The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-13

4 Brighton Grreley's Potato Roast. Grand
Junction r Peach pay Glanwood's Straw
Derry Day and Gunnison : Fish Ery.
hs-.' are notable IN Thar they insure to-
all corners "A full stomach. tor IN tn. esti-
nation OF the men and women Of the Vest
good dinner means tn" best Of all good
tlfne- /,
~ IN cheyenne oil IN" occasion Of the
annual Frontier days celebration the
feast j. omitted, but the cOruSe of the Old
west - raSurrectet and made To strut
once NOR. across the stage for the edifi-
cation OF tho-. to whom tn. cowboy Ia
only dime novel or magazine short
story tradition and tine overla nd sta &c and
prairie schooner matter Of ancient and
dubious history
To catch the -y. and excite the i,naxina-
tIOn. there are street paradeS in which
picturesque cowgirl- and discourse ed
looking Indians are much ia evidence.
| hen there are TIA. burro races pony
races, bronco baking cOnta=ts fake
stage coach holdupS and other features
Thar the Nest feels constrained TO main
tain for the SAKE of tradition
But in tn. end all this elaborate and
!ahor,d hor-eplay attainr the same
object al that ln view nj the county fairs
of ia" daCadenf Fast. IL separates the
INNOCENT from their com. The f6te days
Of colorado and the floral iI.stas OF the
Pacific Coast are simply advertising
stunts der gne first 10 attract the tourist
and secondly to create good impression
that may suffice TO give him an Incentive
10 invest ia real estate
Their" - one section of America where
the harvest festivals Of the twentieth
century differ little IN either form or
signihcanC" from thos.. of the sixteenth,
or perhaps the tenth This - among
the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and
Arizona Thes.. have been farmers for
~ long "a time that tradition hints not of
any pre-. ,ous condition. but they have
not We; been civilized beyond the need OF
faith. and. though their gods be falls. gods
tn" d.vote..- believe and are satisfied.
, Living IN harsh. forbdCling and
inhospitab bile land. - land OF dun colorsd
sands and black lava beds. the tribes
p"opi" ar" profoundly impressed with
their absolute dependence upon tn. infre-
qii"nt rains and their tribal il.sta- are
religious r.t"~ for the Precipitation of the
rain gods the gods Of the underground
springs. IN" gods ~ IN" growing corn
and the gods that sup"rint.nd IN. harvest
When the harvest coIne- n 10 he sufficient
the Joy OF the people ia tempered only by
the haunting fear that the season Of
plenty NAV be followed nv a season Of
famine
Th.. community Of isl"ta has it@ Ace
u,iia dance III May. when th. irrigation
ditchnS ara 81 'anad and opened: and Santo
Domingo has ia corn dance in August,
whnn the corn begins 20 tassal IN in
Taos the festa OF San Geronimo takes
plac" september ~ and although named
AFT a Christian saint ~ is really pnsnn
ceremony IN honor Of H." old bui uBfor-
gotten gods that govern tn, harvest
The aha lako dane, 81 the IuuIS and the
snake dance Of the Hopis are the most
celebrated OF Indian ceremonies and
among the most remarkable, religious
ohservBnc.s known in the world lake
most OF the ceremonial dances OF the
Pueblo communities. they are dramatic
Drawers for q continuance az n. rains.
mingled with thanksRiyIngs for ~" crops
already TnatiIr.d or nea ring Maturity.
Tn. first Indian fair took place on the
Crow Agency IN Montana ~ the fall 81
1905 through the initiative of Indian
Agent y q; REYNOLDS E'"ry year since
then tn. Crow fair has grown IN interest
and lmportanc" until " has aftrnct"d the
attention not only OF L"reair officials in
Washington. but 81 all infe-"su'd -. ~
pvoGr.~s Of H.. red m"n toward CITIZEN.
ship Last year SLpt " r Shelton Il
the San hIl9 Indian School M M" Shiu-
rock Agency ~ New Mexico tried the
AGRICULTURAL fair ~ an experiment. among
the Nava Joa. H. proved an unqualified
sIIccass and NAV now Ia counted A. Ons
Of tho regular annual agricultural eG-
hibitinus % the Southwest
Ia was "a knOw'edR" ~ IN" guccs-s ~
IN. Crow and Navuio tIlrB That I'D the
Indian agents ard erIItend'nts as
sembled in Washington last winter To
rive. their tInutialitish tndOrs0Fnent 10 the
agricultural and industrial fair as a civil
living influence aud that CAUSES the BIZ
rpnu Of Indian Affairs to encourage the
~ annual fairs upon all tho
Ts.et-r ions.