. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 620 MUtc. he would not be surprised to find that they belong to the same race. These natives, who are now reduced to a mere fragment, defended their homes and valleys with great vigour ; their poisoned arrows especially were much dreaded, and Spanish expeditions had often carefully to avoid their territory. Amongst the numerous north-western populations the Tarahumaras, or Tarumaros, are one of the most remarkable for the tenacit}^ with which they have preserved their ancient customs. The inhabitants of Chihuahua give the name of Tarumaros to all the manses
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 620 MUtc. he would not be surprised to find that they belong to the same race. These natives, who are now reduced to a mere fragment, defended their homes and valleys with great vigour ; their poisoned arrows especially were much dreaded, and Spanish expeditions had often carefully to avoid their territory. Amongst the numerous north-western populations the Tarahumaras, or Tarumaros, are one of the most remarkable for the tenacit}^ with which they have preserved their ancient customs. The inhabitants of Chihuahua give the name of Tarumaros to all the manses, or " civilised " Indians, of the state ; but the true Tarahumaras, who still number about 40,000, live in seclusion in tlie upland valleys of the Sierra Madre on both the Atlantic and Pacific slopes. Their villages, most of which end in the syllable chic—"place," "town"—are scattered over the highland region of the three states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, and according to Piraentel penetrate even into Durango.
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