Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-04-20
Red Men at the Centennial.

The famous Texan guide and
scout, George Anderson, arrived In
this city on Saturday with fifteen
Indians, who will remain here du-
ring the Centennial. They Will be
Joined to-day or tomorrow by thirty
more members of different tribes, in
charge of Anderson's 4" pa dner,"
Jack Wharton, and others will rapid
ly follow until over 300 aborigines,
representing fiity-three tribes, will
have pitched their tents on the Cen
tennia grounds. 1t is intended to
have all the principal tribes repre-
ented by from four 10 eight persons
OF different ages and both sexes, and
in order that the original inhabitants
of Ame,ica may appear at their best,
only the very best families OF the
various tribes are To be selected for
the exhibition. Many of the visit
ors from the frontier are the chiefs
OF tribes and their families, while
almost all the others are persons dis
tingulshed nJr deeds Of 6aring, per
fection of form and feature, or the
tsinments. The red skinned guests
will, in other words, be the
CREME DE LA CREME OF INDIAN
SOCIETY,
And if the heroes of Fennimore
Co0per's creation do not appear, it
will be because they have vanished
before the march of civilization, or
because their counterparts never ex-
sied. A number of lodges, uten-
sils, weapons of warfare, implements
Of agriculture and manufacture
were brought by the Indians who
have already arrived, and four more
carloads, including two car loads of
ponies and dogs, are daily expected.
The Indians will erect their lodges
on a reservation in the Centennial
grounds, near the japanese build
ings, and they will there carry on
their various occupations, including
the weaving of blankets and belts,
method Of dressing buffalo and other
skins, the manufacture of pottery,
construction OF stone implements
and the making of moccasins, bas-
kets, ornaments, etc. AS soon as
the second delegation arrives, both
parties will leave their present head
quarters aud begin the work of
PREPARING THEIR RESERVATION
For six months sojourn. As fully
N0 representatives of the largest
tribes will be encamped in the same
!nei0sure, and as each family will
oesuppled with all the necessities
ana luxuries known to Indian life,
including 100 ponies and number
less dogs, the scene will at once be-
come OF the greatest interest, not
on'y To European but to American
NSiVors. All the expenses of trans
poi'aaon' subsistence, guides, etc,
are, Vi course, paid by the Govern
n.en'' ana 1t is hoped sufficient ap
popiia'ioh Will be made to permit
tne presentation to the Centennial
VISITORS or many more tribes, in
,e'uding those of Northern Alaska
snu s 'he Passamaquoddy Indians of
ti"i"e' The Texan scout, George
a,nuersoh, who arrived with the first
uoIesation, will have under his care
representatives of the Comanche,
sawhee, kiowa, Arrapahoe, Piute
uu ani apache tribes, the languages of
m "n,on ne speaks, and will to-day,
"ue' oruers from the Government,
so" MS ouckskin suit and be ready
IL "ork. lie received his direc-
S'i' Sons last December from John @.
Ss'ilh, Commissioner of Indian Ar.
hnls, ha,s, and since that time has been
ft'iny fy engaged in getting together
,s representatives. of the tribes
isned 10 him. Fort Sill was des
ou ana as The general rendezvous,
A' 'o lhls point we're gathered the
M APAoHEs FROM ARIZONA,
,aina io riutes from the Rocky Noun.
Iam 'he Pawnees from Platte VAL
N.,,t Ny, ana the Arapahoes from the
in ''.n FORK of the Canadian River,
ana inulan Territory. The Kiowas
Tha oomanches are near Fort Sill.
sis sly party now here started about
ana weeks ago from Sherman, Texas,
San wont TO New Orleans by way of
than antonio and Galveston. Thence
tou' t' proceeded direct to Washing
ear,u where they arrived during the
dany part of last week. Several
ona we're spent at the capital, and
e,a, evening during their stay sew
Ch,aa INDIANS, including Clamtaskina,
aLo OF the Warm Springs, were
far 0u :, 70 The Theater Comique, where
nao,, M ,ae ilrst time they beheld that
foa'iar entertainment called
THE BALLET.