The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-04-02

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Lase Usas4 6la1s lhslsas Aos~s.
The Kiows 1ndians, fsua theis own
statement to -, originaIly lived far
70 the nceth; md nsay ysnss a9o
oae q their nunboe Who I'll visited
tie esantxy q ~ As1nasas river,
gave sch : glowing account of il
that about ha1 tAe tribe was induced
to remove 70 that session. Al thst
time they had no .Auses, but used
dog attacAed 70 sleds 70 draw their
effects. In that oosntzy they became
near neighbour 10 the Comanches who
occupied IL These two tribes have
long bces . great annoyance 70 the
frontier settlers and TO tie Goven-
n,ent. Previous 70 my e0inG there
l believe there had been no attempt
to extend : religious influence over
them. They had learned much of
the vices and few OF the virtues OF
civilized life, and how could Il be
otherwise when 30 large . number Of
the white people with whom they
mingled were irreligious and addict
ed to profanity and intoxication.--
An Arnpaho chief ii that section
once asked Commissioner what his
idea wss 81 future ssate. The CON-
missioner told him that IL ve loved
the Good Spirit, did not murder, nor.
lie, steal or cheat, bat were kind and
truthful, We should when We die &c
to . happy place and always remain
happy. But IL We murdered, told lies,
stole, cheated, got drunk, swore &c,
We shall 80 to bsd plAce when We
die and always remain miserable
and unhappy. In the latter part Of
the picture the Commissioner had 80
accurately but inadvertently describ-
ed the white man with whom the In
dian had come in contact thst he
clapped his hands and shouted for
10y, which startled The Commission-
or and his party, who asked the
Chief what he meant. He replied,
aOh am 90 giad that there i sach
. suitable place for altthe white men
such we're these indians and their
e.t;m.te ~ tn vh;te mn vhen I
v.rt - tsLe ch.r.. 8. .rs.t~of the
K;o,-. .nd Co.r.ech. ~, !. ~
spring OF l869.I soon leaznsd tAat the
Indians were candidly of the opinion
th.t unless thcv conmitted some
raids and murdered some white peo-
plc, they would ret very few If
any annuity goods and but littls m
tiops: but the greater Tie depseda-
tioua vero the larger would Be the
benc6cencc Of the Government 70
them: - : moot az this thev referred
me 70 the Wachitas aAa Csldoes
Who werc a]so n nv aesncy. Those
Indians they stated hsd lou0 been
friendly to the Goverument asd white
people end were mot addicted 10 raid
in9. but were neglected asd did not
ret nearly the assount ffosn the Gov
eminent that wss bestowsd upon the
r.idine Indians, Thsy told me that
Washinrtoo (the PresiAentl hired
than 10 uuit rsidine. @ that il they
ala net rid thov wo,,lA eot be hired
20 Quit II I et cnee decided that they
should have no cause 10 ten anything
Of the kind about me. During my
stav there Il vas uuifarulv my prac-
tice TO assist those Indians tSe most
who would try TO assist themselvos.
n. NO.. so.,.6,l of mv Indiana
80 4. n.is,rs,es .mo,~ rhom
plss,r R..,e. ~ tl,e mc.t nenm;.
- ~ - .s.sn.. ..sss in So
49, = - eol vnSsrs Fl - ~
s~,.; e,,d ~ ~ Rcckv nn,pteins.
.nd I.c..,. f.m;l;sr v;th nuch ~
ths WssA~,n conntrv Hc ~ re-
s.rfea = tru. u.hfnl by Indisns and
Whites Once when sctinr s pilot
and ;nterrreter for : Military oikcer
who ,vss n.nla;n;ng the Red river
.nd C.r.disn co.,r.rv The oascer
~ss telI;ng sone via indisns sho.,t
the R.;lros5 ana With vh.t r,n;ditv
neonie ~ conld tr.vel bv Il. With
sorre hes;t.ncv Rlack Reaver inter-
5000 -h.t .tha oNscer s.;a He
thsn told .hont the teleoranh. bv
which, sa;d the officer. / could tell
~. fr;erd ,vho, m;vht he living ten
days travel from me what / had on
NV table, and before was done eat
ino it my friend could send word
back what he was eating for his
breakfast. "Well General" said
Black Beaver, s'me civilized Ingen,
hut me don't believe that meseH and
me can't make these wild Iniens be-
lieve it, He was unwilling even to
interpret what he thought to be .
falsehood, but he has seen more
of the world since and can now laugh
over 1t as heartily as any one. a lev
years ago he went TO Kansas and
spent some years, where he cmbr:c-
ed religion, and is now IN honest, IN
dustrious, Christian Indian. ! had
200 acres plowed and enclosed with
post and rail fence Tor h'm and :
few other Dclawares, but % ne was
the only one who took much interest
in it, ne carries On the wao.s q that
large farm himself. ne Doiis 2 8ooa
loO hOalae bv having some humber and