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[[underlined]] Sept. 15. Jicarilla Fiesta [[/underlined]]

Near Boulder Lake we found about 1000 indians camped for their annual fiesta - mainly Jicarilla Apaches with a few visiting Navajos, Utes, Santa Claras & San Ildefonsos. The camp is scattered over half a mile of ridges surrounding the racing & dancing ground & probably includes 100 teepes of all styles from the little one side shade wickiup

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to the tall

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teepee with smoke hole & flap at the top. F. counted 71 teepees from one point & could not see nearly all. This is the main day but the Indians have been dancing for 2 days past & it lasts all together about 4 days. On a tour of inspection at 9 A.M. among the tepees we found the Indians eating their breakfasts of boiled mutton or goat meat bread & melons or dressing & painting for the dances & races. At about 10 the chicken races began