[Henry Clark]

Clark, Henry

New Mexico, United States

1936-11-09

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Go.1.14; b L. rt fr n ‘.n.i -1.2oir way
,aa p -rents decided to stop
in New re.:-ico Jrl P;1,1e Yaqui Joe and his ife nown
t ion ry as -ant -a r t Atnna ruarr,eu g) to ..tX1C0 lkanrys i)t..ronts
told them that they could t..koy loft -ant, :aarti alma tuoL
.onry (a4;os 4) .7ith ;ate,-
•fter croaaiu, the Rio Or _n.de they Alt a :Taunt, of Mex-
icana an! Indiana going ta the interior of t*t-..ci!o fcr rt_hogany.
A i Jo- detAded to r:s.) with the,,i, so aenry, 4 -ant -,4.rta Jana ad YL, A
Ju tirted t.Lki5 Ion; journey.
They ha4 traveled sov,r.-...1 der.; iiiran bandits over took
thi.L•sc haunts .ado the younr rien and ..;,,r_ictn tlaAr prisoners
lett t! -:e old -on, u.ien and small chillren (called drags) to die
of st rv:Lit Loa and thri3t.
.tunt tool: it u 4,:rsolf to le hoou ea11
back L.,: there wua food ano shelter.
,fter travelini; t1i. tF.iy they 4)4.4 driven by two
toain of burros carrying fruit. T theau t Ilan and
tied tha:o. up, then old ,,eu, wlotion, and .21:1.1:Iron started eV
aftt..r navint; eutan their fill ,4,ut.:y untied 1,1to two :en Land dexigndod
that they ,,:aide the:- to a
fr sevcral dais tr,volin(r, r_....ched a are..L1 village
wtor:,hey raraained for quite solo
During this tl,t_ 'bunt Warti .Lnua taught ilenry the ways of
the leeraed togr..ft cort:.in cacti to make blue, block and
red paint. :tic learned the ai4;as tie 'Indians use in •.)ointing ciut
he learned hsaw t. hunt --Oh, mIny things were taught Lin by this old

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,.t n otrJ o la) 1ln nry t th &trawling
Vietovio, and joined his bund foutlaws. I' in bund ..:urtuistod of
n,..) white und throo h.nixed .Nr,-1.7 wes needed by
Yietorio b,uoe '110 d cortLrAot wit. o Ctibun Li the ,Aute of Loon
tu bring fr 1J, 0 to ,0 }loud of Gatti° a xntth t,
Those nen mould mutt •r Dr Califor-:1. to Tox.,.:.s and
New "exico stealing ent,t1o.
"Amy LIT-, the U. o I Ituvo eutve(.1 Jp of Sitting
Bull Falls (tent' tulloo seut.' west of i t.Ing
SO I rti:!,ht CO into the :Avert- Rivara eim, t., tie. 0ns
tire after re Ind .-otter eovera). drove
tiC as far as ....ittirtz
4.bout duwn 'do sal. down bo
13111, trio in,liun bucticki
t'..ione boys foot totte theou
an: left :tit. No nix thoJe Elan
Henry
eu.:.-.)cd on. top.
row .;owboys Nie;flor
,lop' and I don't bellove
ro thoi #.7,ot un thoir horses
l't look nt fur Intlians then".
"I wa tirs old before I ever saw ray -nth r, I
oa.: her si•4 the fiyOX ti e inCurial:kid, Now ox.4.eo