, 1866-10-29
THE GREAT PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD EXCURSION.
The Gay PaWnec.

The Gay PaWncc.
His Mode Of Life, Sports, Dances and
Prominent Characterist.cs-4W War
Dance and Fight.
EcYcnd the 1OOtn Mcrfdtan-Tl,c Ke-
fns1l-.a k1a:- IIIdc-Thc Direct
Line u Omaha, etc.. etc.
Special Correspondence Of the Chic1go Tnhunc.l
Hilh-iLo, eli my dispatches relative to tho pro-
:-sess Of hc great SxcEseton celeb.atiu: lhc open
il. Of tha Union racitc Railway, have becn ecnt
by telegraph. Judging from sons experience OF
The ability Of the system Of telcsraphins In this
fa:otcd tesritory CT S.bIas.la, those dispatches
will tc heasd from, one OF those days- Eur pur-
]oscs Of expedition, hu.cre-, do not fenI this
t. the uirc. When o:c wa,lla 10 telegraph stoa
t'csc ore l,.s to ind chance When the wires are
,,ot down, whcu they do mol ceoss. whcn sor1c- |
.t:iug is'4t the matter with the baticsy-whcn |
l'odccRrt, Or Skollcroggct. or some other town
l~'at 'seatire III on them, when the operator |
!ls gone fishing gone 10 trd. nnd then II onc
t;l- good luck, tlc.c IL at Ieast one caanc- |
IN hundred fer getting 4 message through |
Bet enonch of.E!cleg-apting. 1t Is 4 subject |
T'!.ch ''bad bc.fu-.. ~hllc wozsc rcmaiss IT.. I
L.ut" |
co11'zBrs CAMP |
Enough has doubtless struggled throns, to tell |
:tl, The excursion ;,a-:y arrived at Columbus oa
'4:.eslay evening. Colu,nhas has anc future |
lt2:uc Ler. George Francis says that he Is COLA:
10 have the Na,iona! Capital here in tcn years.
4Le .+C,cdi. Forc.er'' o~ns large quantity
of land here scd hefe1bnuts. There Is
cora Tor CITY Of unlimited +fxc 10 grow M 1t
<.o,nnbna. still ell this does not prc:eas the
place bring somewhat undeyeloped al pzcssnt.
Ii Is, in tie ost en:,hatic scnsc nil out OF doors.
When VIC arrived th.rr, we found, however, quite
4 town erected for ONT accommodation. ny the
foresight Of the managers Of the excursion, mud
through the energetic enueAsora OF GeIcral Case
,.cn,, uho hat brea Of positively invaluable ser
vice in nniste:inE 10 our comfort This iowa
was all Of canvas. ana consisted Of about han.
1scd wall and wcIEc tents, aud ono huge masqnse
2.ltn1ca for tiniuC hall. The.c wcfc
pitched" in tee form Of three sides
of a hollow square, surrounding platform
bearing colorcd Lanterns, and over which YVES
reared nloft the etarry emblem OF our county. It
doul.less supposed that somebody would
make speech from Tint platform, hut Fortunate
:? nobody did. Co11Ehus Is yet Loo small 10
have welcoming Mayor. Before lbs tents
beamed brightly huge camp hres, and between
them Uere hung lNntesns, making chain oftlt,ht
all round the la:cc enclosure. "tsnf asenuc,"
~'Atl1ntic'' and "pacinc "-st1:eta, and in sho.l
every pas1 OF thc camp blazed with light Supper
w2s toou despatched, for everyone was anxious to
zee the Pawrces who wc.e understood 10 he ou1y
cbout mile from our camp. At. Durant, tor the
,urpuse o: alording his guests glimpse Of lndi-
n lie and tpaGne1s. !lad brought large dctach-
ncnt OF the rcu-ski1s from distance Of a5o1s
Lily niles, down 10 the line Of the track j: this
i.oint.
THE PAWNEE3
ncn- then the 1al!yius crf, the special train was
l.dcu with our PARTY, although It WIS already
cf;e. ten o'clocl, ard We visited our red
r%irEbofs. The ''E1kholn Clnb," very amusing
EoJy Ct cheerful s1vases from Chicago, diye:e.-
fed the mono.ony os ti,c iours.cy by lively cx-
scsupurareous ballads. such Is:
1--WE 90 to kant tn" s.y pawnccs,
i. their casc,' etc.
rAwSEEe 1T noAE.
When wc reached the camp the rawncc5 were
II ,cauy to receive us, and were Whiting nbout
tl.cir camp frc with 7ur Insian sto1ldily. Their
lille encampnent nas pitched on very lcvcl
letc Of cronrl. be.oH the line OF 1he sa1wa5 aid
eax to tie bank OF &c astc River, the 1alrs fac'
not ecau.c they II &c in tho sscan. bn; It il
u. convenient 10 watcr src!r ponies. The tnoon
=: l:oEc brightly cno1-;;s for 70 that taei'
;.rcllihss conslstel * ti.ce skin wigwa.ns an 4
cruplc Of canras co1..t. ucsions, but close. rx.
..u,1!atton was deferred until Tic succeed
irS day Their tie was in tEori Of h;
Nigwams, toward the safltoad ttack, anil ri.
