, 1866-03-25

Au Impressive Indian Burial
CerelnOny.
Interview wial. y sioux ChleENur1.I
OF hts DnuEbseF nj For1 LAratnaf-
.lddrr~Ars nf Col. arnynadlrr and Peg
Ale4iIka-tuQpenc~ of sne Service
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FIRM ou1 special cesretpandshtI
PoHr IAHAxtr. D. r. MA-ta 81h, 1876
A verJ important Intcr.iew With SPOTTED |
Tall, Chief or tic ntulc Sioux and party o.
his trilo, tack place to-day With Col. AaE-
uadleY and the astiecfs Of the poat. Some ten
dry, sEo Cnl. Aayrh nser received netItr from
Spotted Tall {who,n We will cali by bis more
curhnnious 1rdIsn name, rtsa.cshkn,) that
bis 1anHhGcs was dead, and re1ut sted pcrrui.
s!on To burr her Al the Fort Her last request
w4s to 10 buried among The whites, ~ che
had snr sevesai years been among them, ael
her death IVES rnAnly due to bcr tn-
apllily 10 ltaul tas hatdshiIa OF
i rowing Indian life during ~ eevcre a wtnsc.
as the lk<t. Permission Nas ssanted- and 1'e-
ga!eshlA wHs aaked TO cp.ue ~ SOON 1a>esa-
bic. To-day Col. Aayuadier received ia:ur-
l,Atfon that PrHhlcAhkA bad reached IT,
fis,te River, about txe miIea nom tho Fort,
and would tcon x,1ivr. Be, With hls rersua.l
stsu and ,he prtncipai:;o.lccss OF Tie garrison,
rude oct 20 tnert the CHIEF, and encountered
hin about midway between The Fort and the
ria,te. Mutual ertc,inss look pi.c~, aua
they aA turned and rode Arilly 70 The Fort,
ps,Aeutir. . brilliant as1aT. u ol1ces, IN unI-
iQ1tn and sAvas-4 il h116fo robes, while la
hnrt rode tho Adla:ant bearing small
| Cnlicd States tAE.
| On reaching headquarters Z council waA
| held. Tic suom was doc.fated with the
| r. Eiuentat colars Of the ath United States
| Vo;uItecrn tud other nat,1, ard suoA Ill were
ssr.rs-t in proper Indian coancil order.
! ftEalrshka does moi smoke and moreover
aihE tn mourning for his danchtrr Il would
have been against tho rulss- Aaer = few
nun,euta Col AtRyuAdleE rohs aud ss!d:
"Mt Bkn1uxE: (TaktnE his hand I Aro elal
to exc You, because It ps1Te4 that you arc tay
friend. and that you put confidence In tie
nteAssse / eeut Iou. You kpn~ that what
soss hang lere i proof Of It. knnv The
sad e1and on which you CONF, but btfore
! xpeek Of It, let ne say thst th- t;seAt Fa,he.
has decided tn <eoti Commissioners bers In
oYdet 10 raaAe Peacs: with .o:,, while L who
estrne: They xM sse herr 'a Two ar th1ra
months. J. tEn7.thizo deeply IN
.ous AMletlen xf1 gsi,l ii the
loss OF touI Gacgater. and feel
praud aad glad that you xI4h to have her 70.
fna!ns irss hrre near tho chief who slttr.* on
ysr1er hnl and catEas.-d 10 tho sate keeping
Of zar snd MT soldiers Tie Great sri:it l,As
! taken her ell viii kerp he- asft until you see
her again IN u sky. ! have tone."
regsl>-Eta ~Ak vssfhlS affected Ind tear,
rolled nom be ese.. For kon5e time hs cca1d
not SF*ak. II lenrth euuaopiuS hlt 1ntia1
/ fortt'ltte he bcgat..
"Aln / dreaming ec!s that lam In TIL
| rvo.-- - s'''T'.andtd BIZ such friends ~ Jou
Hare le+n sstecp .u4s ..s>. ,.-I {. u .uuer
Ing aud distress, md now awake TO x<e th!i
/ place. Or Is It still cream! Iczn haiaiJ
, t~liesa It seslfty, but the benu.y ef the d. s
| tia sky without cloud, the Wind CALM and
| st,1l, and the sr1a shlrhK bright upon rs al
| assure .ae that 1t ls rra!.''
lie continued, after this beautiful cnu.
+ | EIcucrment. as follows,
1 &*N N&H u A.. :
a1d have suffered lnueh, and arc nov 200
: .2d dl*ttr-srd. The whites arc vs.ittn: n,
:, county In sach numbers tbs, the game
. nearly gpnc. and We cAnnut live without help
| broad to.1s l4ve teen run through my eona
, try, md the budaln arc driven ou. Eos this
: would ask tcn.e cetntrn.Atton and aAalstaae
| for me and my people. lthsnk YOU for oties
{ Ing T. attend to mY daughters iuneral. 50
A | should te buried ~ soon dA f'os"lble, ~ sh
!; has teeu dead tiftcen days, ard have bsou2t
: h~r ntofe than 1 hundred mIlcs.
