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Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
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Publisher: Boston Page company
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ishment. They then bowedtheir necks to the yoke of the conqueror, who appearsto have treated them fairly well for their submission.The other towns of the Hopi, however, while yieldingto the superior force of the Spaniards, hated them witha fierce hatred, and, consequently, when the Awatobiansshowed complacency when the Spaniards built a churchthere (even though they built at two other Hopi vil-lages), the medicine-men determined it was time to pun-ish them severely. Several leaders of the different vil-lages got together, and when they learned that on a cer-tain date all the men would be engaged in religious cere-monials of some kind in their respective kivas, theyplanned that they would make an attack at that time.I have heard the story told several times by differentHopis, and while there are many variations, in the mainfacts from now on they generally agree. The followingis from Dr. Fewkes record of the story of Walpi astold by Saliko, the mother of the former snake-priest ofWalpi:
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The Destruction of Awatobi 95 It was then arranged that in four days large bands from all theother villages should prepare themselves, and assemble at a springnot far from Awatobi. A long while before this, when the Spaniardslived there, they had built a wall on the side of the village that neededprotection and in this wall was a great strong door. Tapolo pro-posed that the assailants should come before dawn, and he wouldbe at this door ready to admit them, and under this compact he re-turned to his village. During the fourth night after this, as agreedupon, the various bands assembled at the deep gulch spring, and everyman carried, besides his weapons, a cedar-bark torch and a bundleof greasewood. Just before dawn they moved silently up to themesa summit, and, going directly to the east side of the village, theyentered the gate, which opened as they approached. In one of thecourts was a large kiva, and in it were a number of men engagedin sorcerers rites. The assailants at once made

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