| Show reproduction OF INDIAN TOWER TO T 0 ATTRACT TOURISTS A unique combination ot of utilitarianism and romanticism has been achieved in the indian watch tower and kiva or ceremonial lodge room dedicated a week ago at desert view ariz reproduction ot of the tower which pueblo indians were wein building moral more than years ago was the idea of white walto men who wanted to give white tourists a better point ot of vantage from which to view the grand canyon but either intentionally tio nally or unintentionally the tha builders produced something which intrigue the imagination of 0 the indian as well as the white tourist the indians particularly the were so pleased with the r recreation cre ailon ot of their forefathers tore fathera arch architecture i that their best artists placed the finish finishing tug touches 0 on n the structure and they dedicated it themselves with their own secret rituals a tribute never before accorded a building erected by an lien alien race they balked only a at t wearing wearing their ancient and sacred red masks which may never be donned in any foreign place just why the indians indiana built these watchtowers watch towers in the past Is one of tho the riddles which neither archell oglala nor noi indian legends can anwer anwar answer they might naive have been castles of defense lookouts look outa or astronomical observatories or they might have been built for the same pin purpose pose as was waa the one at desert view blew to give the indians a better view of the awe inspiring grand canyon one guess Is as aa good as another but it la Is certain that they servel served some good purpose pise else so many ot of them would never have been constructed scores of the orl gnp N have veen been preserved by the dry ol 01 1 IM incite to ot 01 the southwest the brat best 11 adb nac being in the wild four corners country where arizona now new mexico utah and colorado come together many ot of them offer proof ot of an engineering skill not exhibited by pueblo indians indiana for centuries and this perhaps Is the reason present day indians indiana view them with such pride and reverence there Is some satisfaction in talking about exploits of ones forbears it ones own achievement ta ayo are not such as aa to inspire pride the most intriguing and au feature of the desert view watchtower and illva are the in horlor decorations the paintings in the ceremonial room are the work wok of kabotie Kab Rab otle greatest of the artists and the colors were mixed by an ancient indian from pinion gum and deposits taken from the grand canyon |
