New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-24


:" True virginian gives the following dsscrpsisn Of
hunt with the Sioux Indians In NinnesotA The
writer had been to st. Paul, and on his return nom
that city to his home night overlook him ii what ss
known ~ the " Big Woods and finding II impoAi-
BILE 70 make his way out. be determined % quarter
with the Indians. The next morning ~ ~ Invited
to join them in hunt Of which he Wfites 8 fnl0s
"Before went to sleep agreed with Litae Crow,
the chief Of the band, whom was Wsll acqaafn1ed
with, that would join him ii The naxt days hunt.
Accordingly he aroused me in he mosning bsldrs
day, and gave me my breakfask had scarcely cos,-
pleted it, when all the hunters and wslsioss elm
bled before the chiefs tent and performed thnse ms
FERROUS rites which invariably preceds grand hunt,
and which none but the initiated can comprehend.
| Their movements, somewhat resembling solesnn
dance, although exceedingly interesting, wsss con.
Quoted with the greatest regularity and pfsczfon,
while the patrarchs Of the tribe and he medicine
men sang low and logubrious chant, which sounded
not unlike the fly, vi y ETC., Of the shaksn They
seemed to be invoking the blessing d ~ Great
Spirit on their coming sports. And they wczahfpped
1 with zeal and earnestnes which aupesstitl0n and
Inc, L. the poor Indian, WHOSE nnsoiosed mind
etc., and wondered it, with al his laui, the dnaky
savage not about as good for heaven - any OF M
"My reveres were broken IL upon. hoxeyer.by 2
general rush to the woods. They took different di-
rections, and went il the pursners Of Thm OShsn
ters mare were after them. did my utmost 70 keep
up, but failed in the effort, and began to think seri
came 70 NV assistance Crow 4 III mot tssnfed
came one - hs siomH cbi.s sna sboush
green-looking Indian, is brave man and fxst rate
~ .t et n ,h ;rc,o ssd NM, ~ ~ Al ~.
operations. This wedid, and on our way be inform
ed me that the ayorite way Of hunting with the In
dams is ring hunting as we would call Tin Virginia
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.,a sv wnman had heard The news hefoIe n ID
there and came out with her two little Children :