The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-09-28
VICE PRESIDENT
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT PIXIES
PEAK CENTENNIAL.
REUNION OF THE PIONEERS
Interesting Stories of the Early Days
Oldest Settlers Read Papers
Ute and Pueblo Indians Give War
napre-

I Dances.
| Colorado Springs. Colo.-Reverence
! for the Nation as represented by Vice
President Fairbanks. and for the early
settlers and pioneers who made Colo
RADIO history in the fifties and sixties,
was expressed by the eloquent pres
ence of thousands of people during
the actresses of the vice president and
the pioneers reunion Tuesday.
The program for the day was under
the auspices of the Ell Paso County
Pioneer Society. and was also the an
nual gathering of the society. The ad-
vance guard of the pioneers went i'm
mediately 10 Stratton park, where they
literally pitched their camp for the day.
Many. though. remained in the city to
hear the address of Vice President
Fairbanks Immediately after which
the scene of action for the days activ-
ity was changed.
| At 1880 o'clock the pioneers and WIS.,
itors gathered in front of the grand
stand at ;he little park. and exercises
of the day began with the reading of
| papers by Anthony Bot and NJ. S.
Beach, the two Oldest settlers in the
region OF Pixies Peak.
The story of the settling OF the West.
of the yicissitudes OF crossing the
plains. the frequent Indian raids, with
their fatalities. the dreams of tn SO
gold excitement. was pictured in
| graphic words by the two speakers.
After lunch the addresses of the af-
| ternoon were delivered. while the old
| boys sat around pulling at their pipes
! in happy contentmenU and keen enjoy
ment.
| The speakers of the afternoon were
| Judge Wilbur F. Stone and DR.. vii.
liam G. Stricken, president of the Ell
| Paso County Society.
| \ feature of the day was the pres
| ence of the Indians-chiefs, sQuaws
and pappooses-in native dress, war
| paint. feathers and blankets. 1t was
| interesting to watch these men and
women of the old days mingle with
! their ancient foes. the fathers OF
| many of whom they had fought. In
| the afternoon the representatives OF
! the Ute and Santa Clara tribes gave
a typical war dance. This afternoon
! the election of officers of the FL Paso
| County Society was held, with the
following result: Irving Howbert,
| president; E. j. Eaton. secretary.
The meeting was one of the larg'
est ever held in the state. Represent
| atives of every town of any size were
| present. Among the distinguished pi.
oneers present were Mrs B. w. Rob
inson and Mrs. Louis Boil, president
! and first vice president respectively
| of the Ladies' Pioneer Aid Society OF
the state. and Mrs Mary Brown. the
! first white child born in Denver. Mrs.
! Brown is the daughter of Mrs. Mary
| Butler of Denver and was born in that
| city in 1860 Another guest of honor
was Mrs. Catherine Murat of Palmer
Lake. the third white woman pioneer
in the Pixies Peak region. Others
present were A. V. Archibald of Trini'
| dad, /. w. Stanton OF Pueblo w. IL.
| McComber S. w Johnson, Alexander
Ford and b. X. Lee of Denver
| The address of Vice President c.
| w. Fairbanks was the attraction in
| the morning. In his address he said:
| "A century has elapsed since brave
| officer in the army of the United
| States, with that high courage and de-
| votion to duty which is characteristic
of the American soldier crowned the
work of his expedition to the head
| waters of the Arkansas and to the
Rocky mountains.
| I'VE celebrate not only an interest
ing incident. but we pay tribute also
to the American soldier, who has
wrought wondrously. not only upon
| the field, but in pushing forward the
| frontier of our national development.
He has always been and is eager to
| respond wherever duty calls, whether
! IL be in the theatre of war or blazing
| a pathway into new and unknown ter
| ritory. We recall with pleasure and
| gratitude the names OF Pike, Lewis
| and Clark. Fremont and other soldiers
| which are forever associated with eX-
petitions organized for the opening
up of territory in the United States.
We recognize them as 'pathfinders' in
the truest and best sense.
I'VE fully appreciate the tremendous
consequences flowing from Pixies ex-
pedition. He blazes the pathway hither
and thousands in due time followed
where he led. Those who thus came
here to set up dominion were we'll
fitted to found state. They brought
with them into the new field of their
endeayor the self-governing instinct OF
the Anglo-Saxon race, an infiexible
purpose which subdued obstacles and
converted to the use of man the nat
lural elements which Providence scat
tered among these mountains. They
made laws which had no higher sane
ton than their own consent-laws
which concerned both life and prop
lerty-and they We're executed with all
the solmnity of measures passed I'M
der adequate constitution warrant.
Fellow citizens, this will always be
the home of strong peon!e. self'con-
tanned, aggressive and progressive,
with sound minds and nigh order of
patriotism. The next century is large
with promise. Here in these valleys
and upon these mountain sides thou