The New York herald., 1878-03-04
ADORIGINES IN COUNCIL.
Annuity Day at the Kiowa and
Comanche Agency.
A CHRONIC IN INDIAN INK.
Demands Of the Chiefs Upon
the Great Father.
TIE TERRORS OF AN OLD SUPERSTITION.
The Return of Chaos to Follow the Ex-
tinctIon of the Buffalo.
'HE TERRORs OF AN OLD SUPERSTITION.
Eah 1879

tribuion Of few annuity goods left unpaid and the
weekly issue OF rations made up an interesting
kalcidoscoplc Wow OF semi-bnrbnrous life
in that terra snco0aita known the Indian Territory.
Bullying norther during the night blew the shingles
ofcvilizaton into the surrounding OF prairie
bu, the morning broke bright aud blue overhead. By
nine O'Clock the b,llowy dead grass OF the plain was
pleasantly dotted In every direction with the guy
scarlet and blue strou1ing ana blankets Of incoming
Comanches. Kiowas and Apaches, all on their way TO
the agency Tor . share OF Uncle Sans beef and -four
shawls. shoes and Dutch ovens Here and there
good iignt wagon, with ts white top, containing
some prominent chief ana his harem OF wives could
be seen rolling leisurey along, while attached
to every party at least half dozen dogs. And
such ours hundreds Of them. Ours OF the most in
wolf and fox types utterly and ncouccivab!y
worthless except scavengers OF the plains to pick
clean the rotting carcases OF ponies and cattle By
ten there were present at least thousand chiefs,
bold warriors Of the oIden times, young men and
women OF these three well known and dreaded tribes
II was gala day with them. Thoy all dressed
in their most stunning hnery, including brass
rings, armets, amueis, medals from the Great
IN Washington, feathers, beaded moccasins, eggings
and every conceivable bit OF jewelled CO.
quctry aud dandyism which had been hap
PLY presented TO them since tho troubles
which had driven them unwillingly into the
arms OF civilization. Perhaps moro be said for
the dirt than the dignity OF the Apaches. but finer
physical specimens OF the red travelling the white
mans road rarely be found than in the Comanche
and the Kowa Indians learning TO plough to SOW
to reap and to NOW under tho shadows OF Mounts
Scott and Sheridan-those OF the inr reach
Ing Wichtas Scarcely one OF these chiefs but had
written his title deathlcss history among bis
tribes by bloody exploits and ruthless raids; one
among all present but whose hands had been Redeemed
by white . butchery, and whose line OF the war
path had been barbarously marked by the ashes OF
onco happy homesteads, tho capture OF babes and
ravshment white settlers wives and daug
Bedouns Of tho American desert they had been the
terror the Southwest from the lines OF tho Madre TO
tho Sierra Nevada
THE GooDLY COMPANY.
The agency inside and outside Of the office raings
was full The by tho wall, tho floor clear up to
the stove, every coign Of vantage mad its patient
waiting aboriginc, smoking The Comapche pipe
Kiowas generally indulge cigarettes-which, after
four or Avo vigorous pulls, handed from chief to
chof in circles OF small bands. Outside the buiidng
men ana women wore grouped around on the prairie
In a manner to delight the artistic eye, while the
surroun ding landscape speckled by 1900 ariated
grazing indian ponies Let the dogs be forgotten.
They sneaked and snarled. snapped and fought like
sons OF wolves and foxes they were.
Horseback (rerrca-quoiph the head chief all, ana
the man possessing the greatest influence over his
people. Happily It has been for good. In his time
he has been "bad ipjun, OF whom, 1t is sad that he
once for joke tied bundles of prairie grass to the
backs OF some Mexican captives, and, firing It, badc
them run. Ho is old now and peaceful but has four
Jolly looking. bouncing wives, always neatly rolled up
in blue blankets, two or three Of whom generally
tend him when no takes his rides abroad
Ia tho neat wagon presented to him by
government for useful aid to tho agent
After him como Cheevers, Onaweeka, Little Crow.
