The national parks portfolio . ns THE MESAS LITTLE PEOPLE INDIANS of to-day shun the ruins of the Mesa Verde. They be- Ilieve them inhabited by spirits whom they call the Little is vain to tell them that the Little People were their own an-__^^__ cestors; they refuse to believe it. When the national park telephone line was building in 1915 the Indianswere greatly excited. Coming to the Supervisors office to trade, they shooktheir heads ominously. The poles wouldnt stand up, they declared. Why? Because the LittlePeople wouldnt like such an uncanny thing as a telephone. But poles were
The national parks portfolio . ns THE MESAS LITTLE PEOPLE INDIANS of to-day shun the ruins of the Mesa Verde. They be- Ilieve them inhabited by spirits whom they call the Little is vain to tell them that the Little People were their own an-__^^__ cestors; they refuse to believe it. When the national park telephone line was building in 1915 the Indianswere greatly excited. Coming to the Supervisors office to trade, they shooktheir heads ominously. The poles wouldnt stand up, they declared. Why? Because the LittlePeople wouldnt like such an uncanny thing as a telephone. But poles were standing, the Supervisor pointed out. All right, the Indiansreplied, but wait. The wires wouldnt talk. Little People wouldnt like it. The poles were finally all in and the wires strung. What was more, thewires actually did talk and are still talking. Never mind, say the Indians, with unshaken faith. Never mind. all. It will come. The Little People may stand it—for a while. Butwait. The Supervisor is still Spruce Tree House Hides Under a Huge Overhanging Cliff THE PRINCIPAL DWELLINGS
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