The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-13
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OF WHITE MAN
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Spokane, Wash, July I3.-Historic
incidents, showing the transformation
of the northwest from semi-savagery to
civilization, will be depicted in parades
of progress the afternoon of August 10
and the evening of August IL, in con-
nection with the 18th session of the
National Irrigation congress in Spo-
kane, August 9 to IA. There will also
be march in review by the industrial
and irrigation army the afternoon of
August IL, when it is expected to have
10000 uniformed men in line. The ev-
ening parade will be illuminated. f
+. Cartier Van Dissel has been ap-
pointed grand marshal and will be as
sisted by large staff of mounted aides.
The various divisions will be headed
by the 14th cavalry band of Walla
Walla, under the direction of William
Ostermann, followed by Indians from
the Spokane reservation, led by Chief
jim Sam, who was recently chosen sue.
cessor to the late Oliver Lott. They
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some of the tribal fnery and gala day
garb, also their best horses and make
camp near the city.
The advent of Captains Lewis and
Clark and their followers into the
Clearwater country will be depicted
by men in costumes of the period on a
series of floats, followed by floats
showing trappers and traders in gar
ments of fur, carrying implements of
their occupation. Then will come a
number of floats bearing the early
missionaries and Jesuit priests, also
the hardy pioneers who made their way
across the plains in the old-fashioned
prairie schooners, miners pack trains
with grizzled prospeetors carrying
rifles, picks and pans, and band of
wild and woolly COW punchers, wear
ing wide brimmed sombreros, chaps
and high healed boots with clanking
spurs.
Another division will show the early
lumbermen with axes and cross-eut
saws, loads of logs, finished lumber,
shingles, sash and doors, followed by
magnificent display Of farm machin-
cry. including plows, drills, harvesters,
headers and combines, with 80 horses
attached to the latter, and loads of
grain and -four bringing up the rear.
The third division will be headed by
a float with the official emblem of the
National Irrigation congress showing
Science bidding the Desert drink. This
will be represented by two beautiful
young women in classic garb posed in
the shade of bearing fruit tree.
Next in line will be floats of the dis
tricts in the northwest and other states
followed by exhibits of fruit and
grasses of the various communities on
elaborately decorated vehicles, with
flower covered carriages, automobiles
and smart traps and large number of
caparisoned saddle horses. 1t is ex-
pected that every district in the Inland
Empire will be represented in this di-
vision of the parada, also that commu-
mites in New Mexico. Texas, Kansas,
California, North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Florida Georgia, Missouri, New
York, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada and
other states will participate in this
event.
The parade of the industrial and
irrigation army will show representa-.
tives of every district in which irriga-
tion is practiced on the continent
Practically every marching club will
be headed by its band of music. The
parade will begin Immediately after the
close of the afternoon session on
August 12. and the plan is to have each
district distinguished from the other by
uniforms of head-dress. This will ar.
ford opportunity to the various
marching clubs to bring their commu.
mites directly to the attention of
thousands of delegates and visitors
from the eastern, middle western and
southern states.
''We expect to have marching clubs
from the irrigated and dry farming
districts in Idaho, Montana and Wash
ington," said Mr.. van Dissel, "also
from California, Wyoming, Utan
North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado
Nevada, Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Okla
homa and other states In the middle
west, east and south, and the prov
inces of British Columbia and Al
berta."