Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-11-04
Cherokee Charley.

W E.St0H2 TlETE1ff0NcNu
Of the National Hotel found their curi>
osity excited to know who q Gel tain small
ststured, long haired, u outre looking
individual really was. He walked
about among them as freely as though
perfectly al home and seemed to take
life as easy as water rnnning down hill.
His oountry'looking clothes, Mexican
sombrero. and shawl thrown about him
in poncho style, attracted attention.
Consultation of the register proved him
to be Charles Mott, native and resi-
dent Of the Indian territory better
known to his people and. fame as !ar,
"a. a CHEROKEE CHARLEY. A s7aIt
Charley is well known Throughout the
Indian Territory, and over the SO lth-
western plains, and his repute as q
hunte-, trapper and scout has gone
abroad into allYthe land. He is now
only twenty.three years Of age. although
looking much older, an appearance due
to long exposure to weather, hardships
and suffering, as he has, been engaged
IN his pursuits since he was between
the age of eleven and twelve years. %
HIS HISTORY slA
Charley is one sixteenth Indian only.
His mother was partly Indian, of the
Cherokee tribe, and omigrated with her
family from Georgia to the. Indian Tor.
ritory, years before the war. Charley
is the son of O Polish nobleman who
married his mother in the nations.
This nobleman has occupied dis.
tinguished position in his native coup.
try, but became involved in some one
of the frequent revolutions of his time,
and was forced to fee into voluntary
exile. He came to America and being
Of an adventurous II disposition, he
journeyed to the West and settled
among the peaceful Indians. IIe here
married the mother of Charlie. and
lived contentedly until his death. .d'll
Charley was born qnesr rTahlequah,,
in the Cherokee nation, in 1852, lie
inherited from his mother all the strong
and predominant characteristics OF. the
Indian race, and these were strengthen
ed and fostered by the scenes and az.
sociations surrounding his youth. At
the age of eleven his rowing disposition.
became his master, and he determined
TO make .e.t rt .-,fr.c
,ls A START IN LIFE q EAsi
for himself. He mounted his fayorite
pony, Red Bird" and armed and
equipped for any emergency started
upon his career. He travelled up thu
north fork of the Canadian river, and
upon its headwaters began hunting anil
trapping There we're numbers Of wild
Indian tribes infesting the country at
that time and Charley had many elmo
to put up q lively fight to save his
hair from the scalping knives Of his
murderous foes. He has spent the
past twelve years in this way, relieved
at times by scouting service under
government direction. at one time
he was under the leadership Of the
famous Buffalo Bill, and with whom he
is a fast and firm friend. lie has been
all over the western plains, from Da.
cotah to Mexico and has had more
hair breadth escapes from the hands
and anger Of his Indian enea;es than
almost any one in the territory. From
his lips one may hear an hundred 81.
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Of personal adventure. For many or
these Charley bears about with him the
witnessing scars and seams. He has
been shot and cut In q dozen different
portions of his body, and d well AIMED
arrow from an Indian how caused him
to lose valuable portion, from one OF
his legs. He has been several tines
taken prisoner by the hostile bands Of
Indians, and as often escaped, some,
times only by the greatest cunning or
the mostextraordlnary daring, Among
the trophies that he displays are paws
Of grizzly bears slain by him, wampum
belts taken from Indian enemies and
other interesting articles Of wear and
warfare. Charley Is now in Georgia,
after visiting many Of the leading
western cities, to get acquainted with
his relatives, who live in this State
lie arrived yesterday from Dalton, near
which place he has an uncle named
Rogers, and to,uay he goes, via the
Air Line road to Duluth, where he has
yet another relative, ahrother Of tho
one near Dalton. ' tasn'.s