The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-03
rhc sioax wsvriers race for L,sc.

Thc sioux Wsrriors Race for ltsc.
During the summer of Is, soon after the
difficulties with the WiuRbago Indians had
been smicably adjusted by visit Of one Of their
chiefs TO Washington. accompanied by Goveri,or
Cas-, a Sioux Indian while oat hunting BY the
mouth Of the Root river. sho, and scalwd u
Winncbago which act he attenptci 10 Justify
by SAYING that the winmbagp had wrapped
around his person the blanket OF IN lmliall,
who, short timc previous had muriery his
brother The Winncbagoos bcsamc indignant
at the act, and two thousand Of them assen.
blcd at Fort Crawford. and demanded Of Col.
Taylor the procurement and surrender Of tho
murderer.
The officers Of the fort. apprchensive that
difficulties might arise with the hctious tribe II
their demands werc unattended To, concluiel 10
make an effort IN obtain the murderer. Ac.
cordngiy M olSicer was dispatched 10 dcinand
him Of the Sioux nation, who Immediately gave
him up, and he was brought down the river AMI
confined at Fort Crawl ford Soon after his arri.
val nj the Fort. tho Winnebagocs again assen,.
blesl and insisted on the unconditional surrender
Of the prisoner 10 them, which Col Taylor rc.
hI~d 10 make, hut dispatched Lieut. r. and
Dr. Elnisc, the surgeon n thc garrison, 10 have
n talk with them upon the subject, At length
Lieut. Il. proposed that the Indian should have
Q chance fbr his lie In the following manner
Two weeks from that time h. was to be led
out upon the prairie, aud IN line with him. ten
PAGES III. was 20 be placed on his right aud lcii
Twelve Of the most expert runners VI the Win.
pebago nation, each armed with n toiuabaw K
and scalping knife.
AT the tap Of the drum the Sioux should be
ire % start for the home OF his tribe, and the
winnebagoes free On pursue, and capture aud
scalp him II they cald
To this proposal the Winnebaecs accc,lel
at once and w'encd much plensd with The mn
ticiration Of great sport, M well ~ M easy con
quest Of the prisoner, who-e confinement 10 TIM
garrison during two weeks they believed would
prostrate whatever running qualities be posses
sad. Their b~t ranaep were Immediately bro''
In. and trainel every day Ia full sight Of tl'
Fort. Lieut. r.. who had warmly enlisted IL
tho cause ID the SiouS, determined TO save BIZ
Indian In the lest possible tria. Accordingly
Eluis took him ip charge; prescribing his drt
regulating his hours of rpre, and directing ths
rubbing of his bdy with fish brushes imiDc
distely before le went on tho parade ground to
pcrform his morning ADd evening trainings In
act 10 carefully was be trained aud fitted for
The race oi lie and death, that he was tippsl
upon the parade ground the fourth day bcforc
the race and performed the astonishing ksat oi
isrty-onc mik- IN two hours. apparently with
out fatigue.
The day at length arrived. Thousands of In
dians, French. Americans and oth,rs had ~
sembled " owitW.w the scene. In fact, II was
regarded "a gala day by all except ~ avea
ger u bis brother Sioux Lienf. X. on the part
0f the prisoner, and the celcbratcl wartlllefs
warkon shn,es toe and Pine Top. on The part o
thc Wipncbags~, saPrinietici the arrasRc
meDt II the parties on The ground. The pbIn
agrccd upon sor starting was oD the pairic, a
little 10 the north Of Prairie dn Chicn, and n
hw rods from the residence then occupied by
Judge lockwood, while the race course fhcn
ran along Ninc mile Prairie stretching 10 the
north and skirtipg the sbore Of the Mississippi
The sioax aps~rri on the ground. sccotnps.
nied by guard Of soldiers, who wer loliovel
by the twenty Tour antagonists, marching In In
dian iIc. naked, with the exception of the In
dian irw~hlc, Tlkir hts wcre paintci with
white. wbile their brexsls w~rc sdwped with q
number ~ hierogIyphicsl Taiutings Arross
the lace alternate sirys n blaek aud white
were Jaintssi IN parallel Inns, extspdipg from
tbc chin IN the fbs'bead
11~ hair was plsitcd into nonsrgp tlroogs,
fringe.l with i~ls, end ias~slet with red Or
white fxilsr. while tbeir moccxsins were cord.
e-i tightly srorni the habow ~ the foot as vel
~ arouih tle apcie with tho sirws n tic
d.sr. In the righ, hari esch carried tdeas
hawk. while TIN I'm gn~Psd the -,is~,h thai