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Title: Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: United States. War Dept Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Subjects: Pacific railroads Discoveries in geography Natural history Indians of North America
Publisher: Washington : A.O.P. Nicholson, printer (etc.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
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ning, will determine the fact. The Kaiowas* wear blanketswrapped around their bodies, in the toga style. They are excessively fond of ornaments ofiridescent shells, of silver, and of hrass, such as are represented in the chapter upon Indianarts. They wear enormous head-dresses made of feathers, with long trails behind, ornamentedwith circular plates of silver. Yellow ochre is the favorite tint for hesmearing their faces, andvermillion is used to color the head where the hair is parted. Like the Comanches, they suffer c The Indians and Mexicans sometimes pronounce the name as if written Kayaguas. I have seen it so spelled. KAIOWAS —PUEBLO INDIANS. 29 the hair to fall loosely behind, and sometimes clip a lock or two in front, that it may not covertheir eyes. As a class they are lank, lean, and hony, with small eyes, piercingly black andfiendish. Their shoulders are broad and limbs muscular. They seem to me of lighter com-plexion than most of the tribes west of the Del Norte. Plate 19.
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Kaiowa buffalo chase. Plate 20 gives sketches of Pueblo Indians of San Domingo. Their features express mildnessand a considerable share of intelligence. A blanket, loosely wrapped around the body, is a Plate 20.

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