Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-12-31
INDIANS AT WORLDS FAIR
Exhibit VIII Contain One Thous-
epd Indians. Over 40 Acres.

Chilocco, Oklahoma, will be superin-
tendent Of the exhibit. The govern
ment has appropriated $40, 900 for the
maintenance Of it. The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition has allotted an
advantageous site Of 40 acres for the
purpose. The tract lies in the west
ern section of the grounds. north of
the great United States map that is
worked out in representative crops Of
the states and adjoining Uncle Sans
model farm. The eastern end of the
Indian reservation is precipitous
bluff, about 20 feet high, and il over
looks practically the entire exposition
grounds
This Indian exhibit will not only
be the largest and best that was ever
assembled, but in all probability 1t
will be the last representative gather.
ing that can be secured. In but few
places do the Indians retain their
primitive mode of life. Each year
the circle narrows Even now one
can count on the fingers of one hand
the Indian Chieftians who gained
their prominence in wars. Further
indian wars are looked ON as impos-
sible and before another exposition of
the magnitude of the present enter
prise can be launched, the primitive
red man Of the forest will bo but
memory.
Geronimo, the once blood thirsty
Apache chief, who spread terror
throughout the southwest until he
was finally captured by Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, will be one Of the striking
features of the Indian Exhibit
OF all the tribes that roamed
Americas forests tho Apaohes were
the most cruel and treaoherous. And
of all the Apaches Geronimo was the
most vicious. He fought desperately
when escape was possible by no other
means. But slaughter from ambush
and the Staying of the defenceless was
tho more to his choosing. Long years
Of captivity have broken his spirit
and he is docile because no has met
his master. When Gen. Miles first
made Goronaimo captive le was sent
to Florida, but in a short while he
was returned to the prison at TT. Sill.
Geronimo will bo nominally free at
the Worlds Fair, but practically a
prisoner Of war
Chief Joseph, Of the Nez Perces.
also will be one Of the interesting
personalities. He too, is aged, and
while he fought valinatly against the
enoroacbments Of the white man, he
met the foe .as brave man should
and has tho respect of the men who
conquered him.
The Indian Exhibit will show the
aborigine aud the civilized Indian.
On the 40-acre tract there will be
village of Sioux Indians from the
Dakotas. They will wear their
native picturesque costumes and will
live in teepees fashioned from sticks
and tho skins Of wild animals. The
warriors will be armed with bows,
arrows and tomahawks. The sur
roundings Of the huts will be made
as true TO nature as possible and the
patch Of corn tended during the sum
mer by the squaws to augment the
food supply brought in from the chase
by her master will be shown as II
was In the early days.
Among the other blanket Indians
will be families Of Washoes, Shoshones.
Navajoes, Mission and Digger Indi-
ans, Crows, Flatheads, Apachos,
Pimas, Chippowas, Cheyennes, Ara
pahoes, Commanches, Witchitas, Osa.
ges. and Pawnees They will all
maintain separate villages and they
will live exactly as they would were
they at home on their reservation In
stead OF being in the center Of the
greatest exposition ever held.
The exhibit Of the educated In.
dIans will not be 30 picturesque bat
IL will be none the less interesting.
On the 40.aore reservation the u.
S. government will erect many modern
buildings to show the progress that
the Indian has made.
The principal structure will be o
threestory building, 20s feet by 100
feet. At the rear will bo an auditor.
ium 40 by go feet. On the first floor
will be AN exhibit Of the manual
training department with tho Indian
students at work at their machines,
manufacturing various articles.
Across u wide aisle, that runs the
full length Of the buildings, will be-
typical blanket Indians making their
baskets, leather articles, strings Of
beads, and other articles Just NJ they
did before the advent OF the white
man and his schools.
In the auditorium will be given
lectures and programmes will be
rendered by the various Indian
societiea Music enters largely into
their entertainments, aud one OF the
regular features will be concerts by n
trained Indian band Of 30 pieces.
One interesting feature Of the Indian
Exhibit will be reproduction Of a
frontier trading post. Here the In.
dians will assemble and trade teir
products for supplies Just as they did
In the early days
A Frightened Horse.