Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-14

One hundred San Juan Pueblo In.
dians In the great Sun dance of the
Aztecs, a paganistic ceremonial per
fOrmance, seen for the first time at
any fair or festival In the west. These
Indians are led In all ceremonial
dances by Ramos Archuleta, the great
est sun dancer OF his tribe.
This great band Of dancers WAS one
of the wonders, exciting the greatest
admiration at the st. Louis worlds
fair, and has been secured for the
Northern New Mexico Fair and Fall
Festival at immense cost. In addi-
| tion to the great sun dance OF the
Aztecs. will be given the bear dance,
the eagle dance, the deer dance. and
the great corn dance, all Of which
will occur in front of the grand stand
at Gallinas park daily.
| There will also be ceremonial Indian
parades, all participants being mount.
ed There will be Indian races and
kindred sports featured upon each
tally program.
! Each night, under the blaze of elec-
trio arc lights, weird and fascinating
ceremonial performance of these
descendants of the ancient paganistic
Aztec will prove the most interesting
sight in ceremony and In ritual ever
witnessed at any fair or festival In
his country. lQvi
Most elaborate floral parade ever
jattempted in the southwest
One mile of the principal streets Of
the city of Las Vegas will be ablaze
with electric illuminations and floral
decorations of most artistic design.
| Following the line of the electric
street railway from the Santa Fe depot
% the plaza on both sides, each trolley
pole and sustaining wire will be ,fes-
~tto0nest anu twined IN carnations and
chrysanthemums the colors of the car
nival.
Automobile races. base ball tOurna.
tiOn, the firemen's convention and
tion, tn efiremans' convention and
Tournament. ladder climbing. four com
peting hose teams. dry and wet tests
100 and 200 yard sprinting. grand
firemens parade. thrilling exhibition
of team work, using burning build
ing for illustration.
Troop A National Guard of Now
J Mexico, commanded by Captail f.
McWenie. will give thrilling exhibi
; tion protecting the occupants of &
stage coach in fight with mounted
Indians--a blood .cmrdling reproduction
e of experiences Of the early days of The
Santa Fe trail
A great carnival ball and ceremony
Of the crOwning of the queen of tn,
!. Icarnival at the Castaneda hotel.
e The Territorial Good Roads conven
e Ition
Several speakers of national repu
= Itstion will deliver addresses illustrat
: ed by stereOpticon pictures. includin.
r views OF the great Scenic Highway
lnOw under construction bv the terri
Itory across the Pecos forest reserve
e Convention of grand lodge of Inde
r lpendent Order OF Odd Fellows.
A Spanish bull fight. Positively th'
g most realistic moving picture displa
q lever offered In the United States
e taken direct from the royal bull rim,
t Iof Madrid. Spain.
81 Cowboy relay races and cowbo
h sports r. all kinds will be feature.
n ldaily. ~
e Horse .y6ing. trotting. pacing an
II running.
l. 100000 in purses for speed
u Carnival night confetti battles. Ere
lstreet exhibitions in the city ever
; might.
Arrangements are now making 70
the engagement Of daring. thrillin
Iand sensational aerial performer
whose amazing feats in front Of tn
yrand stand daily will be an attractio
seldom seen outside Of the gres
Ic!sties and expositions of the country.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa F
il Railway company has authorized th
4 ex x.raordinary low rate of 3 cents pc
a mile for the round trip from Puebl
D and all intermediate points south
las Vegas and FL paso and Silv,
= iCity and intermediate points north
Las Vegas. Arrangements are beir
made with other railroads for sir
ilarly cheap rate. full notice Of whit
Y will bc published hereafter
Further announcement Of attra
ltions will be made as fast as obtaine
:, Very respectfully,
: r. Il. TWITCHELI., President
!. w. A. BUDDECKE, Secretary.
- Mrs. y. r. Copp is up from Albuqut
- |que, the guest of Mrs. Albert Stern.