, 1870-01-24
Wllp WESTERN SCENES,
Life of Belden, the White Chief;
Adventures Of an Ohio Boy
Among the Wild Indians
of the Plains.

Adventures Of an Ohio Boy
I Among the Wild Indians
of the Plains.
.Br AAHo8 ABOUT.
| When our camp VIA pitched wa1tsA out along
tho hanks OF tbs beautiful lake to soe WAT cou.a
dssooset. IT. wAtofs wese clear II crJstzI and
! fun Of 6kh- Not boat nor even cAuoe had eref
nppfedlts bosom, aud could not but imagine II
Eszed aczosa the plue e1pause thAt one day CON.
nefoe Wuufd spring up and toH1a and ctsies be
bn1lded upon lts green Shores
Looking to the north, Hss startled from my
| reflections by seean9 la,7e butalp COW coming
down 70 the water to drink HsaterinE bsek to
the yt1lsge.I qntctly procured my Hawkins rtds
and ran oTer the little emineues that hid thu
lodzes from the animal. She h&d ap-
preached qutte near the water, aud
wns not more than ont hundred
and GftJ yards distant from me, wher, hearing a
ro!1a tn my rear, looked back and saw several
Indians running towards ne, With their guna
The COW as the EaNa moMent saw them, and
turned 10 mate on; but too late, Tor htd drawn
besd on her heart, and at one eho. dropped hes
de&d. AL tho village came running and shouting,
aEd tho equAws gttheTed around the dead bu6alo
toElt1x AID elboN1nx taah other ~ tney tore OF
the Heat 1t il tne Indian rule that game IL COM
mon property, and my hu1alo was soou reduced
to pile Of boue1 By the hiyet Of the busy
t9u2wa 1cooid nos hep iAtghin2 as wn:ched
them struggling for tho choice morselx F1nt
the skin WAS carefully removed, and then the
muscles and gr1ttie cut avay; when, inst Al
Afqu1N was about to tafe the coyeted pa1s she
would Be FudeiJ thrust akatt, and bone other
squAw Toald take it. These exploits woro re-
ce4Eed with loud shouts Of laughter, and no III.
temper Or quazrel1g wAs oeaerged amonv tab
excited crowd # women who surrounded the
ckzcaas.
On returning to ny lodge found Wasatella In
great glee over my good luck, and sho explained
that It Waa no ANAL matter to have killed the nEss
kunzlo a1ain In the hunt. Presently received 4
Heaga ge.fEon tho Chief, and Wzs Informed By m
old 1ndtsn that having Killed the ant bunAlo,
would ba entitled to lead the hunt On the csst
dAy. Meat was brought me, ana the akIn Or robo,
which, according 70 the Indian cnstou, ts alwsyt
gtven to tbs oDs who kills the animal 80 proud
was Waahse.la, ahe did nothing all the eTen.ns
but talk Of my good fortune, and could not help
being amuaed At the boalts OF the little maid.
Nothing could possibly h4ye happened that would
Aavc given het mora pleasure.
The next morning, ~ soon ~ It Wa3 daylight. I
waa asoused and told that the warriors were wair-
ing for us to lead them In the chase. Assembling
Ill Of shsna eesorc my Lodge addressed thern,
saying / w25 young man and lacked experience,
but Il they would sllon me, would nAno
eome ono worthy to 1ead them in ny
ptAoe. Thla wAs received with loud shout1
OF spproyal. and a aoon a. nuie. vac
restored pointed to young was1lor, and sald:
"Ho 70 good mAu. 20 and follow him." The
warrior had selected WAS my bitter enemy, and
haa formerly been a lover ot Washte1la. Ever
stuce my marriage be had shhnrred me-. md
omitted no opportunity to show bis dfslike' A.
h.t anjruos!,y Wa weti knnwn In the trIh. tha
henots thus thrust upou him by one rrnm rnnro
he had expected no layoYs. snrnrtstt and nIeasad
them. Fur moment The braye hung hi hea,,
a1d tn eu came forward, and amid ana .hcn,s -,
the warriors, rave me bis hand. Fcelp9 nnvrl,
evening Nren the payty returned. nv old eremv
cane to M lodge and al loren of bts frtcpd.h,n
presented mo win two nno robes ae Ind tst.a
during tho day.
