The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-08-21
FROM SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI
A Visit to the Remnant oftae Baodoo Tsibe

dian Territory. Early on il- 81 inst W-
left Neo>ho, No, q merry party gi zen
in charge Of Capt. u. Lacey. our GENIAL
host. By ~ o'clock We were AT Seneca.
on the l. T. border. Here We ulad" ac-
quaintance and drafted into service a.
guide, Mr.. John Albert, g clever gentle
man, and one we'll acquainted with the
country ard with every indian fnr many
miles around By noon 70 arrived ag
the agency oi the Shawuea~. WyauIotS.
etc, and where at present the Govern
ment has quartere1 lie renowned u iDr
tribe. After their subiect!un hat fail.
il was first proposed to divide yi.-n and
distribute them among different tribes il
diGereIl: localities - a. TO forever de
stroy their identity as tribe. BuI this
policy was abandoned. and IN January,
1874, they were all brought East and
placed together in charge Of the above
agency The last session OF Congress
gave them an appropriation OF so
equal to SGG sc; each. a. at present they
number $50 souls II i thought that
next session they will have a reservation
assigned them. a. also an annuity
There was AT the beginning of ;IIe war
5:j warriors, but these have been reduced
by the killed. by tine four hung. and by
deaths. to 30 able-bodied men.
Scarfaced Charley and Bogu, Charley
are chiefs, and after them is Steamboat
Frank. The two latter greeted us cor
daily, and gave us Il hearty hand shake.
The former i surly and cross. Bogus
agreed to show H. around. lie Is camp
chief. and Is the most intelligent one
among them.
We found the camp on high and
pretty grassy knoll and occupying about
ten acres. Part of them are supplied
with tents, and others have log huts in
which they huddle together like pigs.
They all have army blankets, and in
their dress are not at all particular.
Their costumes are of all sorts. ranging
from that like Father Adams original
one to that ofa warrior in check shirt
and cottOnade pants.
The majority of them are dirty and
filthy, most of the children looking as if
they had been dipped in lard and then
rolled in the dust
Charley showed us his OWL tent, and
then he introduced us TO the Princess
Mary. She sat on the ground making a
garment of bleached muslin, which they
procured at small store at tine agency.
She is not blessed with good looks.
Long Jim, her husband, stood and grin
ned at us. Next we visited Capt. Jacks
wife, but she, out of spite, hid her face;
she hates the whites. We saw her, later,
however, and the general opinion was
that homelier being never lived, in
which we fully coincide. Charley then
pointed out persons whose names be
came familiar during the trouble with
them, such rs Faithful William, Shack
Nasty Jim, Curly-headed Doctor, etc.
Then we saw the boys shoot at mark;
they are very proficient with the bow
and arrow, not being allowed firearms.
We furnished 5c nickels, which were fas-
tened to a stake, and they shot from 20
feet distant and always hit it i'll a few
trials; it then belonged to the one who
struck it. After this, for our edifcation,
they climbed a high pole, made as smooth
as sand paper would make it, for which
we were expected to again reward them
with nickels. Mr. Albert climbed the pole
nearly as well as they, but the Captain
and ourselves were not Il success at 1t.
\ principal employment of the men is
making bows and arrows. TO sell to the
visitors. We were importuned on all
sides to buy. and did invest III one of
Bogus Chariey'S, which We retain a. Il
Inemento of the trip. They generally
ask strangers from s;3 to 81 for them, but
finding that they are all very susceptible
to flattery, we made, rs We suppose,
judicious use thereof, for the bow and
arrow was bought for Il. quite differ
ence
When Il stranger comes, their MarsiEil
dogs his footsteps until he leaves. If
any of their number violates their laws,
he is punished at once, no matter W no
he is. \ liar they despise above all else,
and jealousy is not found among them.
So, we see that even these miserable In
dians have virtues which it would be
well for us to emulate We saw at the
agency many other Indians of different
tribes, but few are full-blooded. except
the Modocs, and most of them are slow
ly dying out. The once formidable Wy
andOts now number but $50, and Others,
once large in size, a less number.
The country around the agency is
beautiful, especially for farming pur-
poses, and we all thought the Indian,
Col. BaudinOt, right in trying TO make
this Territory free to all, after giving
each Indian a quarter-section of land.
But all things must have an end, so we
left the Modocs, our curiosity satisfied,
arriving at Neosho at > p. NJ, tired but
well satisfied with our trip.
J. W. II.