, 1873-10-26
THE V'IND.RlVER COUNTRY.
Distribution Of Annuitios to tho Shosho.
nees and Bannocks, at Old
Camp Brown.
Scenes in the Indian Enca1np.
mont---A alp-Dance.
Visit to the Great Chiefs Lodqe.-.H His
Wives-.-A Frightened
Pappoose.

Wives-.-A Frightened
| Pappoose.
Distribution of Flour-.-A Novel Method
Of Connting-..lEow Rebellious
Chief 1Yas Put 10 Shame.
Special Correspondence u Tho Chicago Tribune.
OMAHA, Oct. 10, 1873.
Willie at Camp Brown, I Witnessed the diatri-
button Of the annuitloa to tho
auo8uoHEE AND DANNouK INDIANS.
They Ind como to tho number OF 1,700 and
woro encampod on tho plain before tho fort.
Tlloir town was over milo long, and it's conical-
ehapod lodges, nodiolno-poloa, atli painted skins
presented n very pretty and picturesque appoar-
anco Thore wero llundroda Of dogs, many OF
thom closely resembling wild foxos and wolves,
md on tloae tho children RODE or compelled
thom to carry bundles Of wood mud akins filled
with water. Tho Shoshoncea Ind boon lately at
war with tho Sioux, and Ind talsen como acalps,
over which they woro dancing aud making
much ado. Tho HcalpB worc atrotchod On small
hoops, and hung before tho victors' tonts, to
email stake driyen in the ground. I counted
toro warn rn.,,v ,,nro J., tn nan,n va" 'o'@A
Whon yvo orriyod n ,.roo numler =, o,,,,,
drawn nm IN tvo 1;nau foc;no ooo, ot,,nr ,,a..
vroononary n.soI,,o o' "0''
In thu rioht ~ tt,o,n ,voro throo A. ,o,,r ,r,,
oiana hcatino ~ drrna ,nodo ~ - r,o % a1,,na -,
viii .n;nn,1s dro,r. t;a,t oro ha,,. s,1,..aa ~
Thov ornitto1 drl roonoton,,,s sa',n3a aa,
tn thia nua;, ,ro a1n,,ra 1,a,,r,o, .,,a,I a' @Iu
cloao +ooottor h,1,,o1 s +. n,,,ra.1 a,1 o's
tbotr tooa. w,,an tho lima onnrooo oohod ,,oao a..
oother. tim aouawa nttcrad sh.rn r,s'' Nv
and fo], ranidlv bac1r y INV nocas on', ,
to hon forward amin ana r.naat
thu crv. r. waa in fart M 5on,o ~ ~, a,,a
cou,d eoo ~ r,o.s tt,at ao,,,a ' aaa
eouu aeo Ao Pieasu1o Suht coulo possibly DO OK
tracted from such performance; but tho In-
diana seemed to enjoy 1t hugely, and tho ap-
plaueo Of tho spectators s,nountel al t;noa NJ.
r,,at T. an ,r,nro Tro -. IT,. - H., ~"
ou ~ ~ o"eo4o. A"o " I4tieo W 'Ae s4ua"H
IN tue Ahos or dancora carried little poles, or
aticka, to tho top Of which wero attaohed scalpH
Of tho onemy, and these they waved alternately
from tho rirlt tn tho 1ort ovor thoir l,ooaa rha
musicians beat away onorgotically on thoir little
drums, accompanying each blow with
"uA1, 1rA1r, HAIL.
now in low, mud anon in a high koy. Tho
words Of this SOM, Il song It could be- eo1lod
poared to appreciate them. After lRtoning to
tho repetition Of "hal, hat, hail." thousand
times over, you can imagine my delight and
astonishmoat at tho wonderful originality of tho
savage mina "nen inc song suddenly changed
to "hi, hi, hi;" and ono daring poet actually
vonturod to add "hi, ah"l
Wa snw MANY n1,f1dror in t1,a o,,,-, - ~,
.,r"s ~ @ ~" many en'aaen IN tae camp, Of all
oiAoo? 1uu' nAa'ofor na5 pe ha,u ol othor tfiooa'
certainty this ono dla not strike mo as in any
great danger OF dying ont soon. spoke to tho
assarea mo .nas tno tfloo was not increasing
sa" many games anu sports practiced IN tho
Indian camp, such aa jumping, running, horse
racing, dancing, throwing the dice, playing at
tho, the ring; but to describe them dsF6 Would bo
hoth totllous and embarrassing TO the 1oAdor.
on tho next day, the Agent
Iii, HELD - COUNCIL
WIN 5h6 Rr,hcapal Uhte1s Of tho tribo and ar
tne 1onowing afternoon. Iho Chiefs wore eight
IN number,-hve Of them belonging to tho Snake
ana tnroe TO tho Bannock bandB, Several Of
them we're intolllgont-looking men, aud au
~ tho council. At tho head Of
tho conncil sat Washnkie, Chiof Of tho
Snakes. having OH hls right Top-Knot. Chief
OF tho Bannock6: Noxt sat Tipposapoo, Washa-
particular about their sents, and two or throo
changes wero made, so that each ono should
have AlH proper place. To my groat regret, there
Waa 20 spocchityng,-tho Agent simply telling
tho Chiefs what he had to give their people. and
tho Ch'ofs asserting with q grunt to all he Baid.
just before tho council broke up. Washakie roBo
anu sald there WAS ono Chief in Ills tribe
,..-, TAnpANsEE-
who Was not proBent. This Chief, he said. WAS
,iE ,aniEry T. at him l"alashie), and had separated
h11nBolf from tho tribe, and taken with him q
dozen lodges, in all about forty souls. He
hoped the Agent would consider tho
case Of these people, and allow them q
share OF tho annnities; Tue Agont replied that
Tabbnnaoo, and all he had to Say Of tho n,sttor
was, that, 50 far as he could ascertain, Tabban-
zee was in tho wrong, and he would give him no
peof Or goods. Ho would doliver tho annuitios
to them (tho Chiefs), aud, it Waahakio and his
subordinatos chose to send anything to Tabban-
see, they gould 90 ao At this tho Chiefs wore
had much trouble with Tabbausoo. II wne Dot