The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-18

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of them. thus eliminating two. There
was even after that a division of Opin-
ion and it was decided to mix the
names up again and draw one from the
three remaining. Miss Shows name
was the first to come out.
It was then Mr.. WhittemOre's place
TO see President Snow, for which pur-
pose he went to Saitair on the $40
train last evening. He was successful
in obtaining President Shows consent
10 his daughters acceptance, and this
information being conveyed by tele-
phone to the city, that important docu-
nlent WIS soon made up and signed.
Then the committee gathered at
headquarters, and, throwing their hats
in the air, rendered the Doxology.
Captain stoU Pleased.
Said Captain StoI last evening: 'I
am proud of the selection Of Miss Snow
as carnival queen. no wiser move
could have been made by the commit
tee. she is foremost representative
OF OJah WOmanhOOd, a most estima-
ole young lady and beautiful queen
~ girl in appearance. The selection
VIII bring into closer touch two great
elements Of this city and state and
) nafmOnIze interests. Say for me that
am proud Of the choice"
captain Stoll went on TO say that all
TO bear on the committee members in
the selection Of queen. He himself
mas been waited on by dozens of dele
cations of women favoring certain can
dldates, and the first thing he found
upon reaching his Office yesterday
morning was a letter from promi-
nent woman, volunteering to act as
carnival queen The captain added that
there nave been a good many Knock
erS In the game since il begun.. Over
100 names have been suggested outside
of the list of 100 first made I'D. and
at least 100 others have come by mail.
most OF these being young women lfv-
ing outside Of salt Lake.
Miss Snow is we'll known in social
circles of Salt Lake and has hosts of
friends also in other parts of the state.
Inc selection is considered in every
way most fitting one.
Indians for Carnival.
Director General StoH closed nota-
bic contract yesterday. Indian Agent
Myton is to have a band of twenty In
dian families here for the carnival to
give war dances and afford visitors an
opportunity to see how the White
Rocks and Uintah Indians live at home
Only those bucks who can dance Will
be selected. Agent MytOn was in the
city yesterday to confer with Captain
StoU on the subject. He stated that
the band would be selected and man
aged by Snake John who was The
leader of the Meeker massacre in 1881.
and Provo Dick, another noted charac-
ter Of the reservation. Major MytOu
told Snake John that the committee
would pay the railroad fare of the band
from Heber to Salt Lake. but this or
fer was not accepted. The Indians are
afraid of the cars according to Snake
John. and win, therefore. ride their
ponies all the way through from the
reservation.
After their arrival they will pitch
their tepees within the carnival en-
closure and live just as they would at
home. They VIII wear only breeCh
cloths. and viii paint up and march in
the carnival paTades. Major Myton
has the prettiest Indian girl in the
United States and will bring her here
as the queen Of the Indian village,
which will consist Of sixty people, all
told
An effort viii be made to have Nipi-
cut member Of the visiting band. This
Indian. as those who have read Of him
viii remember, killed his mother years
ago and the enraged members of the
tribe were about to lynch him. He bar
gained with them for his release. prom
lsing to live in exile for a period of
twenty-five years. This agreement
Dacif1ed his brothers, and NipicuI, 1
which is Indian for crazy, has lived I
by himself. without a shred of cloth
ing through summer and winter, in
zero weather most OF the time. in the /
hills Of the reservation. Only a short |
time ago Major MytOn informed him |
that his term of exile had expired and !
took him some clothes. He either |
burned them or they were taken away
By members of the tribe for he con /
tinues to live stark naked and in vol
untaTy exile His skin is ike that of a /
and his state that of "A |
"a a Is sFrrf
in getting 1gipicut 70 Join the band
coming to salt Lake. the committee can
advertise the only genuine wild man. /
perhaps. that ever was exhibited in /
Salt Lake