The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-30

Heap Big Dance Before Joinins Ia the
right Against spatU.

a Heap Big Dance Before Joining IL the
right Against spain.
Out in Nevada the Indians ave ugh
the spirit Of war. and one Of their recent
dances, according to the Virginia city
Enterprise. was for the purpose OF show
ing their friendliness for Uncle Sam.
Away out on the hills. beyond the Cath
Ollie cemetery. says the Enterprise. in the
spot where the sborigines held their fetes
before the advent of the white cousins.
the Piutes are now gathered. engaged IN
heap big dance"
Piutes always nave a reason for these
festivities. aud the reason for this Is a
singular one. In some way the Ptutes
have learned that this nation. which IL
presided over by the Great Father at
Washington. L. In LANCER OF being in
volved hostiiities will another tribe
called Spain. The Piute ideas OF the pres
emit situation are very vague. but they
scent a national calamity in the wind,
and are excited thereby. They say they
want to get guns and fight Spain. and as
they have always been In the habit OF
having heap big dance" before going to
war. they are holding the present dem
onstration partly to terrify Spain and
partly to show their white cousins the IN
terest they hold I'm the Common veal.
They have no doubt that Spain will learn
of their warlike attitude and be duly i'm
pressed. and they expect the white men.
who are their ~neighbors. to be spprecia-
tive OF their loyalty. Their white neigh
bors don't show any appreciation. how
ever. Again the noble red man In suffering
by being misunderstood The fandango
commenced recently and there was a great
crowd of Piutes present. The beauty and
| chivalry OF the tribe were there In war
paint, and so was the white gamin and
hoodlum. Sagebrush fences had been
constructed In the form Of a ring and
outside of this ring were erected lodges,
aAaE WlA0A
Festivities commenced shortly after
shutdown, and after the light of day had
faded the light of q huge sagebrush nrs
beamed over all. The bucks stood In a
ring. shoulder to shoulder. pressing the
palms of each others hands close to their
highs and shuffiine about in a circle to
the measure of a melancholy chant. FL
nally a noted vocalist OF the tribe essayed
a solo. but the white element became =
annoying to the high-strung. sensitive Fl
ute nature that Capt. Sam Jack made .
speech, heaping Goals OF fire on the heads
of their tormentors by citing the fsct ina
"Piutes never 20 to Piper's opera hous'
and make heap fun white mans dance-
Moreover, Sam Jack averrsd that the cat
calls and other u~ndignihed noises 30 an
moved the singer that he forgot his son,
and broke down. which wasn't right.
The following night the white rufhan
ism continued to such an extent tina
Piutes went into their lodges and took
beauty sleep after their white visitor
had left. Their hilarity knew no bounds
They had many dances and sang man,
songs. the favorite being the familis
Min ne ma ma ma. min ne ma ma. ou
the feature Of that nights entertainment
like the Klondike wedding at Golden Jubi
lee. was the marriage OF Happy Dave Z
the hand painted idol OF his young heart
Happy Dave II not unknown 20 IN
whites. He has figured in numerou
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witness. and gained some notoriety abou
a year ago. when the long-lamented Mr.
Dave threw herself down the deserteN
shaft of a deserted Gold Hill mine. Dav
evidently does not consider marriage
failure. and was started on another matri
monisl journey last night with the great
est of Piute eclat. The fandango contin
ued for several evenings.