▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁U . ▁S . ▁Infantry , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Corn el ius ▁Newton ▁Bl iss , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁The ▁original ▁intention ▁of ▁the ▁organ izing ▁committee ▁was ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁daily ▁life , ▁industry ▁and ▁tra its ▁of ▁as ▁many ▁tribes ▁as ▁possible . ▁However , ▁once ▁the ▁con gress ▁was ▁open ▁authorities ▁realized ▁that ▁the ▁average ▁person ▁att ending ▁the ▁Ex position ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁d ances , ▁games , ▁races , ▁cer emon ial s ▁and ▁sh am ▁batt les . ▁So on ▁the ▁main ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Congress ▁were ▁re - en act ments ▁and ▁the ▁Ghost ▁Dance . ▁ ▁We ather ▁According ▁to ▁Captain ▁Mer cer ' s ▁report , ▁the ▁weather ▁" has ▁been ▁trying ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁... ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁we ▁have ▁had ▁extreme ▁heat ▁accompanied ▁by ▁dry , ▁hot ▁wind s , ▁which ▁rendered ▁camp ▁life ▁anything ▁but ▁pleasant , ▁the ▁conditions ▁being ▁rendered ▁somewhat ▁worse ▁by ▁our ▁location . ▁Following ▁close ▁upon ▁the ▁he ated ▁period ▁we ▁have ▁just ▁had ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁cold , ▁heavy ▁ra ins ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁life ▁in ▁it ▁more ▁disag ree able ▁even ▁than ▁it ▁was ▁during ▁the ▁hot ▁spell ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁Eth n ologist ▁Mo oney ▁sought ▁for ▁the ▁Congress ▁to ▁display ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁tribes . ▁Instead , ▁prom ot ers ▁ere cted