Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-11
INDIAN TRIBES
VISIT OTTUMWA
STRANGE CLIFF JEWELLERS WILL
BE HERE AT CHATEAU
QUA TIME.
WILL GIVE DANCES
Interesting Letter from Doctor George
Lamonte Cole Describing Diff
Guilty In Getting
Indians.

Friday, July 81, on WE Ottumwe
Chautauqua grounds will camp q tribe
OF ten Pueblo Indians. The following
letter will tell better Of their historic
and current interest than anything
else.
Mr.. Keith vawter,
Chautauqua Manager.
Dear Friend: If you will excuse
a pencil and the jar Of a train, will
try and give you the result of my
eral days looking up tie matter
studying the available material among
the Tesuque, San Ildafonso, Santa
Glare, and San Juan people | found
could get what wanted from she
village, the Tesuque-and as 1t re-
quired a long process to get people
from each village, Wis glad to I've
able to confine myself to he people.
My only thought in taxing them from
TWO or more villages was that could
get the different dances But the
Tesuques are to give me- nree, and
| perhaps, four--all we VIII have time
to use-the Eagle dance, the Baho
dsnce and the war dance J think you
will see that we have a choice lot, ami
| / assure you that we VIII put up a
great program I have occurred for
chr Chautauqua the following Pueblo
Indians from the Pueblo of Tesuque.
n:J,e adults and several Children:
| Senoris Romero. captain, in charge
of the farm and his wife who Is queen,
the head of the royal family of Tesu-
que. She makes the God of Rain, the
God of Joy and the God of Sorrow.
| With her, we get little girl of four
years, and papoose of two and one.
half years.
| Thomas Vigil, son Of Fiscal the
great Mederino man of the clan. On
the death of his father, he succeeds in
office. He is the arrow maker Of the
tribe.
Juan De Jasus Pine. captain of war.
and his wife and little two year old
boy. He is a bright, pretty fellow,
and will be a great attraction
Encarmorion, assistant captain Of
war, a fine dancer.
Juanita Herrera, government official
detective, also fine dancer.
Juanita
4 In place of one of these men, hope
to substitute the daughter of the gov
ernor. Am not sure that can do it.
| / was admitted into the Estupa, the
council chamber, thing that had
never before been permitted / par
leyed with them three hours, and as
there was no ventilation and about
thirty of them smoking cigars, at the
end of three hours, / was ready to SUBJ
NIT to their terms.
We have fine combination just as
it stands, and if they will let the gov.
ernors daughter go, in place of one
of the young men, 1t could not be bet
ter | would like her because she Is
not so shy and could use her to H.
lustrate their dress and the different
changes. as could not the others. She
is fine dancer. She and her brother
enter into the dancers with so much
spirit When they fix the terms in the
council, you may as well submit, for
they can stand it for ten to twelve
hours at a stretch. Three hours was
enough for me. At the end of two
hours, I was ready to throw up the
whole business. My old guide said I
succeeded marvelously He had no
idea could get into the council at all.
Ere they start, they organize their
council and elect their governor, and
he will have full authority, the same
as the governor of the village.
I am sincerely yours.
George Lamonte Cole.
Pasadena. California.
| Besides the exhibit of the arts and
Industries of the Indians on the
grounds in the afternoon, Mr.. Cole
uses the Indians to illustrate his even
| ing lecture on the "Cliff Dwellers, An.
cient and Modern"