a federally recognized tribe of Apache people of Arizona.
the Apache language of a federally recognized tribe of Arizona.
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The pair devised an instrument they called Tonto, a 12-foot-long collection of synthesizer modules connected by cables—“the finest of Rube Goldberg machines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
As proposed, the mine would turn Oak Flat — a long-preserved site of rocky outcroppings and desert waterways on the edge of the Tonto National Forest — into a nearly two-mile-wide, 1,000-foot-deep industrial crater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
Gila County authorities said search and rescue crews were dispatched Wednesday morning after county authorities received a 911 call about a pickup truck found in Tonto Creek.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
“Given current drought conditions and the ‘very high’ fire danger level, it is too risky for these activities,” said Taiga Rohrer, fire management officer for the Tonto National Forest.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
When The Lone Ranger came to television, she would watch it just to see Jay Silverheels, the actor who played Tonto.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Folk singers have crooned about it, politicians seeking a common touch take a sip when hunting for votes, and traditional ceremonies terminate at dusk with tonto parties.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
And because tonto production takes place outside official purview, authorities are unable to collect revenue from its sale.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
The event is so important in the family’s routine that they can’t imagine a time when there would no tonto to sell.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
"I certainly think he has gone full tonto," Wallace said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2022
"Stop it, tonto, stop it!" she exclaimed, in embarrassment, tearing herself from his hands and starting to run.
From Maximina by Palacio Valdés, Armando
The horses, too, delighted the Tontos, and, as Pike said, they would doubtless be occupied some little time with the division of the spoils, and longer in having a grand feast.
From Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land by King, Charles
Could he mean that they who killed Bennett were hostile Tontos, and that these who bore the poor widowed creature were of the Mohave blood?
From Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War by Post, Charles J.
The Comanches feather their arrows with two feathers; the Navajos, Utes and all Apaches, except the Tontos, have three feathers--the Tontos using four feathers for each shaft.
The Tontos were ten miles behind us, Ned, my boy, when we left Snow Lake, and are farther away now.
From Sunset Pass or Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land by King, Charles
King Woolsey had come into the country then, and was a prominent man among the settlers, and undoubtedly a very brave one; so he raised a company to go after the Tontos.
From Building a State in Apache Land by Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille)
I started up, willing to observe whatever might be visible, or have the satisfaction of showing them what tontos they were.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin
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