The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-03


lowing account Of the payment Of Indian anuui-
tics at Adanah, La Psintc county, wisconsin
The number Of Indians paid here Is about o. 300.
These arc only small portion of tho Ojbwa nation.
The present annuites accrue to tbom from tho last
treaty made at La Pontc SEPT. 30, 1854 by Mcssrs.
HtSRY G. Gu-BkRT, DAVID q. HraRYxAr and Hon.
HENRY N. RioE. Tho treaty next preceding was
mado In lsi2, and will expire In 1s6T, The drst trca
", which WAS msde at 81. Peters, Minncspta, In
1881, expired In 1851. Tho taty Of 1854 expires In
1874, after which there will be more payments
mado 10 the Indians, they have no more lands n
ron. The Government Is now In posse ssiou Of oil
their territory, except the reserved which, according
10 the last treaty Afford to each single or married
Esnon, over twenty.one years of age al the date of
ths neaty, eighty acres; The Govornment Is nowlo.
One chief ter another, eaca with his attendant,
spTears before the agent. Having some kno Wedge
81 roteness, they take of their hats turSaus,
chiefs present the number Of their bands in small
sticks Of wood, each stick rerresenting person.
Tho procoes Of taking the census Is short The
ccnsus being taken, tho bundles are then made up,
ono for each single person, aud for each family.
II any family consists Of two parties, each party
receives . bundle. Thess bundles consist OF q
blanket or blankets, pieces Of broaic,oth, calico,
muslin, few made.up clothes for the men, hos,
axes, powder horns, traps, &c &c. Guns, powder,
s &C.. &C., ar, distSuscS to few in o esoS tribe tribe
When tho census Is taken, bundles preparcd, and
the Indiana present, the payment eommenccs-
$1,000 before him, Its al an opening ip suitable
pace IN the warehouse, out OF which he hands the
money to each one ss he comes up In answer 70 his
cd just outside tho olenng. When tho pcrs,n no
c,vos his money, ho touches tho top q tho clerks
pcncu, which Is an acSno nowledgmoni Of tho reccp-
pay mont made to each ono. After giving his re.
coiIt, he receives bis bundle and leaves, whom
sattssr toSs comes ,S , nr The S chief Who r,cnt and
receipt for the whole band, by touching the clerks
| zen. This !. the process OF tho payment During
| Piled With pork and -four by the Government-
| Those who arc not present arc paid by tho
chiefs and others. During the pay mcnt traders who
Some of the traders deal honorably with tho Indians
but many care but little for their welfare. Whisky
Is the Indians ruin. They will trade anything they
on the part Of the agont and othors whisky Is snug
gIed IN among them. Tho money they receive soon
passes into the pocket Of the echc.moke-mon Cwhlto
mar lie, and not the Indian, receives the benefits
| Of the annuties The annuities aro . curse ~ the
/ Indian (: but this ID no why tho white man
| should take advantage of him.
| Many persons attend ~ SEQ and learn the hab to
and character of the milan For this there Is good
opportunity. LIKE the Jows ofo'd, who amo from
pas Of the land 70 attend to their At Jerusa-
lem the Indians assemble from all parts u their tor
| rtory, u attend the payment which they rgarl
feStiyity Of great Importance. They como in native
guns and trukcts Their facos arc painted. somo,
have hidcous appearance, and sumo repul,iye. Yer
| million h mostly used by them. We should suppose
| that white persons, who accustomed ~ paint
their faces, improvement nature, after seeing
| tho Indians, would become 81 dsgusted that thcy
would abandon tho practice. Ali wear blanket, 4
/ which they stick as close a snail In q shell. Tho,
arc bodecked with feathers, skunk skins, bells
| beads, car and nose nngs, ribbons, &c. Thoi
taste for painting and ornaments Is largely dc
yclopod. Tho eagle feather, which is worn by mono
but the warrior, shows that ho has hosn In conflict
with is enemy Each Gather ndi, ates scalp taken
| from an onemy's head OF these feathers thoy arc
| very proud. The skunk skin In each ankle
by none but tho braves. Every that eulists IL
/ entitled to . skunk skin. wo noticed some with
large bear claws hung around their necks, and some
| with heavy trnkets hanging to their Their
original energy and hcrconess scarcely visible.
As they subdued, aud fear the whito ian.
/ They disdan 70 work. To work docs th, white
man Ia too great dcsconson for their lofty spirits
| While at tho payment they danced the pipe, war,
/ begging, Al d medicine dances