':ui;c an cStlaya~adI oMc In point OF r!ze. Ff37
;1mo 10 En.e light i'rss:.r;oul WIS., 'hsuwu IN
::is1nG brief incs a@e of Illumination, and b:t :
':.E out III held LEI tue picturesque turrot: I'd
'rCs. So much for lie sct .: tic scene, now IN
tic
On one side Of H.. h:c s1ualtei like q lot q
tends ria5in: railnr about twenty Of ite o;.1es
ny:,eay a ,aelS ed 1rcrs1 aa sa
f1aa @ Il a,fs 10 @ ssa g s.S @ NssS
Hn'dled !osr;hs:. w:aape1 eloso'y in blaak:s T. !;
ae:sy ike i Ees. s:ss5t thst =; Issls ar .
Il sous 'oes eonnd psS of taatam nS ese a o-i:7ss
:qra.tcrs were, a.. We subsequently d,scoysts
as sfst s e. cee,.ich Il g. inpo sSs i
describe fully thc c?.;nmes Of taesG c:c,atre 6
looking creatures, without dcsail:aG Tic lar;t:u
ls;so each tnl:. iiu=t'- attire. Il a'comnaan lsn
,on il l:nt Of H. s s'Soa IT, fatst III q ~
:'::s lnya5' liz cs:c;; ;soa:s are Ii II hs =:
ox b. b. is saai9sas sa and i M.
idipo:c ii: sus :c2s, rather .nor.: ont 81 i:ass >
ne NJ of r. Ill III e ~ ia 5e a." az u
neiehbor. II, creased nul painted. with i to u
iier, iM e l Sesc @ hasens @ @ atsr one sih s host:
purpose: ua!o.lunatny, "a 'e.'n s:c:a 70 ala'
is,siatnily Of Ht 10 at;a:! gool-uataMr M d. but "
Chist r+tet. lis n:4!est app;sx'm iios to !:
.nsiGnia. 81 t:at ''pi:iaisy which dota he'd
,nriey ea9:r., sas T Il, ,'Gs 1eeal % ross %s.s ~
great rcd BLANKET. rwo OF three others u II
:onr DE ,ssr ae na xs;a it The s
.aeis back. clear - ticI: htsls- One tlai j
soldiers unifors, coas, anl no:nlaE else whit;
rair Of spurs. attached to hit uakcl feet. 4 6
lions habit pr.yait anon; these sentl: uti.il
siaa>. or cutting IN; III; ,-at OF pas Of ttow Sc
ever wear out; oa: tas e1e-t yp:,.c:.
NJ Is III. s,Ve sna
.!se, Is ,ntrns=sy AID indescrib.bls lu licro.
There were fc:esa1 gag rawaces :aas r!ch1; );
-acst alfy costume, aassstr, md ono walcas,:: ::
"a te quite nop :i!r ann oag Eeis yoans M j.
o1 h.s.sa s{ s' ?ii sns q.
-coue display, Of the so1:a s:a Islander: h
5na sa ssass S5:1: M SSS ,S xsssans s"ns ,a:s st*s
rao:. brcecll-. ..lcta, s s5cst,e.e so be enj,s
anes Il e Ms ealo5a ~ na: rs 5
s'br1ves" wore not~to:: ba: blanket e1eh.
deed ss e 5e u TO- .:se
general appearance. :aonng among tue India
directing aud 12ntTS: nn:sk i:5 sonsn Eae
who fs2y o. si ors 70 nd
Young man oT Llo::,le complexion, light blae c:
ihin tnoustachc. s:oilia. aud gao! hamosed,
ron would suppose from si- app :arauc- .aat i
one who has gained hts power aad su2cIio
nnsS ss &C., b
IL the case and th. hE1vcsl Pawnct HnsTios has
mo!t uneoanaea re .pees I f.. him ,ss! Sho proved
e:ioa'*S eslof 5y bis own. All IL hs. p tsea an
nc ent tawee aseestsi ie e Of III isasaus @ N e
var, he possessed iu!nc:cc cno1ch 10 rafse II
ily company Of ninssy.one mel. fncy
u:c tfibes, OF whom they kilIed seventy.
without tha,loss ot one Of thstf o%n nu'nss
notion, andonrs la,sS a:asas from ossa'c'
Th,lc We have been learning al these tsc.
zquatted party have eoarsnfsa n,ng Low inN,j 11;
sSxl -s;;!;b. VIII ,,. veFy yy,1,,siss %ssa
drums. Louder aad londer each monnen: be-;
shs dla, and tae bfasss sem 70 i;1o" e.: e.
no, tic ,a1n7 een;lesnea in .he b'
n,Tceehtes,, t,s 2te (, "a, sna a, th9ss tpo5t;5ne ,o
high tine to hc doing something to warn
up, for "a nfpp!n. ma m eager air" CO.
through the waltz, tonight. suddenly th:
eomnenct
No dston 81 81 s s'e pF91i19 In
Who participate IN IT, and all do except thn ID
make the internal noise, leu some deadly
dim tools. but t6e iati,,de Of theIs customs 4
IL es e o s:1s g. h ,ts osfs Mo eeara on sa
NJ the pao!sioeas " vim his improTems