A Table of Approximate Population of Each Pueblo in 1910

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With the English pronunciation of its name and its nearest railroad station.

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J. L. Hubbell, of Ganado and Keam's Cañon, Arizona, gives the following list of principal Hopi ceremonies and dances—the exact days of the month are not fixed:

November, New Fire Ceremony; December, War Dance; January, Buffalo Dance; February, Bean Planting; March, "Mystery Play"; May, Katcina Dances; July, Departure of Katcinas; August, Snake, Antelope, and Flute Dances; September, Basket Dance; October, Basket and Hand-Tablet Dances.

The hire of a double team and driver in the Pueblo country is from $5 to $8 a day, including

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keep, and of a saddle pony with saddle $1.00 per day, exclusive of keep.

For an extended trip a good way is to contract with a reliable man who knows Spanish and who can cook, to supply team, covered waggon, and services at a fixed rate per week or per month (a basis of $90 to $100 per month would be fair), the traveller to pay additionally for the animals' feed and the provisions for himself and the man. This plan permits stopping where one pleases, with entire independence of local accommodations, which are sometimes exceedingly primitive in the Pueblo land.

If one prefers horseback for a trip covering some weeks and knows enough about horseflesh to take the risk, it is economy to purchase a pony and saddle outright. The pony would cost from $15.00 to $50.00, according to age, size, condition, etc.; a saddle and bridle from $20.00 to $75.00. If bought with discretion and used not too hard, such an outfit could be resold at the end of the trip at little or no loss. After July 15th and until the beginning of winter, the cost of keep for the pony would not exceed twenty-five or fifty cents a day for grain feed, which should be given every

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day the animal is being ridden; for, though wild forage then is sufficient to take the place of hay, so much time would be consumed grazing at night where growth is sparse that, if not grain-fed, the pony would not get proper rest. Scotch rolled oats is found by many riders a satisfactory feed to provide. If one travels in company, a pack animal for the baggage must be calculated upon.

In hiring horses or teams in a country where it is sometimes a day's travel between water-holes, and where every man must be his own repairer of breaches, it is well to remember the old adage that "the best is the cheapest." Nowhere does it pay better to pay for responsibility in those with whom you deal.

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