The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-12-13
T.:NEZ PEa3Es.
They are Visited by 1000 People
From the Country On Sunday.
Their Religious Seyices as Witnessed
bys Times Reporter.

/ On last sunday a TIMES reporter visited TT.
| l. .4venworth and the camp Of the Nez Perces
! indians about a mile further up the river.
! AT the latter place he found that the army
! tents which had al first been put up, for the
! acromrnod ,tIon of the cIptives had been
J taEpi. down, al the request OF the Indians and
I in their pl4c,-s a plumber OF "Tepees" or
} Iod g, made of skins stretched about long
poles.
TIM IoIgrS AZ circular in form. and of a
. cDnI,-,I ,..ape. TH,. >lI = watch form the
N.lF~. o. rather wall, axe sSNsl TO- liner Sc
( cu-e.y with buc.ssi-'n wiian.>' Or strip.
} IIIay ar % -rf-ci., w,sJhrF-p-yOf Oh the out
} - - and to no ape z M al! U1l.iS, except
! at Eh, top. N4lnre IL" skins have b e.I black
end ~ iu'- ~. 'kr ctd~-d "S thr -lr,N wien
! are Kept up on tue luslee and center
! OF tn cITcumf-T-iIct- ~ some OF
/ : 49, lodges were uOJlc a IrT, OF the finest
I ii .--l-riptat,u owned Dy the more Wealthy
Dole there ar forks GtIcn ia some Insta.-
I c.-s were seen nan-.ns, board, 10 which the
children or ilati.o1,s si'- sir pIed IA. fgns In
/ IaacL lie sfTn. >iy's the white brethren
would hang pictures on a wall.
y ar each IOugc was Sr-gck.si "A huge pile of
| WOO = some oi the stacks" being covered, To
*" y tn--In aTE.
Tie nunbcI of people no visited the camp
during Ia. day, dii not fall snO of 300,
! aud me indians before night must certainly
! have u lIT q oil ttF scrutiny To Nnlci they
we're subjected, yet IL Was 'sniy "A rep-tluOn %,
history. IpT many ~ he tlmy, when whit
ciplIyc~ NeT-, IA III past, made "A SHOW TO
IuaiT 1. Il Dg'-tHGru, and that too when they
were T8TGurrd not only by DelHE caaptiTc> out
u-l to the stake. In.s case i different,
however, for the prisoners nave every thing
they need, ANA a. gen fl Juiils are treated
NOR. ike -u--Sts, tn ala prisoners of war
~ eT "A general >uryey of the VII age as IL
appeared casually, the reporter visited The
quarters occupied by
CHIEF JOSEPH,
which CONSIST Of IA comfortable army tent
wlJu a floor and stoves. This plssc- he Iounu
Inr.usod with "A maitItude al people VINO
were eager Ia gel glance at the
famous cnieft ain. lie appeared much
The same ~ when last noticed
although To the close observer "a slightly care
worn ana tired eXp.>slun could DE noticed on
his lace when new baton OF hand shakers
would arrive. He, about three O'Clock in the
afternoon, lett the tent, leaving another Ia
MI nis place, and with ms chief advisor
sought refuge and rest in The tent OF tine Oil
Ger OF the guard
large hopIIai tents, wa =re,lt wIs gtyen out,
| there would be a ''medicine dane This was
| an error. The ceremonies, a. had been pei
formed In tine morning, were Of a strictly re-
ligiou~ character, and the dance talked OF,
~as The Afternoon service" Ike III
o. churches where two m tting>
held day. The Reporter when Use
time Tor the ceremonies began, at the invita-
a 80 of the 'med &C man" VINO i known
a. .'''eorge" ,n;er,d The large tent and found
IN Two iIur> near TN walls, anu IN 4 sitting
position. Tney were Engaged in singing
-oine of the chants peculiar To the tribe, ana
paid 40 marked attention 10 the entrance
Oi the visitor, each one seeming Ia TIE
deeply Interested and e.,ch wearing a solemn
X preston ON his or her e 'unIenancc. Alter
awhils. others began To arrive, and within a
short tim- lui.y one hundred aud nifty Occu-
pied the tent. The ''greaI medicine" or chief
eXhort"r then TOOK his place ia th'. center of
the group. and began the first
remarks He then rang "A sma bell which
ne heed in his hand ana the entire party be-
gan "A chant which WAS perfect a. 10 time and
harmony ana nos devoid OF music. BDtk
male and female held in their hands some
kind of "A PLANE, either IA single leather or "A
bunch large as "A hearse plume, winch were
waved back and forth murh Ia the manner
our Inu>Ic teachers wave their haton>.
Three men ia the center 81 the apartment
acid nIsi rumenIs which resemble tambour-
anus which they at the proper intervals
vigorously pounded with sticks, producing
sound not unlike "A dram. Ailer tine nFst 2t nrr-
al song was Iinl~Hed, one o. the braves made
few remarks in his native tongue which
were Iol ow-i by another Giant,
which was concluded, as were IN" r. in'tInder
Of the ,ngs, 10y long, low, wall NJ sound,
each one raising the rIgnt hand toward hcav-
en-.
ne second who spoke was a woman. She
related her experience. To tht. medicine man,
and he Repealed ii IN a loud voice To tne con
Sf'G ttion- This was followed by another
chant aud a dane, which Vas Kept up Tor "a
long time.
",,,7urg:.- who during the services seemed to
be the most Interested, on being asked n Inc
WAS tatHo L. sad: "lcs, me "a nolic but
no ,ni-i. lou white man; tno. Il. q black IN n,
me laalan bgi al sam" heart. EpoA heart,
ALI fee. same To Him" aud pointed
upward. The -s.Nice> tasted EnIIl quite u late
hour IA ia" 'Vcning. I . hooker on could not
tn proceedings Ia Jhe I-Ita'ny IA the Ca'ho ic
church.