Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-21

| rorIAworAMrEs OF THE PRAIRIE A volunteer
eiegatlon OF the Pottawotamies of the Prairie who
I'VE ABOUT forty-six miles northwest of Milwaukee,
IN wisconsin, arrived In this city on Thursday
ast and yesterday three of the four delegates lone
Oh them, Shawanokee, being sick at his lodgings)
waited upon Commissioner Greenwood in the In
dian Office. The delegates are Wahpahkav, the
chief or brave, venerable man Of IS years, and
his Two sons, OnkOth, aged 81, and Shawanokee
aged 20, and Jos. Letone, q half-breed who acted
rs interpreter They say the band consists Of ight
families (nearly all Of whom are rPlated1 Of about
thirty-hve souls.
The chief (holding Commissioner Greenwood
by the hand, and both standing. said he was yerv
glad to see him today IN apparently very GOOD
health, and WIS happy that he too was sps,ed To
enjoy, In good health, the pleasure OF the intarveyy
commissioner, ito intcrpreter.) Say to Wab
pahkay am equally glad to see him and his asso-
ciates; and that II ready TO hear me, will pro-
pound to him few questions What is the object
OF their visit TO Washington what did they
come for ny
The Chief ! came here father tn 500 ,hou,
promises made 10 me by INV great friend Gens,st
Scott, In Wisconsin, in the time OF the Sac and
fM war Tie said, when he met me- he was very
sIda 70 nave The benefit Of my services; that he
would see that, In consequence of the mart we
Took, we should have room enough and air enou,yb
TO breathe, where we lived and shouId not lie
crowded by the white folks, who surrounded Ms
GENERAL Scott told US that then and we came on
here Ia see about what lac promised MS
Tue Commissioned having asked a question he
replied they had no treaty Will, the United states
since the year le;l5; that their number was about
iofty souisi tbst they had annnitirs; and that
the treaty Ia which he referred was made by their
old friend, Solomon Juneau
The Interpreter, in reply to questions of the
Commissioner, said they were eitiz-ns of " iscou-
sin; that le himself voted as SUCH that the others
present did not he believed
Commissioner. Where the old chief living
when he went tn the war;
Old Chief. At a place called NiIvaukfa
Commissioner. | find by tue letter OF John III
Walker, who introduced the delegation L., the
Indian Once, that the old chief or person OF
The same name, was registered for bounty LAM,
Tor services performed in the Black War o. he
learned from the chirf's brother in Kansas wbo
visited this city last yeW.
Here some documents submitted by the Hon
y NJ onny ia behalf OF himself aud George H.
Walker rs agent for certain Pottawotamie Claim
ants OF bounty lands, Were examined with the
view Of identifying the old chiefs and il appeared
from the list that land warrant Was issued i'm tI
name of PotL,wotamic Indian named W,nheI,is
capt. Billy Coldwell's company OF Pottawo tau.ic
volunteers
After various other interrogatories, the Commits
sOncr informed the delegates that he wonld detail
one OF the clerks of the Office To walt upon AIR
htlnS, OF the Pension Office To investigate the
isl of fott1watamie claimants OF bounty lands for
nllHt,y services, with the view OF identifying
tue OLD chief rs one Of them IL possible and that
when he had satisfied himself a6out the matter he
wouid send for the delegation As lac saw from
one OF the letters presented. they We're anxious to
80. '"4.S 10 sooh Us possible. he would try and
facilitate their business so - TO enable them 10
leave the city in day or two. Ii the information
should be obtained to-day in time he would send
them word to their boarding house ut Mrs Batess
The deiegates then shook hands and left for their
lodgings
GENRE MARkET.-Thism morning, the city dealers
were generally at their places, and the market
farmers were well represented. The hay market
was supplied, but the demand appeared to be light
The fish market was about as brisk rs usual. with