New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-05

- ~ 80 ttG toaso IoueHuS stoTy connected With
the early history Of the ground which 1t IS stu
ated: 'Sj n Z s sfsl a 5s$ @ ss S#.. III Is.
Z Petersburg is hid off upon the section Of land
granted by the Governor to Peter Cadue, at te in.
stance Of the kickapoos, whose Interpreter Ia had
6een LOT number OF years. It Is point remarkable
for lts and ts unique hills
a ana neaVy t9resIs me Missouri river sweeps On
tne east, and fertile pTaires roll away upon the Wss
On the north . vast extent Of woodland renoses ii
perpetual shade, while on the south are flower
Wreathed pinnaGles and rocky delIs a sprinp stream
passes through is center and yields an ABUNDANCE H
Clear cold water while from fissure in a rock MI
the base of decliyity there is mineral Of
the saline to which the aborgnes resofted
ior their health. II was at this fountain that tie
FaWnees and the Omahas last met. 1t was many
years age. An old Indian has recounted tonne the
and as it an incident of historic IN
ferest with those who delye in native lore, viii re.
late it briefly 488
Some forty years since the OmaIias and otoes were
ailea as friendly bands resist the encroachments
Of their hereditary enemy, the PaRnees. Many and
frequent were their battles freely had their hood M
deWed the plains, but they still were driven back by
the superior proWess OF their implacabe and deadly
foe. From the neighborhood Of Lexington into Ray
from Ray into Clay, from Clay into platte-all 5oi
which region was without a name-they were forced
across to these beautiful hills which they believed
would be their final resting place. They lived here in
peace for many moons. The forests and tile plains
supplied tn, them with abundant game, and they were
this mineral fountain. 10 s@GT z
Atlength sickness spread through the PaWnae ra.
ton 2 mortal epidemic, which wiped them out by
numbers. An Otoe maiden, who had met with and
through fear that might fall victim Is fe
bore him pouch of the liquid antidote He was t1e
son OF chief who then was i'll. He gave the water
70 ms Iather and ne was cured The fame of its pro
pertles spread far and wide All sought to obtain it
but none knew where. The young brave would not
hetray his fawn, but induced her. bring iiirn such
quantities each night that he was soon able t1 destroy
the pestllence and restore his people. 5S5s
Ihe craft and cunning SO peculiar to tile Indian
character were actively aroused to discover the source
of this health giving iraught One cloudy night. as
young Metela sped his bark canoe across the rapid
waters to be prompt at assignaton with his faithful
Ihema, there followed in his wake something like a
shadow The paddle dipped with hist movement
was lhe same but it made no sound, and the dark
ness rendered it inpalpable to vision. It was the
night, When after ceaseless importantly hisTheifa
was to eondnct him to the Fountain stealthy tread
pursued him. He heard it not, nor did he dream Of
The doom that the lncautious girl was bringing on her
people and themselves. AS the sun next moanted on
tne brow OF DAY, he heard his savans were in secret
conncll. The War-cry was then sounded, the braves
were drawn in battle line and all their boats were
launched lie soon discovered that The secret Of the
fountain was revealed and that his nation were de-
termlned to possess it. He offered himself as media
tor to effect treaty which would entite all Tie tribes
TO use 1t, but the head men would not listen They
had long sought pretex to revive the ancient feud
Idleness had made time irksome and neace Ihad
grown to be burden. Besides, they had exhausted
the game around them, and desired to extend their
hunting grounds. ia a 597 " 74574Ss..
The Otoes and the Omahas witnessed, from these
heights, the hostile movement They already had
entrenched themselves by scooping deep eircmyalla
tons near the taest submits, and into these they
gathered their forces and prepared for the final con
Hlct. They had gone until they were weary with
gong, and had resolved to go no farther. The Paw
nees nag peen ao long used to victory they re
solved to be again victorious So that, with firm
on each side, the battle was most des
perae It lasted four long days and nights Hundreds
were slain on both sides. The Otoea and Omahas
upon their hlltops were cut off from food and water
and many famished. The Pawness saw their 81.
tremity, and persevered. When wholly exhausted
the Otoes and the Omahas proposed q peace and
promised to eVacuate the country The PaWness were
IN condition to readily assent and therenpon the
conct ceased It was the last battle between these
tflnes both where whipped and both were satisfied
But where was Thema? She could not:be found,
Metela looked for her in vain. The Otoes and The
Omahas moved to the distant country of the Platte.
Inc PaWnees settled upon these hills Here they re-
then migrated beyond the Nemaha and mad frequent
battles with the IoWas. It in one Of these that
the famous White Cloud lost an eye and for the last
OF them in violation of the strict injunctons Of the
Government, he was displaced from the chieftanshp
by Col Vaughan; which degradation broke his brave
proud heart. tf1 s'fs = is3S - =
This finally became the country Of the Kickapoos
and Peter Cadue their interpreter built his habita
tlon here It was the resort of all the friendly tribes
who came here each summer time to drink the healing
waters and for many years after in the still hour of
night female form of strange and wan appearance
could be seen lowering around the spring, Wringng
her hands and giving evidences of deepest woe. She
was miserable maniac, who was unknown;, but
whose hopeless condition excited the commisseration
of all who saw her.
At length Pawnee Indian came to his former hunt.
ing grounds. He was received kindly by the Kicka.
poos. He pitched his wigmam near the spring That
night the moon shone with unusual brilliancy and
the stars were radiant crystals He sat beside the
rock from whose front gushed the fountain and bury
ing his face within his hands, seemed laden with SOME
secret sorrow He could not see the wild wearied
form which glided near him. AS thinking audibly,
be pronounced lowly and distinctly, Thema, Tie
form beside him started with shriek and fell eless
at his feet. He was Metella and she was Thema.
The next day he buried her upon the summit Of The
highest hill, and fingered around her grave by day-
Light, and BY the spring at night until one morning
where Thema died. He had him buried by the side
of Thema, and Peter Cadue with pious hands erected
rude cross above their grave, which can be traced
to this day. - : - fSS.sNsNs' y
There are still knives and arrow. heads of t,;nt.
stones lying round and human bones are oftentimes
exhumed by the mere action of the elements.
AT this romantic pace-this place of beauty Of in
ferest, and OF accdent-Peter Cadue has laid out a
eomn AM uusy Ien are preparing TO build houses,
and large saw mill will soon make the quiet hills and
sumbering woods noisy. with harsh echoes. Such Is
the march of civilization.
CURIOUS FACTS IN THE HIsToRY OF FRANoE.-
1794 was the darkest period of the French Reyoll-
tion. Now, if these figures be added together
with the last figure Of the year of grace, the re.
8 suit viii be 1915, #f ~
4 's t'W f- ese ~ ,ssa
1915 the year. of the downfall of Napoleon the
l First. These added again in the same man
ner to the last figure of 1915, give US the year
g5 aa .H.s. N s4a.- 5a,-s3s
1880 the year that saw the downfall Of Charles the
3, Tenth. Add together 1-s-3-0 in o line, in the
s 8 same manner as previously, when the combina,
8 3ftion produces 1912, "
o 49,
1912 the year when the due d'Orieans was killed
/ by being thrown from his carriage. Lastly,
8 these figures put to the same test, give US
4 the year 1857,
2 7@I'@
1857 when Napoleon III. had better look out for
breakers,