The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-12-08

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points. He lived near Bshring's Sszsiss
tive hundred miles northwest d "Die
Esquinaux" village, 80 deg. north lssi-
tuds. He has crosssd, ,ths Straits ssvs.
raj times IN the xistss ssssos, = Ne
lee.
He wss crossing once, fsw visler,,
ago, % the back Of large elk, going u
> pretty sharp pace, when the ok stem,
ped into IN cir hole, throwing him over
his head in the water. Al the tine this
took place the lamentsd Dr.. Kane. With
bic expedition was in that section. Al.
tor getting out Of the water hs met one
Of the crew, man by the name Of Thoe.
Hickey. Since his return to the States.
On his arrival 1t Cleveland when ID rot
OF the train, he saw Hickey Who reeos-
n'.ed him instantly, calling him By his
Indian name.
He was in ST. Paul, when it only COO.
tained seven houses. About eight years
ago, hia tribe being nearly famishsd By
hunger, vent to Hudson Bay in search
Of provisions, where ho arst learned that
he was pale face. The whites bs;or
unable to purchase him (the Indians re-
fusing to part with him. threatened to
take him By force, but the great dispar.
ity efthcir numbers preventing them
from putting their threat in force. They
would not visit any white settlement for
three years after that, for fear hswould
leave them or be taken away by the
whites. They then visited Lord Sci.
kirk's settlement on Red River, whore
they got into skirmish With the whitss.
The whites told them there. also, that
be was : white msn. he had been at
St. Paul seven Or eight tires on trading
expeditions; also At Lord Selkirk's sst.
tlement, Hudson's Bay and St. Anthsay
Falls. The whites repeatedly told his
tribethat if they did not let him 70 to
the States, to search for bis sslations,
they would take him from them By force.
He left his residence September, 1858;
left st. Paul on the 10th Of April, 1859,
in company with his Indian brother,
(chief elect last fall,) six Indians, :hres
ponies and Ave dogs. They came With
him to Chicago, where he was taken
sick, and placed in the hospital for treat
ncnt, and kept there till he recovered.
His Indian friends there left him aud
returned to their tribe.
He went from there 70 Detroit, Mich.
thence to Ohio thsnce to Northern
Pennsylvania, wbere he vas found By
Wm. Brayton, Esq. He was then on his
way to some Indians in New York. He
can speak s different Indian languages,
viz: Snake, Coprerhead, Grow, Utah and
Flathead. H. also speaks the English
language very 6uently AID correctly,
which he says came to him almost intu.
itively on meeting With the whites. The
tribe With which he lived had compass
and watch enclosed in one copper case.
which they ed in travelling They pur.
chased it Of the Russians for tloo.
He says the Snakes, Coz psrhaads.
Crows, Utahs and Flathsads togsehsr
number 100, 500 souls--nen, women and
children included.
He married the daughter Of tho Grand
Chief seven years ago. He has two chill
dreo, son and daughter. His daughtsr's
name il Tefrons (Tame Dssr), and u
i've years old. His sons name il Tul.
looea, two years old last june. His
own name i Owahowah Kishmewah.
Hhsn hs arrived At Chicago, hs was
dressed in Indian costume. daubed and
painted, his hair hanging down to Ais
knees. While in the hospital, they cut
of HE hair, and scrubbed him with sas1
soap and water, until oil vsstigs Of the
paint was removed. Hs eats meat raw,
but will not sat food containing sals.
Ak original play has been brought ont q
Winchester, Mass, and with succsss, tAs lsss
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