Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-16
Our Indian Visitors.

WHO TERY ARE, WHAT THEY CANE FOR. AND
Row THEY ARE PASSING THx TIME.
The Upper Missouri Indian delegation, IAN
account of which was given in TIE STAR
Of Saturday LAST arrived in the city at 10 o clock
yesterday morning in charge OF General CoWen.
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior, and took IN
their quarters at the Washington House. The
party Il accompanied by Major j. =. OCon-
nor, agent at Grand river agency; Major
Alex. CulbersOn, Dr. s. :. Turner. physi-
clan TO the agency. aud John Brenner. and
Mrs. g. r. Galpin and William Halse,
Interpreters; Soon after their arrival they
were invited to partake of dinner. which
they seemed to appreciate. Judging from the
CELEBRITY with which they caused the
various edibles to disappear. After dinner
they returned TO their rooms where they filed
their large pipes and, sitting the floor o. re-
Ginning on their cots, smoked in silence, while
crowd OF curious people watched them from
the door These Indians represent some II 900
people who range between the Missouri ana
Yellowstone rivers, the country through which
the Northern Pacific Railroad is being built
They were called in April last to Fort Peck.
and have since been provided with subsistence
by the Indian department, and promise TO
remain at peace. They were on the war path
last spring and are now being subsisted, con-
ditioned upon their good behavior aud peaceful
conduct. They come to Washington bv order
OF the lndian department for the PURPOSE of
arranging terms for permanent peace, and
conceding the construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad through their hunting grounds
THE GRAND COUNCIL
or talk with the Secretary OF the Interior Will
take place Thursday or Friday, when all OF the
chiefs and warriors will appear in full war
costume for the purpose OF impressing the Great
Father with proper sense of their proves
This morning Mr.. Alexander Cuibertson, one o.
the Interpreters, took party of about a dozen
Indians 10 the Capitol and mounted with them
to the dome where they spent half an hour
looking over the city and surrounding country
evidently
PILED WITH ABATEMENT
at what they saw. One of them remarked
"When we 90 back we must build such big
house, so that we can look over the plains and
see the buffalo," gr1nt was the only response
OF his companions. On descending they visited
the Botanical Garden, and see med TO take great
delight in looking at the different plants anu
flowers, especially those of tropical growth.
In general appearance the Indians closely re-
semble Red Clouds party OF OgsllaIo-Si oux
who were here lew months since. They are
mainly
LARGE, ATHLETIC FELLOWS.
and are just such customers as one woul not
care 10 meet alone in tn cir native wilds. Their
faces are besmeared with paint mostly red
and their heads are adorned with eagle re athers
dyed in various colors. Most of them wear leg
gins, which are ornamented with bead work
and fringe of horsehair, while a few wear
wooden shirts in addition. All are pr Jvided with
blankets, most OF which are blue.
MEDICINE BEAR,
the chief of the Teton Sioux, is tall, strapping
fellow, about forty-fve or fifty years of age. He
is dressed similar to his subordinate chiefs, with
the exception that he wears a colored handker-
chief around his head and has anklets of bears,
claws about his mocasins. OF the whole party
THUNDER HAWK.
of the Grand River delegation. is the most fanci-
fully arrayed. His face and body from the
waist up is painted CHASTITY yellow; his fore
head is dotted with deep red spots; a band of red
about an inch wide runs from either eve back to
the hair, and from either side of his mouth SINH
lar belts of red run backward to his ears. The
part in his hair is marked by broad line of red,
and the back of his head is surmounted with the
usual eagle feathers.
MRS. GALPIN,
who accompanies the party, is a full-bloofed
Indian. and is the widow of a FrenChman. who
died several years since. She can speak Eng
lsb, but generally refuses to do So preferring
her native lingo. She is mstrony woma1, OF
about forty, and dresses in civilized cost lme
her dress being black and her cuffs and collar
white with dark borders. Her hair Is worn in q
net similar TO those worn by white laiies.
PLEASED WITH RED HANDKRRCHIEFS-
This afternoon white shirts, handkerchiefs,
looking glasses, combs, brushes, &c, were dis
tributed among them. Some of them did not
seem 10 care for the shirts, but were evidently
delighted yer the red handkerchief. They
were also measured for a full suit Of clothes.
which, il lis understood, they will receive Just
prior to their depar ture, They are anxious to
get away before cold weather sets in, and de-
sire to catch the last boat up the Missouri river
TO their hunting grounds; otherwise they Will be
obliged to walk overland.