| Show THE YAKIMA FAIR four thousand indiana represent Ing i twelve tribes tribe sare are now participate I 1 g in a gortat jubilee at the yakima fair says a tacoma dispatch of ool oct 10 it is one of the last great collection lions of indians indiana to be held to the northwest after four weeks work in abe hop bop fields over has baa been distributed among these indians indian and the nez perces present brought with them or of the money recently pad them fur for their reservation lands la ode the indiana thus have an aggregate ot which they are spending for guns blankets provisions anti and in gambling and merry times timea they are nav ing tuesday an excursion of tacoma and seattle people went to yakima expressly to see the indians they were found attired in toe the gaudiest gau diest of blan bets and shawls bivouacked bivouac ked around a large portion of the state fair grounds yesterday erday and today were the indian days at the fair the feature of yetter berday dayd la celebration was the procession of the tribes followed by the war and scalp dancer danbee war whoops were given such euch as have not been board beard in the columbia basin for more than twenty beare two thousand of the indians were be decked with feathers and war paint all rode fine horses governor mcgraw was one of the most meal enthusiastic spectators following the dances a dozen indian races took place and every one was wa for blood dozens of A fine ne blankets blan keto shawls etc were given gien away as aa prize the squaw races were the be best beat two dozen dusky maidens participating the tribe represented include yakt was maa nos nex arcee Sho ebonee Colvil corvillee Col villee leis Sp Klicki tate puyallup warm springs and first among them to lo moses great chief of all the tribes between the cascade and rook book moun talus alne moses gosei in 68 years old and in his big younger years yeara took many scalps calpe hla his body la is covered with scarp his hl demeanor is scarcely arcely ao less leaa ferocious than it was wae when over twenty yeara yeam ngo be with chiefs joseph and Ko kominkow Komla kum united their force against the regular regulars regu lara and drove them from central washington to the dallier after that he be vial e ej I 1 washington and was granted an annuity for being good yesterday governor mcgraw was in the grand stand and moses to in the judged judge lastant stand A A friend told moses the governor wished to see eee him moses replied be was busy then but when he be was done he be would be glad to see the governor Ko vernor if the abe latter would ome over the friend sent word that moses must go to the he governor he finally went over vr and talked with the governor through an interpreter the indians gamble recklessly on OD horse races and spend half the naghi playing poker end and three card monie as well as sla sl ahel hell a fascinating indian game |
