La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-01
DENvER'S CARNIVAL.
VIII BE AN ENORMOUS CROWD.
oss H,.ndrsd thousand visitoss Espsesed
to Entoy the MArssls of the Great Fee
tlvAI-Sew Features

Denver, Sept. l9.-As the day oil
which the first train carrying visitors
To the Festiya! OF Mountain and Plain
approaches railway managers are In
creasing their preparations TO transport
the tens OF thousands Of sight+secrr
TINT flock to the great gathering. lie
ports from all parts OF the state show
that the movement into Denver VIII be
Unprecedented. Railway officials nave
found II necessary 10 borrow passenger
cars from the prairie lines, as problem
,f landing the crowds Is much NOR,
difficult than AT the time OF the trien'
NAL conciave, when roads from all
parts of the country aent special trains
10 Colorado Every available passen'
ger car. broad and narrow gauge VIII
b.. called into use, and IL experience
fftd ability can win. the Colorado Hines
Will bring every person to Denver VINO
presents himself for the "trip. lntoF-
rnntion received nt the headquarters OF
Colorado lines Indicate that the attenh-
auce on this occasion VIII reach loo.opo.
SIR. C. T.. Ward. who has "harGe OF
the Indian division OF the ilrsl day y
Festival celebration, has reported to the
cpn.n.lttcC that lie has concluded all
arrangements which will bring to Den
yer TWO Of the largest and most IN
tercstiuE bands Of Indians that nave
ever taken part In any OF the carni-
yals
OF the two tribes that Will he here
the Jacarilla Apaches are probably the
0nes that viii attract the greatest at
.entIon. They are from the widest
and most biOodthirsty nation on the
continent. refusing a!l attempts 10 be
come civilized, as have their nclghbors,
he Pueblos and Utcs They persist In
maintaining their old customs OF te-
rees and prIniiive ways and live in
he former even when the government
hns built them houses. They look upon
The comforts OF warm log cabin as
1t only for squaws and papooses-
There will be fifty Of these Indians
camped In the City park. Ten OF the
bucks are men who followed Geronimo
n his last war ten years ago when he
eft trail OF blood over Arizona aud
New Mexico. They VIII bring with
them carload OF green spruce bows
with which they make their beds. They
will have their plows made from
rocked sticks, cooking utensils. bows
md arrows and the prehistoric matoyas
,r te two flint stones with which the
squlws crush the grain into -four by
rubbing one upon the other.
Another thing in which the Jlclrillas
excel IL the fcctncss uf their runners.
rhe chiefs have heard OF the foot
-ncing qualities OF some Of Denver's
iremen. and that they may retain the
championship they have had their ma
ion searched for month for the fleet
st men OF the tribe. Five have been
chosen TO compete with any five who
may be found In Denver caring to
make the contest. The Indians declare
hey are willing to stake Iheir last
pony in the contest.
Mr.. ~ $. Walpcolc. government
agent. has assured the committee that
he IL confident that his wards will make
very crediinble showing on this oc-
casion. They will be IN charge of
lanes A. Garfield. chief Of police. with
Ed. Ladd as Interpreter.
The contract entered into with Lieu
enant Governor Meyer, agent for the
Southern Utcs. names fifty Indians.
thirty-five bucks and fifteen squaws
and papooses. Old Ignacio, head chief
If the tribe. will have charge OF the
hand, assisted by Mancos Jim. who
became famous through his participa-
Ion in the Meckcr massacre,
The Utes are making new buckskin
suits and laying in a fresh supply Of
mutton tallow for hair oil. and ochre
for paint. for this special occasion. They
will come with complete camp outfits
rs the Jacarillas.
These two camps OF Indians will
march in the parade of the first day,
the bucks riding and the squaws walk
ing carrying their papooses strapped to
their backs and driving before them
horses to either SIDE OF which will be
tied n tepec pole, the other end drag
eing on the ground and the center sup
porting the belongings Of the tribe. An
Indian scene OF this kind has never
been witnessed In any town or city of
civilization.
On the afternoon OF the second day
these Indians Will take part in re- acting
in sham battle the famous Battle of
Sand Greek. This will be q most thrill
ing exhibition OF frontier life.
Every feature of the three days cele-
bration Will positively be new and
witnessed for the first time in any car
nival. The allegorical and patriotic
pageant on the first day will be beau
tiful panorama of the principal epochs
of our country from the landing of Co
iumbus to the close of the war with
Spain.
The representation OF the battleship
Oregon is TO be on as large u scale
rs il possible to build on one OF the
heaviest vehicles manufactured for
general commercial purposes. Its height,
will be limited to the space between
the street levels and the wires over
head. In breadth the decks are to be
twenty odd feet. All features of the
original vessel that did such heroic
work In the capture and annihilation of
the Cervera fleet will be faithfully por-
trayed. The intention Is to introduce
In tlfe hulk such machinery az can and
will give to the exterior the effect of
the real ship in action. Mouths OF the
big guns are TO appear and disappear
through the port holes and at intervals
belch forth smoke and fire. This pic
ture will be n complete reproduction Of
the Oregon in battle with the exception
of the genuinely terrible noise that the