PROCTOR’S NOTED STATUE OF “THE INDIAN.” — The most notable adornments of the West Lagoon were Proctor’s “Indian” and “Cowboy,” which pieces of statuary stood overlooking the lagoon from points near the Transportation Building. It was certainly fortunate that the work of producing the statuary around the main basin and lagoons was left to artists as thoroughly American in choice of theme and manner of treatment as Edward Kemeys and A. Phimister Proctor. By neither of them was anything merely common-place or abstract of idea attempted or accomplished. All was original and striking and all executed with the genius of the artist. The “Indian” represented a mounted warrior, his horse reined in for the moment, looking out beneath the hand which shaded his eyes for the possible foe in the distance. The figure of the Indian was a remarkable work true not in feature alone but in figure and in attitude and manner to the subject chosen, Red Cloud, the famous Indian Chief, was the sculptor’s model and became himself much interested in the statue, posing upon his pony in every attitude desired. The gaunt form of the warrior, so typically Indian in every line, was a wonderful piece of modeling and the expression on his face such as would be recognized by all familiar with the grim and watchful Sioux. It has been asserted that the horse was not as fine a piece of work as the rider and that this portion of the work was left to pupils, but if this be the case, Mr. Proctor had assistants not incapable.