On The second DIV went ont with the hnn,er,
and ttined in \ most exciting chaae 11ndrr ~
dir.ct1ona Of 4 Chtef. wn 6cninved ,t vrtta tt.-
tancae. and than. c1nstno In. .nr1nn1aa6 h.-d -,
bufIalo on Tires stdea: and A. soon AZ tne nerS
hee1n tn TnoYn tha ch.,s heonn INV 1or NJ i,,.1.
ponies bore N srtftIy along. and eoon tbe h.ra
va barb pressed. Prrxent,x Il how - ac..,sr
and then each Indian. selecting a hnfralo. ri.
lowed tho beast m nntt1 ha ts1 r,ted r.. IT,.
astonishing tor fast ,hs pre.t lurnbernr an,ma,s
can run. and Although thar q NAT scem tn oo
OVER the prpund ver ranidiv, II tarrs oooa
horse to come up with them. Their ah.mn,no
atope = II eousl in sneed To an American hor.es
gallon, and tney Fan climb staeo bifs ana ct o.er
rrurh ornnpd fasfsr than . hor-. rns. -.
win their hshda uear tne raTte' nna =
hundred or theu NH maze ninbtz
uoire. resenah1inr TIN rrrnhtioo ~ ~.
tant fhnrder. The hnntar ,rnrnrrn.s rro,, -
n,nd. and. vhan ooroa1te TIN he.xt. t,raa- arIns
at tho sutne Of s1de trnmeiatrly hah,nd the fore-
shoulder. One Anot In tho snina ar noart vii,
brtuR bu6slo down. sut II ecnernr1 tste. r,om
fh,to to tan tails In tie 1tt.t. 70 ttw onr.
In the SECOND day = hunt ttlIed seyrn hnn,,o
which VA oonatderad cnod dsy,s worrs onIT
one other warrior efll,u1 as many Thr v.1.o,s
do not stoo 70 touct TN eame afte, :, +, drra ~.
skinn.nr snd ,,acttn1 nf fha rne,t ha,no n. -o,t
ri the .nuava Vim fn,1ow IN n. me or ~. hnn
tesx. For this purpose tney hsye n.cr-
pontes Ard TWO xornen hi ,rfn snd nnct fbrao
Or four bpn.io In = day. The meal r. hrn,,1ht
70 the v1llages, vherc It IL cut IL naTror s,,ces
shout m inch thick and three or rour Incnex Innc
Tneie slices are then hung on poles ar a,retched
on SEAL v,l]oxs laid scroas \ frameL rort
of polea The meat ia frequently turned
and allowed to remain IN the snu and AZ fpr tnre,
days. 1t should be covered. or brought In n
night and must not be allowed 70 Get wei bv ratn
willie it u curing, This |, ca1lpd ierttnv bna1o
srd IL a simple and easy PROCESS Of cudne meat
The pnre cttsp a1r Of ne paita soon dftes IL and
then 1t has ~ eet, p1casars tas,c. have known
cItnatss on the plains where nearly ali the YEAR
carcasses could be hunr nm and ,efs wttno1,
srotiug until used, Meat when 1ersed il on}r
about half the we,9hr and s,ze IL ia vbtn I'M an
state II soaked IN vater It viii svall orratIy ana
then Unless used immediately viii supfl Wbrn
The bu1aio ueah Is dried sutcieut,y II IA nnt tnso
pat.ntshes, or Kfappets, made Of rzw n1de cut /
9ousre. and Hhtch Mi ho,d sbons h.if a hn,ha,
Tney are saved nm at the bottom ana sdes the L
N At thu ton being len nnen nuttf thrv ~. n,nd
rhe meat II then 1atd in n.t s1d ns~rad
tightly. Ike p1ues OF TOBACCO. When tvn ar thras
aTers nf ruene have heen n1t IN hot hn ys,o fat ~
thought and noured over II untiI a1, ~. ,n,sr-
s11cfs are nl1ed mn Then rooT, 1.ver, ~ r1ss+
are pur In. and rrore fas nor,rad m nnt, N nsr
1esh ID fuiI. when the 1apa are folded ov.r esch
othe, and ftphrlY aavrd NTH sInewr ~. no.s.
d now ready for winter use. ana TWO nar.ntsn,,
,ru fastened toee,ner ike nair Of esdd1e.hsrs
md dung scross the back of a nuuy vntn the IN,
,tans trsre1. To nrevent thrse h.c1 or vranner.
RON hurting the ponfee' bsck,, the under hds Is
med with fus OF bear aksn.
We had hunted four days frona our,carnp ou.tss !
axe. and a]tbouoh - nnd taten tne nt,1os. nre.
.auttou not 10 unnecessarily alarm tho huralo
nos, Of ther1 had roma long d,xtsnna fe1u the
F1llaxa. A council raa called. ard /, was dater-
mined va should 20 oYer to TIN 1sxe. that taY m
he jim Riyc5, sxty uI1es distant W. fnrnedt.
.et out rnnr,n0 aronnd ~. 1,re
q the rfsht nf thn hnfraio, ~ a, not
"a disturb them. Our routn Iay acYos. . he.n.,rnl
erel coun,ry. sh.onoh rhich rar.na.rat mn. |
.tr<.n,s e,oh, or t.n mites .n.r+ Th-s. s+,r,ms
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