PRESCOTT IN THE PINES, HOME OF THE SMOKI PEOPLE

PRESCOTT IN THE PINES HOME OF THE SMOKI

PRESCOTT, THE summer capital of Arizona, in her setting of pine clad hills, once again offers her hospitality in true western style to the summer vacationist.

Within a few days the 17th annual ceremonials of the Smoki People will be held, and Chief Ha-Yo-Tah sends his greetings to all and assures the public that his people will be happy to see many new palefaces at their dances this year.

The dances will start at 2:30 P. M., Sunday, June 13, the second Sunday in June being set aside for the presentation of this great spectacle.

While the Smoki dance was first performed as a lark, the Smoki People today represent one of the most unusual organizations in Arizona. They are all white citizens of Prescott, business men and women who have dedicated themselves to the task of perpetuating the rites and folk lore of the Southwestern Indian.

Realizing the deep significance, inherent rhythm and rare beauty of the Indian dances, and that these dances would have a deeper meaning to the white man if they were produced as nearly like the original as possible, a movement was started to form an organization for the purpose of dramatizing the traditions, ceremonials and chants of the Indian which would appeal to the understanding of the white man. The result is the Smoki People of Prescott, who have become world renowned. Their principal objective is to bring these seldom seen dances of the mesas before a large audience in Prescott, where they may be seen and enjoyed by all, and no vacation trip to the Southwest is complete without a visit to Prescott for this unique event.

Prescott offers much of interest. The first territorial capital was established there in 1863 and the grandfather of rodeos bucked into action in this little cow town in 1888. The Frontier Days

Smoki Chief Ha-Yo-Tah Sends His Greetings PEOPLE

On July 2, 3, 4 and 5 this year will be America's oldest official contest, when Prescott celebrates its Golden Jubilee of frontier day contests. Many innovations will greet the spectator. Plenty of fun and excitement is promised and reservations for boxes and accommodations are already pouring in to headquarters from all parts of the east. The best program ever staged in the Cowboy Capital of the World is promised and ready to go.

Prescott offers every inducement to the vacationist, excellent hotels, magnificent highways and places of rare beauty and interest to visit. Granite Dells and Oak Creek Canyon are within easy access, and if California possessed these two beauty spots the whole world would be apprised of the fact.

Fifty-five miles from Prescott, you may visit Montezuma's Castle, one of the sights no Arizona visitor should miss. Here you find a cliff-dwelling in an excellent state of preservation and scaling ladders for your convenience. Within a few miles of the Castle is Montezuma's Well, claimed by some authorities to have been caused by a meteor seeking safe landing. You are paddled across a cupshaped lake, 78 feet below the surface of the surrounding terrain, 750 feet in diameter, and fed by subterranean water of which there is no recorded depth. Here you find more cliff-dwellings, said to be three thousand years old.

Resorts and guest ranches abound in the Prescott country with accommodations to suit the plainest or most fastidious taste. Eastern brook, native rainbow and Verde trout are plentiful in

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