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Show THE UTES ARE DANCING. They Are Joyous at the Prospect of Big Money, and at the Prospective Pros-pective Advance in Value of Their Lands by Moffat Railroqd. It Is not the war dance with It vision vi-sion or daring nnd cirmge, but ft haret dunce, commonly known a tho Sun Dance And why should they not dincc with Jojoul hearts, since so much I happening that concerns them! The sum of J 70 COO Is soon to be distributed distri-buted nmonir S00 of them, and tho other oth-er SOO will take chmces of winning by game und races n few thousand of this largo pament Thero are other renspn for rejolclns Tho new rntl-ronl rntl-ronl from Denver to Bait Lake Clt) Is llkcl to como plumb through the reservation, res-ervation, enhancing tho Millie ot all their holdings and possibly give them some freo rld Mr Moffat should not he surprised ir ft delegation shoul 1 visit him und be his guists ror ft week and make bit- tilk ' ftbout Ills railroad down the 1. hlte river nnl up tho Duchesne Du-chesne The opening of the Uintah reservation reserva-tion h is ror them Its perils and It (ecunlnrj advantages The Influx of white 1 ent le mn brlns some trouble, a Indlins prefer to he left nlono In their settlement, but they uie so conll-dent conll-dent that their mountains nbnund In money rock and that tho Anierliat' will get It om and share It Willi the In Hill that they will be disposed to tako the chances and will dreim of n life of lelsuro while the whlto man Is delvliiff for hidden tieasures and cir-rlng cir-rlng a portion to the wickiup out ot which, the rtt win mike tho most glittering glit-tering trinkets Then after the nllot-mint nllot-mint ot lands, when he look over tho blind inn apportioned to him anl the member of his faiull, and the work of tilling them stares him In hi oxtnviiKanU painted f ice lie will cer-tnlnlj cer-tnlnlj lnvc annthir dreim It will be of hunting grounds farther awaj from Colorado Too mm h railroad too many whlto people, too much work nnd tho next thing will he a council nnd n delegation oft tn Washington to ask President Itoosevclt ror one of the Phil-Il Phil-Il I Ino Isl.mls to be given outright to tho rtm In consldciatlon of their hoist-Ing hoist-Ing the burs nnd Stilpes der ndlng the constitution nn 1 the Hag, celebrating the Fourth of July lu tho most extravagant extra-vagant etyle nml giving the Philip, plnis nn exhibition uf self-government under iho direction of chief and headmen head-men The Ute does not read tho papers but he ha hevrd or the pissage of the Irrigation Ir-rigation hill and tho opening up of this far est nnd tho Incoming of the whites, and then tho crowding upon the red men lie is nlwaj asking what the news nnd wauling nnmethlng new u thumr It may le u new agent or emplov.c posslblj only n now J10 pony nnd 10 saddle Hut the prospirltv of ur country In caure for dancing (Jood times urn where and the white nnn hi n dollar In hi locket to lend tho lndlun Tho Flo seldom asks for more If he needs morn monev nt one time he 1 refer to borrow fiom several persons rnther than distress a friend by drain. Ing his pocket book Whit nn ovation Prcsl lent Itoosevclt would have among thorn! They know ho cm rldo n bucking Indian pony, throw the lasso and shoot straight nt B-imo Then they somehow nssoolito much that lake placo with tho Great 1 ather nt ashlnglon Iltcentli their latlon weio miterlally reduced and the vvero thus elevated almost to a condition of Indeptndence This was i compliment to their caaclt for self, supput and touchel their mtlvc pride and now tl will want to llvo 'nil tho simo as AmeilLits and iibntrlon their wlgwnms to live In house with Queen Anno front nnd Marj Ann Me heap hungr Is the tint Tng-llsh Tng-llsh the Pie formeily leirne! but now so mam new things oecupv hi mini that he forgets his hunger in hlilrenms of plent) In tho neir future And s) le Is dancing IJIghlj three of them are at It Ihej are solemn enough hut tho dmmmers and tha singers and the crowd uie a Jollj set The slgjilllianie of tho sun dance Is not fulli underslool bj white people peo-ple but ruthlng celebrated by the I tea Is sit Impnsslve or partakes so much of the spirit of worship rr fifteen minutes befoie the dance the danc.ru ute nil within ft curtained enclosure en-closure on their knees and In silent communion with some one or something some-thing whose belli they Implore for this ti)li!ic ordeal of dm lug tlnee or four dus an I night without fxid or water Then they in ireh In single lllo and uiiinternmri.1) luuund the puv lllon or hugi uniovered aien constructed fir tin exclusive use of Die participant and irrusUluti Ihilr lostumeti Ultler Willi pmighM but nn shoiklngl) abbreviated ab-breviated In winio Instuiieis ami ever j dancer I bare down to the waist and hi feet nnd legs Innocent of mocca-slnB mocca-slnB and pants The exposed partu are painted jellovv, rei and white, usual!) nnd tho bravo with hi decorations look formidable and determined The englo Is In evidence In the dance Ills feathers surmount tho center pole, they sro on tho head of the dancer nnl dangle from his hinds and his whlstlo The whistle Is mado from tho bone of nn eagles wing nnd Is blown continual!) b) ever) one lu notion no-tion These, with the huge drum and a dozen drummers nnl the melody made by the siiuiw choir, make sufficient suf-ficient noise lo stimulate the dancers to the extremest point of endurance Hefiro tho music starts up nnd tho dancers get In rmtlon, spec-ebon nrc mado urging ever) man to do his best a his wife nnd children are looking at him Those addresses, being ex-leinporaneous ex-leinporaneous are er) Impressive and after tho order of n sermon or exhortation, exhor-tation, and In one lust ince It vvn n pra)er closing with the Lto ' amen " After each address ihero was hearty applause by han! cla plug The dance had proce ded but nn hour vi hen ft tall dan cr beenme 111 nnd made hi wa) lo the pole, standing with his back against tt Another dlncer enmo with nn eaglo wing-feather wing-feather In each hand and b various gentle nnd quick brushes about the Indian In-dian s fuce and the pole, mado good medicine oicr him A dozen Southern Utes from Colorado Colo-rado uro here. Among them Is Iluck-skln Iluck-skln Charlie, their chief He Is much nbovo the average I te In Intelligence nnd personal atreuruiire A mustncho on an Indian shoul 1 bo consl Icred evl-derce evl-derce of alvanccment In civilization, itvd his add greatly to one estimate, nt his looks and progressive ness Among tho dancers ore four bhoahoncs from tho north 'lnlk as )ou will about the utes, speculate a you inly nlKiut their 1 1-llefs, 1-llefs, there Is something o enrnest and serious about the sun donee, something some-thing ro bewildering to white people nnd supirnatunl III Its Interpretation thnt tho candid mind cannot but conclude con-clude thnt tho Ute believes thero Is a lwer ubove him hose help he must Invoke when under the prcsure of n ID Ing ordeal And this dance Is one of thankfulmsi for the sunshine that makes the crops grow, nnd tho grass for their very numerous ponies, nnd nil the afflicted who participate In It are cured In some mysterious way, or nt least helped In their real or Im-nglnar) Im-nglnar) Infirmities This they believe nnl the Importance, of the sun danio as a health reatorer und conservcr or tho physical unci tein.voril Interests ot the tribe I not exceeded by tho old time campmeetlng, so necessnr) to tho spiritual well being of oui fitherH nnd mother!' W 8 SMITH Leland, Utah, July 1 1DK |