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kept up but what a subject for a picture in that cave that old Indian feeding little sticks to the flickering fire and those naked Indians and the big green snake, etc. They take the Altar and hide it in a cave where there is a shrine, and the feather in their hair, also other they give away and will fasten them a dogs cats horses & on rocks houses every thing the next day. This ceremony is for the coming crops for lots of rain and good luck in general I am going to write the whole thing in detail for a paper and will send you a copy This is one of 12 ceremonies the Moquis dance The Snake dance is another Mr Dr Fewkes described to me the asignan of the Snake dance which was like a fairy tale he also has seen the whole of the Snake dance