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Show Warren Greer Warren Greer is a fourth generation rancher in the area and the journals of his father mention Zuni use of the area and of the mountain named "Zuni Mountain" (Stinking Springs Mountain). Mr. Greer said he would witness the fact that "Zuni Mountain" was name of mountain at Stinking Spring. He could remember the pilgrimages since he was a little boy, and saw his first Shalako ceremony when he was 16. Sheriff Arthur Lee Sheriff Lee has been arranging roadblocks for the Zunis ever since he's been in office. He has been in office for some thirteen and one half years at this writing, since the beginning of 1974, which means he has seen the pilgrimages of 1985, 1980, and 1976. He has positioned his officers so that they could not be seen, satisfying the Zuni objective to prevent the pilgrimage from becoming a "show." Traffic was blocked for about two hours during the pilgrimage of 1985. He can recall no trouble as a result of the pilgrimages, other than from Earl Piatt. The only related incident took place about eight years ago when one of the Zunis lost his horse on Earl Piatt's land and had trouble getting it back, but when the sheriff asked Mr. Piatt, Mr. Lee said he gave it right back. Earl and Mitchell Piatt tried to have the Zunis arrested in the summer of 1985, but the Sheriff would not take that action. He contacted Stephen G. Udall, 249. Greer, Warren Field Notes from conversation by Richard Hart, February 4, 1986, Zuni, New Mexico. - 178 - |