Esananika, Howeaha, Wild Horse, White Eagle, Essa-
SOFT Pioh, Queenapyte. Otter Belt, straishteather,
Kahavawan, Uncut, Taphponah and Quinah. The
mother OF this last named chief the daughter OF
Judge Parker, Of Parker county, Texas, and was
stolen by the Comanches when young. Some years
since she recognized and taken to her Iriends,
either IN Texas Kansas whore tho family s promi-
ncnt and wealthy, but the attractions OF her savage
ne after SO many years. strong
ana she returned. Not loug since Quinah rescueda
German boy from another bund OF lndiaus brought
him 10 his camp, informing General MckeDze OF the
TACT Qunan is 10 take this boy back to his home in
Tcxas and visit mis- white relations the time,
THE KI0wA CHIEFS
Tho Kiowa chiefs present were Hcidsick, Bigbow
Zip-Koh-Eia-his Indian name--has the pleasant rep
utatl0n OF having killed aud scaiped white pco
pie than any hvne Kowa and as having been raider
of tho rsduest type). Stcmeling Rear, Running Bear
for his fidelity, and the hrst Indian TO intsust his
child TO- me agcney scnocl! Featherhead, Friazle-
Heart sent Florida for his participation with Lone
volt outbrc TX Of 1S74 Quo'sabet, Poor Buffalo,
Big Tree. This last viii be remembered connected
with Satanta aud sautauK ~ the capture OF
tram bound for Fort S, IN 1S7f, and the murder of
some seven tcamsters, one OF whom they roasted
alive. Sautauk was killed by soldiers IN the effort
escape, and Salanta Is In tho Texas Pcntcntary serv
lug lie sentence as he richly aescrves Big Tree,
from doubt attaching 10 his case, was liberated,
aud draws his raiions Ike man.
Tho Apacuc chiefs present were White Man. White
Tree, Captain, stevens Doslaiter, Nuvaku Longiock
Tahah and Stazana There were others, but tns list
will serve 10 GIVE an idea Of the mpor france OF the
motive which had brought so many cncis Of tho
highest prominence Observation-Disclosures and her,
editary, nearly all OF them
As these huddlcd together, there was evidently
something bearing on their minds Tue lndian BRAIN
was busy with big talK-with Washington talk, us
they stye winch is intended councils Of
tue Great Father In the District. IL was ol disturb
Tug 1t couldn't well be beef, although con
tractors beef Just Is highly anatomical aod sug-
gestive of Improvements. MOL Wuat WAS uY There
was known 10 be dark shadow cloudine the aborig-
nal brow not altogether disconnected with bualocs
Perhaps they were going to talk buffalo About
eleven o'clock the assembled chiefs looked kecniy
through the vapsry nicotIne towards Terrcoquv, IS
the oid Comancne, with quot dignity, rose aud re-
ques,cd Agent Hawor,h TO take scat by his s'do.
For baJf mnu,o the traditional PIN might havo
been 10 drop, and then letting his blanket tail
irom hs whIc mans vest and sn'rt sleeves, the Old
man eloquent spoke.
There we're many cneis and young men present,
and ho wanted to talk to their ather the agent, Of
what Weighing heavily on the minds oi All. IL
about the ounalo when we're fast passing away.
THIS about the iast oi the Indians ior bull
falo. hey had just returned from hunt ana tLey
had found buffalo scarce tue plans. Whoa the
bulaIo wero gone where should they look Tor robes
Tuey might look to Washington Tor the spotted
buffalo (cattIeh but where were they TO look Tor
robes TO sell Tor many things winch were neccs-
sary for their young men ana women 10 huvey
About this he wanted 10 ask the Great Father IN
Washington raise price of Buffalo ro0cs. -Four
doars, allowed by the traders, was not enough.
When their young men wanted to buy coat or some
tnIng necessary in which travel tho white mans
road, they found II away above what bufao robe
would Duy. He wanted their father, the agent to
make a paper TO send to Washington about this, as
they couIa not understand how they were to get
along without money to buy things necessary
to wear. IL they wcie TO travel Washing
toms road lot Washington mako the road good
Tor tnem. We are all well pleased with
tho ways of our father II the road Is