Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-06


the p,air,e, on bunting excursion, taken 'ef inc
ben, 4, Of bis heeI,h The boy is aboui or
wears oil and remarkably shrewd and iots'i'st"'
or his ngc. When he was first brought ihto 'ne
Ind an council house, by order Of Col. ID fise ho
wa, a.ite naked !, and he we evidently mnch u
isrn,ct, believing from the basiy manner IN WING"
he was conveyed from a lodge about Two miles Us
liant that tho intention was 10 Kill him.
lie was asked by Col. Dodge, before la noiiced
who was IN the lodge, whether he was mol glad 70
see white pecplc1 when he suddenly looked ana
,a,J rig, are goA tae irhHe Peeple = ne
li;ile fellow oy oyed, when he realiy iounu NC
was once more IN hc presence OF " white people
no, " outstanding the complex ons OF the "eafiou
Offices before him, who had been exposed Tor up
wards of thirty days to the scorching rays OF vcr
t,ce sun, in the barren plains Of the west, would
tend 10 Justify, literally his frs, expression Of SUI
prize. Il appeared that this boys life was saved
by the incorporation of a single wnrtor--all he
res, of The party wished 10 despatch Inn. Col
Dodge made this warrior some handsome presents,
and gave the boy pistol TO present as present
from himself The reasons for distinguishing this
Indian by making him these presents, were pro-
pc,ly explained and appeared TO be well received
On the 23d Of July the chiefs came TO the ORA
poon camp. and hell talk at Col. Dodses tent.
The greai Camanche chief, called I? wc-qoe.nah,
who had just come into the village, appeared ana
shook hands wilh the officers, and the friendly IN
dans no had accompanied the expedition. Like
the Towayahs, he said his nation desired 10 DC III
peace with the Americans and all the red men IN
der her protection. He proposed TO Col. Dodge
TO exchange the Kowny girl fol Spanish glri in
the possession Of his people. But the Colonel re-
rlied that he would no, sell the gir-he. wished to
deliver her 10 her own people without price. A
bout this tine the council was disturbed by about
thirty Kio,cay warriors dnsh'ng into camp at 'ul'
eallop md halted 1rccily in front of the ColoneIs
tent. The squaws and children, who were present,
appeared much alarmed AM 1oI for their village
These warriors appeared 10 be much oxeited, ana
assumed q mcnlcng attitude At the tent door. u
appeared upon inquiry, I n bsnd OF osaees "ao
recently massacrcd a large number of their woman
urd children, in the pbsence Of the warriors, and
thy now wanted revenge.
Col Dodge Immediately ADDRESSED ihem-assn-
red ih-m of hrs friendly Intentions If they were
disposed to be at pcace, and that the Osages pres
en-, lad not participated in my outrage committed
lpon mr. people The Kfowny warriors. during
III talk, gon-rny RENAMED on then horses, ami
Ncp. t1elr bows and Other weapons disposed so as
g., b. reatlg G,r instant qcuon they, however
= aduay b came paclii5I, and retired, to meet in
council III next lay.
On ne 9ilh ofJaly, co9nel Dodge, with his Of
hc~rs, too lie chiefs ofthe Il rent tribes in gen
etll euUns5, nj ont Two huadrad yards from the
camp an Old chief, tn father Of The Kioway gid
n possession Of our command, addressed the MO
wpys--sai ho had spoken with his daush liter, and
he knew the friendly feelings Of the white men
who stood before them. The GIL was hen presen-
ted to her people, who used the most cxitavagani
demonstrations Of Joy. Many OF the chiefs threw
their arms around Col. D. and cried like children
The 1mcn present all embraced the git and ex-
hbed much feeling, all tho hostile feeling of the
day previous appeared to have vanished, although
small parties of the Kiownvs, well mounted and
equipped had been constantly arriving in the vii
agc. The council broke up this day, to select a
delegation from The several nations, TO accompany
the Dragons Fort Gibson, AMI then, perhaps,
| visit the President Of the United States at Wash
ng,on.
The tribes represented at the Tow ec-ash village
were the Camanchcs, the kioways, and Toway-
abs. The Camanches are the most numerous tribe,
and appear to rove unlicensed over the whole ex-
tent Of country bordering on the Mexican line, from
Red River to the Rocky Mountains They have
no permanent, villages. but follow the hun'llo
all season carrying their lodges with them, and
establ Shins town wherever they choose TO hunt
The kioraW are not so numerous the Canaan
ches bat they arc a more fearless and warse peo-
| pie They dress and equi themselves in style
surprising IN richness and elegance all the other
Indians of the far west, and they are large ath,
lcic, ard fine looking men. They formerly ocou-
pied the regions Of he Rocky Mountains, and have
only been fow years the near neighbour and allies
of the TorayatS and Camanchss The Toway abs
are the Indians who have been hitherto called by
us Parnsc Picis.. They are no, known by th!s
name TO tic CamInches or Kioways, and do DOT
recognize II themselves, but answer by the name o!
ToraRab. | am now convinced Of what | te.
lIcyod for come time, that the Camanele Indians
are the most powerful and troublesome on the from.
tier. There IS no tribe called among the Indians
Pawneo Picts. Pa1cnce, have Understood, sis
nifas bad, in the Camanchc language and Picf
from the Latin PicinS, is defined in our language
a pcrSon 1cboSe body is painted" The Torayds
(caed Pawnee Pic,.) paint and tatco their bodies
md faces more than amy other tribe known in this
| country. 1t had room might 90 on and trace
the origin of this national rame to one OF the most
powerful tribes in North Britain in the fifth ccntu.
~. There appeared two distinct tribes NJ iha, time
called the Pets and Scots. Historians spccul tc
largely upon the origin of the former came They
have been represented as the n &C of free Bri,on.
beyond the Roman wall who stained their budics
when going to war, and were called by the Romans
" Painted Ven But have not time to pursue
this subject.
will, in another letter, endeavor to describe the
appearance of tho country over which the Ora
soons have passed on their long and tedious march
They saw and heard Of mines of immense value,
adescriPtion OF which will be interesting to the
public. To give you an idea Oft the location of the
To'cayaa o0lage, | no;e its distance from the
points known To the geography ofthe country. 1t
lies nearly west of Fort Gibson about $50 miles
from s. Antoine it is about The same distance. and
about 300 miles from Santa Fc
The Dragon regiment has no, yet been reorgan-
oil