The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-08-09

tfoD she Ocuvef News. July H.
The Utes were nipped yesterday that 10.
their preparations for . grand parade In
honor Of that scalp were ruthlessly broken
In upon by Special Agent Thompson, who
blocked the game and put . stop to the pan.
deuonium they had inuaguarased. Every.
thing was In readiness fora grand pow.wow
that would have frightened all the horses IN
town out of their wits and harness, and sent
sensitive women into hysterics for week.
The Indians who read the Ness had seen
that . parade had been arranged for yester>
terdsy forenoon by III. Thom2son's permis.
sion, and % from early candlelight until
ten O'Clock the entire outdt were active With
the busy notes Of preparation. They got
out their bags Of paint, and took of
their rags Of clothes and besuesrsd them.
selves with the former until they looked
more elegant Of apparel than they ever do
with anything Of civilized construction.
The bucks were astirsd airily in suits Of
Ia sseds ochre, yellow and ssd, biased on the
nosnces, headed with . htsle dssb Of
whisewash, and cut 20 low in the neck that
there wss nothing left of the original -,
ments. Some OF the lads were gaud,ly
clothed with simple piecs Of twi.e tied
nee'igss about the loins, which gave them .
primitiveappearance. Altogether they were
. motley crew, 20 far % their apparel went;
but this, taken with their heashenish noises
and singing and beating of drums was
enough to dr've dismay even into On Arap'
shoe camp They got into line alout -
O'Clock, and sailed down towards town.
Every buck that owned = gun or . revolver
had It along, anticipating . glorious time,
shooting Of his powder In the faces of the
whites in town. When they he'd arrived At
the bridge they were met BY Agent Thomp>
son and Interpreter Curtis, who told them
that they were afraid they would do more
harm than good, and that the best they could
do would be to go right away" home. The.
old squaw carrying the scalp took the hint
and made counter march, aud the remain
der Of the rsbble slowly turned their hor-
ses' tails towards town, and went back TO
their village somewhat disconsolate. The
streets oil around town were throngei with
Eastesners, and curious sight.seers all the
forenoon. who were locking for the gentle
savages, but they were al doomed to disap.
pointment
In this connection We might add that the
Indians have been gagged for grand sb.
original entertai3msni, BY . number Of
gentlemen iu this city. They have secured
P.ah, Colombo. johnson, and John, -
stars, with The entire Ute hand hereabouts
- stock actorsI They win appear % Nan.
day, Tuesday aud Wednesday afternoons
and EVENING" in their grand particular per-
formance of . scalp pos.wow, togsther
with their war dances and other heatbenisb
terphiscosesn feais, oil Of Of which are cab
culated 10 draw exclamations OF surprise
from the nouth and money from the pick,
eta OF course Il will b worth seeing, and,
~ the performance will take place. under
tent, everybody will have gOod oppOstu.
nifty 70 go the savage - be -; and, having
once seen him, we imagine their curio0Ily
will be appeased. The indians will parade
the street 10 the afternoon headed BY . hand
Of music.