New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-01


squaw solemnly hoped from one foot to the othel
| between the lines Suddenly the regular grunts o.
the Indian dancers and spectators changed TO
shtiler note as they rushed through the crowd anc
| in single file began sinuous s-shaped course
about the grounds, stimulated by thell
| leader who beat time for their move
ments. Some two hours afterward, when every
one had forgotten about them they suddenly re
| appeared. still crowned with antlers and erasSe
and winding about on all fours. They had Deer
keeping at 1t all the time. and the date when tina
| dance ended no man knows.
| The Apaches. however gave a more interesting
| performance around a campfire In the evening
| The dancers wore masks of cloth drawn entirely
| around their heads and resembling close-httins
helmets. while they were dancing. or rather1ump
ing ebout, their monotonous calculations chanGed
to sound of terror as two demons, grotesquely
clad in white aud hldeously masked
bolted among them, and after sour
rv1np about in buSaboo fashion. fled
| leaving the warriors apparently IN disinay;
Later the Zunis appeared stripped 10 The waist
| with broad silver belts cleaning in the nre.lg1t'
They hoped and chanted their way through Two
OF three dances OF which the most Impressive par'
was their exit. when the line ran wildly around me
fire with piercing yels aud hnay oolteo IRON M Ne
Cushing tells that in these dances tneV INITIATE
those OF others, and that thew utterly refuse 10 PI
form here any IF their sacred dahges The
there were historical tableaus sprmkled between we
| dancing Now and then huge white curtain IKE
SHEET hung out 10 dry, fell. not rose ana sp an"
Spanish and Indian figures were indIstlnctlY as
closed by the red lights The subjects were scenes
| between Monezuma and Cortez and between OoroI
nado aud the Indians. So the first day closed, auu
the most Unsuitable VISITOR Dad nau MS VI hoi MA VI
sightseeing.
SPANISH OCCUPANCY PORTRAYED
Yesterday and to-day have been much like the
first The pageant of yesterday represented the
Spanish occupancy of the Territory, the Court al
Santa Fe in 1902, priests with Indians in bondage
rather tame types of merchants and miners
Of the eigh eenth century, Mexican
vaoueros with gded sOmbrerOs, boy upon
a burro labelled, Commerce. eighteenth century,
mack trains Spanish carts and Mexican travellers
The slashed doublets headed by Diego de Vargas
and the Indians reappeared as before. More inter
estng than the dancing was the afternoon foot-racf
hal Ueen two pcked parties, OF SIX men each, DC
longing to the Zum tribe NAKED. save Tor oreech-
clout, they were WHY set OF men ano dhry
speedily proved their powers of endurance. lheli
method of racing is peculiar They kick sticks
before them they run. There are Always Two
bands and each has round stick four or I'VE lncnrs
in length The foremost runner kicks 1t ahead nntl
no misses it, then the next of that party Kicks IL
along and the SIDE wins whose stick crosses the
finish line first Much more exnausting ms, II
seems TO me. than ordinary running. let INC
Zuns ran their miles. according TO nv watch
IN forty-seven minutes and wnen they were nearly
through | Timed them for the length OF me track
| third of "A mile, IN two minutes More taDlsaus III
the evening, THIS time such subjects az the ln1an
instruction in 1850. the expulsion and second in-
vasion of the spaniards and freedom ron SPAN.
Also a serenade to aud speech-naking 10y
Governor Click, Congressman Springer ana
Ex-Governor P'tkip. The people ,, OF NEW wi'b
pride Each of the WISHING statesmen assured
| the people of his undying love for their country
| and announced in varying terms that New-MeN'co
will soon become bright star III the coroner Oh
| Statpsp Mr. Springer considered that Congress
| shonld pass law competing each member 90 sp'h
one month yearly in Of the Territories IN ordeI
to act intelhgently on matters anec'ihs '-eSe '''
TONS"
THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION.
| To-day we have had the last paGeant-that de-
pictlng the American occupation OF the Territory
| during the present century. There was compan'
of scents and Mexican caballeros. with lines OF oXer
attached TO "pralrie schooners," illustrating th'
santa Fe Trail" Here was an emigrani wagon. The
| place of wheel supplied by n dragging log there
a Government sIN-mule team and AGAIN the Old-tlms
| mail coach. ninety davs out from NILSSON a.
| FINALLY came a miniature locomotive. two days
from the Missouri Rlyrr" For the last tlme th'
knights OF Coronado have been ainng their gor
geous raiment at the ball in pro2res' this evening.
ABOUT TIE EXPEDITION TrsELF.
| So much for the pageantry. There are two build
ings within the Exposition grounds, one containing
ant auities and curositi-s. the other minerals and
| the like In the former remember rude painting
| mon elk skin of "Our Laiv OF Guadalup.
dated I7IO wi n several other Spanish painting
of saints interesting for little save tine century OF
| two OF age which mas ent them flavor There arr
| ancient guns. swords and knives old parchments
| Grants aud charters, fragments oil tlme-hOn0ref
| Spanish household belongings and all manner o
| relics INDIANS, "a we'll a. Spanish. dim with IN
| dust of centuries In the adjoining building. Ions
| narrow structure Of wood with cotton root. th'
| mineral exhibit occupies Oneh half SOcorra Comfy
| at the extreme end, ~ represented by specimen
| from 1f5 mines, including the Cabinet, with orr
| assaying from 1923 down. the Kelly with on'
| lump Of rich galena weighing 700 POUNDS
| and abundance sand carbopates, th'
| Brtten Nine and specimens OF marble, copper
| and sat. Opposite a huge arch OF coke marks th'
| ex nibii of the Cer!Illos Coal Company, mines II
| Santa Fe County and with this are silver and cop
per ores from he consolidated Bonanza, Cash Entry
| and Nina del Trio. Taos County sends copper ano
| silver while The Ration Coal Company make. al
| extraordinary exhibit which includes one block a.
| shows the depth OF the ycu-s!x and half ieet
| There are from twenty-five or thirty silver
| mine, IN Grant County. suphnret OF copper ant
co Dper gland from Bernalilo County. gold ores ant
| duartZitc from Lincoln and DOna Ana Counties ore
| from iIllsbOrO and Lake Valley among the Iatte
| beng sand carbonales, and cabinet OF
| horn sily.r winch q saws 70 per cent Of weight
| There il also an exaibIt of woods with small
| showing of cereals On the whole tie mineral as
| play rs "A good one, although by no means doluI
| Justice TO the resources of the TERRITORY. fOr INT
| rest the celebration continues until August - IN
less the money and patience of the projectors fail
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