The daily sentinel., 1912-08-26
SPRINGS READY
FOR SHAN KVE
Sentinel Special Service.

Sentinel Special Service.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 2G.-
Pike's Peak region has burst into a
hutter Of yellow and white. in prep
aration for the Shan Kive and Sum
mer Carnival, which opens tonight.
The Shan Kive signifies n festival
or reunion and that is the basis Of
the Pixies Peak region fete. 4 band
OF 50 Utes has already left Ig-
nacio for Colorado Springs. headed
by lgnacio himself. Buckskin Charley
and Chipeta. \ camp has been pre-
pared for them in Monument Valley
park, the General Palmer gift,
glimpse of which may be seen from
the Rio Grande railroad. Here the
tepees are to be formed into viii
lage. the grounds lighted and the
public turned loose among the bucks.
the squaws and the pappoose.
Tonight the regular North Park
band concert will be transferred TO
Monument park and the first Indian
dance given. These will Z continue
from time to time during the week.
one will be given in the Garden of
the Gods, in u most spectacular way
From an historical standpoint the
event Of the week Will be the official
dedication of marking ther Ute trail.
This is the oldest trail in the United
States. first written of by white men
nearly hundred years ago. The pi-
oneers have placed white marble
marks for five miles along the old
trail with the letters q. U. T." carved
on them. Thursday morning the
pioneers and Indians Will take ponies
and go over the route. coming out
into view at the city of Manitou
about II O'Clock. The Indians will
20 to the soda spring and give offer
lngs to the Great Spirit. NGanitou.
Then will follow the address by Hon.
Alya Adams of Pueblo. formally ded-
icating the old trail. The crowd will
remain at Manitou for entertainments
during the afternoon and 4 great
display of fireworks at night
The carnival really opens Tues
day morning with the big parade of
automobiles. The region Is fun of
visitors from neighboring states and
these Will enter their cars, as they
did last year when Oklahoma had
over 700 in line. Denver, Pueblo,
Canon City, Greeley and other cities
of the state or organizing to bring
their auto club members in num-
bers. Banners and flags will nutter
from the cars and many of the local
cars will be decorated. Tuesday
night occurs the street masking and
open air ball. A large grand stand
has been erected on Kiowa street and
the merry makers will be turned
loose to dance to the music of a so
piece band.
"Wednesday is the day of the civic
parade, when the pioneers will turn
out and the city will show all that il
can muster in the way of marching
bodies and beautiful floats. In the
afternoon the great cross-continent
balloon race will be started Three
big balloons raced by young men
from the st. Louis and Kansas City
Aero clubs will start to try and re-
duce the long distance record of l SO
miles. The Antlers hotel manage
ment gives a magnificent trophy cup
to the winner. The balloons are to
represent the cities of San Francis
co, St Louis and Kansas City and
the pilots are TO be Paul McCulloch,
John Watts and Capt. II. +. Honey
well, the latter the winner of the
great contest at St. Louis a month
ago. Tney are already on the ground
preparing the bags for flights.
An interesting feature of the
week Will be the entertainment of
veteran cowboys by the carnival com
mittee. The old cowmen of the
range are to come in and find a camp
waiting for them. A place for stab
ling the horses has been prepared and
tents set up for the men. The latter
will be fed at tn chuck wagon"
All manner of entertainment will be
provided for the cowmen, including
cowboy dance Tuesday night, which
will open with quadrille on horse
back with 40 riders.
The carnival colors are white and
yellow and they are seen on every
hand. Preparation for the carnival
have been going forward for many
weeks in charge of a committee
composed of Fred c. Matthews. gen.
eral passenger agent of the Short
Line. as chairman, and the following
members: William S. Dunning,
Rush l.. Holland, Charles T. Wilder,
David Elliott, Ralph o. Giddings,
Willis r. Armstrong. d. V. Donald
son. Lewis G.. Carpenter. Henry T.
Lowe, E. E. Nichols.
The automobile parade will be
marshalled by l., +. Curtis, president
of the Lincoln Highway association,
and the Pioneer parade will have An
dy Adams, the famous cowboy au-
thor as marshal.