The New York herald., 1872-09-23

lew IsSe GS and creek % Of good water or this region
was close at hand. II was the site OF the Ola
the spot
erected for their convenience and ruthlessly mur.
dered number Of innocent empoyeesmtaieso same =,
%sn %sT snssSs ossSs 1Srs Il xS sSs
0a ana ae The ss q
women. The blackened fafters Of Shlr!ey's store
will make good sets Sr tas o tSe aad sse q
the weakness Of the pale face.
Our camp was pitched close by on the other side
OF the creek and some distance from 1t. The lfeu-
tenant ana the troopers took position. or course
our first work was to see to the horses and put
came in smartly after the wagons had arrived and
crowded around our tents, eager to see the presen
the Great Father had sent them.
PRESENTS FOR THE NOBLE RED NAN. ~
fof and fnyes for Chiefs sse eom%is S %Si.
greatly disgusted. Until Recently, whenever q
council was called by the government agents, q
indians, good ana bad alike and, before the new S
departure In Indian afairs, when agents were not
re
and ioed distributed 70 the anxious braves, who
from that time until the next council the following
agent knew or cared. Those were the halcyon
dstended nostrils when he thinks Of them. There
had been so much talk about this Commission and
that it somehow got abroad among the tribes that
& all the II spare stock o. horses ponies ana S mules lies
Father to his red children; SO when the sun was
setting the Indians came In hundreds. and their
stock In thousands covered the prairie for miles.
GRAVE AND REVEREND CHIEFS,
bedaubed with paint and pastered with mud, their
faces, stalked into the camp, SAID sHowp shook
hands all around and squatied beside US. Behind
half naked, and children wholly so and, OF course
string OF snarling, crochety cur-dogs. Chiefs,
braves sq4aws children and dogs had common
oldest white inhabitant Of the plains cannot remem
Captain Aivera gave them prOvender in
were back IN time to gobble the better part Of our
supper. Lo has not the least idea that his pre-
ne Il Sf
ment to intrude himself where he s not wanted.
On this occasion he crowded us In our tents until,
unexpectedly, they were worse than the Black
Hole Of Calcutta This was endurable to me, how
ever, because it Afforded an opportunity Of elicit
the Council and on other matters. We were joined
in the evening by Agent Mills, OF Il the cheyenne
Wichita trader already referred to. Commits
sioner Alvord was much disappointed on discover
ing that
in; for to satisfy, pacify or bully these warriors
INTO conduct becoming officers and gentlemen"
Tney had been moi noted but YET i they aid dr. not co@e
1t Is certainly very annoying, after journey OF 900
make them presents Of white-handed knives and
nice wax dolls to find that they won't even grant
CAPTAIN Hora sending "Ss loving to ss
| dearly beloved Red Ku Klux, imporing them to
come in and feed on beef and pork and to leave OF
next year, and this is his reward Et tu Brute:
There was some me, hope left however, however, and
sA' eeneray yea! KNOWN or % its aSHaeisnna
deienceless men, women and children, and his
triumphant career as horse and mule thief He
skim, band that affect the society Of the Kiowas
and deal in Texan cattle and Mexican ammunition.
from q quiet conversation with him: Presently.
biography the rear nap Of the tent was raised, and
| BROAD, DARK, SAVAGE FACE
s
interpreters and awaited events. The gallant
am n %
and then asked bout the Klowas He Bear heard
they nS nt that they ,d
turn T np Nobody I liked R this s. informasioS more more
the S Bear and his dark twnsle% just
| as II the Kiowa Joke was, like every New York
nothing % could be done with the Mowas In the way
OF concilation, without couple OF good regiments
OF cavalry and commander who could rough it
with less than dozen mule teams full Of per-
sonal baggage.
Mr.. Bear lost no time In putting himself right
| on the record" In reference to the Council. He
was on his way back his tribe some OF his cattle
say where he had been. As some OF his young men
volunteered the information that General McKen-
s Was on the north orK C the
Red River, and was interfering with the legitimate
business OF the Kiowas, and indeed had gone so
possible that he was in a hurry to help his red
brethren. He was firm in his resolve not to attend
the Council, and even refused to help himself to ra
| tiOns. Captain AlvOrd presented him with knife,
! believe; 1t will come In handy in case he should
mand The canvas Of the tent was shortly after let
down, the head of the Bear was withdrawn. and
BIG BOW ABSENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR
Several Of the Comanche chiefs expressed the
opinion quite freely that the Ki9was , would not not
their reasons therefor. Big Bow, an influential
Kiowa chief, was not present at the Indian Coun.
in word that he was of with the Osages, trading
ponies for ammunition. Information was received
hoe interpreter direct from Big Bow himself, that
he was on the warpath In concert with the
attacked the settlement there, killing four and
that two Kiowas were wounded in the night,
appreciate this charming frankness am sorry he
did not come in and get his share of the knives and
wax dolls. But poor Big Bow must not be made
an exception. Most Of the fine red children OF the
Great Father squatting lying at full length In my
tent, or prowng about the al JrescO kitchen, have
had their hands deep in white blood. JOt down
for them forty murders in the last two months and
you Will then be far below the total, as am In
formed on the best authority, and then note that
thirteen counties of Texas are depopulated Of
white people. Is 1t not pity that, as the cook
declares, there is not sufficient quantity Of
canned fruit in the wagons to feed these interest
ing gentlemen during the council?
INFLUENCE OF THE KIOwAS
The Kiowas are not the only outlaws by any
means; but while they go unwhpped Of justice
their example WILL as 1t does now, draw the young
men OF the other nOmadic tribes and many oil those
on the edge of civilization with them. Numeri.
cay weak, the kiowas are, in consequence Of their
bold, defiant attitude and constant hostility toward