aswe drew near and forded theriver, greeting, us in the usualfriendly manner; then, withtheir burdens skilfully bal-anced on their heads, they passed on up the sandyhill that forms the approach to the little up the hill were fruit orchards, in thecorners of which were cribs built on the ends oflong- poles. They looked
Among the Pueblo Indians . DESCENDING l-HOM THE MEbA. DA\S IN COCMITI, SAN JUANS OUR arrival at Cochili, latein the afternoon, was ^vit-nessed by several squaws ofthe villag-e, who were lillingwater jars down at the paused in their work aswe drew near and forded theriver, greeting, us in the usualfriendly manner; then, withtheir burdens skilfully bal-anced on their heads, they passed on up the sandyhill that forms the approach to the little up the hill were fruit orchards, in thecorners of which were cribs built on the ends oflong- poles. They looked like small rustic summerhouses; but instead of being used for pleasure, theywere guard-houses, where some of the men keep watch at night over the fruit near by. 59 among tbe pueblo irnMans. Cochiti has a population of nearly four hundredIndians and about half as many Mexicans. It is theonly pueblo we visited having a Mexican settlement,it being contrary to the wishes of the Government tohave the two races quartered together. But some-how or other the ]\Iexican element has worked itsway int
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