\ f1e 81, oown. and Cot. Maynadler rose
!. nglIs; II, n,o,u,, . : x,,, ,n..., .,,., :, ,,r
: remarks. know thai xnn have hcen iE.usex
! and that sou are entitled to compcnAatlo
i I sad rrOtecl1Hn hut tho r Whltca viii cr;ue
d lnnQ IL there Is anything to b. made In tn
eonntrt. and II il impossible To Prevent then
i | nsn that they cannot bs kept from comm
es httr. hut 1T them con1c. Look At thst fla
j. iscte1,iee 10 The national color. Of thr 5th |
: 3, Soluntecrsj. rnn scr rcd stripe md
n white ~inI<. ard Te-l strip knd Will
n STRIPE again They .a5e slae by aide and I
!. and white mar may live h tllh csua.r
ss Which Il htc enough for both, Side BY side
il each viii abstain Etnn interfering With Il
r. other. think your daughters fnuetaa shnu
=" be At sun<tt thia evening. Everything willl
4. perfected, and ~ the sun E.Ha down let ii i
I lRfn $f,Af II l. f-A
a. yonr lodge, but remember sha run t1seA aga
T. Tomorrow, and 70 Jour daughter nNl rk
IT md rot will meet her L. the land u the Gre
L. Spirit
Is. Lions ~trc made Ter the funeral Of Fl ;a:cr
% kA'* daughter. \ %c.Hosd Wa rsected In =
I'd burial ground Of the :o,t CIR lsa!rt n pla
a. The collin. ahustly t<fore aa1-*r. the +ot1
r. was carried 70 The erayrrarJ. followed !
ptkalcshks, biz vie. Two taus, arottsc
b. runs near The grave, nd. VIA covered b.
b: dlali t1aves, SOUS ~ AID papotats, and IN !
he graveyard Enre largt nutn',er Of soldit
d. eilucus snd Others, lei ~ euriusity tn u,
ne The ceremony. When II. was ready The co,
NJ Wa opened and the caEpte I!Aect, 10 Il. vi
~. .ctefkl Atttelca "a prest-nta ta <ast1iu her
Ior her long vo5sse, Il tho lnt;-us believe,
-. tLe harPS hunting ground. Tten occatr
.ru the most Impressive scer. Of all. rev. A.F
raj Wright, Chaplain Of the post, Advanced
D!s | NAf0 the open caGh-
N In nne tlfr sto<,d Iecatcnhkh, and asur
IN. the coffin the tuuther, eftstts. Bnd brothers
nd ! tie deecascd. Cu1oncl MayradscT and
re- I interpreter. Mr.. 1ott, stood near the ch
rA lain. "A tic chaplain commenced bis pFa
oN | every hat In the large assenahaagt WA seSn
{ a | ~, and ali Nseumed sn attittr1c OF dcvntf
Or The reverend chauaa{r,s prs rcr VIA trsnsth
mi hT the Interpreter, And Is It Tna r!aln I
liz | tnost xupfupriste one, fhc-n u la:tle doubt
IndsAns understood It perfectly.
an. Taking the whole View II presented an
~. praynnrc naturally beautIf1l, ena IN vteu
ir. The extraordinary ceremony going on :
ms ! remarkable. su1Tpnnd-d BY the black Hl
md a,,d cuuspicuot,sly III view the tan FROM
~ laramie Peak. bathet 10 the glow Of she
III. t,nr SUP, the Fort {rreas.tcd AZ APPEAR
i'll | os ssdoc.s appropriate to sbe occasaer. y
in Ia. euclotate OF the KrAyt.yzrdt It.
!. thosc engaged ia the solcst1n Office Of tho
Christian burtaI oi M Italian ID th1t .'t
.sn. An sround were Others Of hc+ tribe vondei
o." | at the scene.
r.. T1e ptnter ~sa eud ID the eof1u r
s'' | uy.on the teasfnid, md Nil AlnEiv withd1
nat thu Was the aaaghttr Of Pexaleshka
lled ..-ncd TO trE Lat Fes::u:: place: Who can
lick wha. zr1y te the enau q this 1ntStes
and | md lnpfts stvc frcideT+- That u WI -
- M y,enct WHICH Is t~-' < negotiated Is An
sA. crrtsfu--ior ieet'ettSa reFrr wonid :,
'ass entrusted tht -et1satt Of ~ dearest eu!i
az. IL, hanl, Of his tts mics 1he ttfT'nEest y
~ !. : ii. r-s' 'TcG af.i rrslrc7s eor Ills d
- tea-Frr
',a- n,i..inr, nnr! ar .,'r n r,es
s;.r ,t,.i.. al ei, "-tt!c. NAY i~ taAtn :
: =. ~. ,A h,s ,dIrnet and belief
,,rc RAJ. doctrine, May