Not to go back to wars waged with tribes now subjugated or extinct, were we to cast up the expenditures involved in the Sioux war of 1852-1854, the Cheyenne war of 1864 just referred to, the navajo war, the second Sioux war in 1866, the second Cheyenne war in 1867, we should undoubtedly reach a total greatly exceeding one hundred millions of dollars.
"The Indian Question (1874)"
Francis A. Walker
Of these they have large flocks, numbering 130,000 head, which supply them not only with subsistence, but also with material from which they manufacture the celebrated, and for warmth and durability unequalled, navajo blanket.
"The Indian Question (1874)"
Francis A. Walker
The larkspurs make the best showing, being tall and sweet, swaying a little above the shrubbery, scattering pollen dust which navajo brides gather to fill their marriage baskets.
"The Land Of Little Rain"
Mary Hunter Austin