s lay in ruins which may
yet be traced by heaps of stones scattered throughout the Navaho country.

[Illustration: Antelope Ruin - Canon del Muerto]

Antelope Ruin - Canon del Muerto

_From Copyright Photograph 1906 by E.S. Curtis_

Soon another council of the same dictators was called, this time to
discuss how more people might be created. First Man sent Wind messengers
to bring Black Fog Boy and Black Cloud Girl, Precious Stone Boy and
Precious Stone Girl, White Corn Boy and Yellow Corn Girl, Blue Corn Boy
and All-Color Corn Girl, Pollen Boy and Cricket Girl, and Rain Boy and
Rain Girl. These twelve were laid side by side on four sacred deerskins
and covered with four others. The Spirit Winds of the west came and blew
between the skins; the Spirit Winds of the east came and blew also; then
came Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti from the east, with rainbows in his hand, calling
"Wu-hu-hu-hu-u"; and Haschogan from the south, with sunbeams in his hand.
They walked up and gently tapped the skins with their bows and beams.
Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti of the west and Haschogan of the north came next and gently
tapped the skins. Then the skins lifted, revealing twelve beautiful young
people perfectly formed. Astse Hastin bade them arise and stand, and then
with Hasche{~COMBINING BREVE~}lti in the lead and Haschogan behind, they four times
encircled the sacred mountains Choili and Tzilhnuhodihli, halting close to
the hole whence the Holy People emerged. There Astse Hastin made them an
extended speech, telling them that they had been brought forth from the
elements to people the earth; that they must rear children and care for
them as kind fathers and mothers, teaching them to be good to one another;
and that it would be necessary for them to plant corn and other seeds at
once. The Digi{~COMBINING BREVE~}n, First Man continued, were about to leave, to go into the
rivers, the oceans, the cliffs, the mountains, off to the horizon, and to
the sky, but they would ever keep watch over their people and would help
those who showed them respect and reverence in prayer and song. To Yolkai
Estsan was entrusted future guardianship of the people. It would be her
duty to furnish the he-rain and the she-rain, to fructify all crops, and
bring forth abundant grass and seeds.

Then the Digi{~COMBINING BREVE~}n took their departure, vanishing the people knew not
whither. Yolkai Estsan turned westwa