, 1879-06-17

| the border, thu Whites Lave heard uiul yACueI1
known Of some mystic ceremony performed b1
them annually; but Of its exaet nature. Unit
very recently. none havc knuwn. Old Rcd
Cloud, tiIc bloody hero Of Fort Phil kcarue,
massacre. Informs tna tint its origin is back Il.
the dim pastt-away beyond hts rceollec
t!on,-cxtending ns far back even
ns Indian tradition does. The ccrc
1nony has been deeply shroudea in mystery, 70,
tho rcason lint its mention escu deeply touchc,
the 1ndIau heart, while its actual OCCURRENCE
arouscs all the had blood in him, and renders
him 80 dangerous und bloodthirsty Tint white.
lavc not becn able TO BE- present and liyo to
tell tho tale. But tile present seml-ftisndty
disposition Of the Indians at this Agency, It is
thought, makes
| THE ATTENDANCE or WHITES sArE:
whercupon your correspondent nceeoted the
courteous Invitation OF DR.. McQltycuddy to bu
present; ntld. On the evening ot the 9Th inst,
leit Dcud"ood City, Ia company With Lieut..
Starr, OF tho First Infantry, aud, bY riding day
aud night, arrived ut tile Agency the evening
of the 6th
For tic past few days the Indian village hns
baeh In trc.nor Of excitement md preparation
for tic snn-Dance, -wlIicn begins tomorrow.
The Sun.Dnncc, or Dance to God, IL very
sncred religious ceremony, consisting OF worallip
Of the Great Spirit mud thu Sun, as we'll ns being
graduation cxcrcisc,-the young bucks
graduating into warriors. Oi tl,c religious Gle.
IN, r.of e' H. spax , ~ tte 4t, le.tef enilcnt-
tton AZ Hly limited Tins una nbIlIty will permit
nmarr Il, s w. meu, iantas'ea'y peaatllua pre-
'''"'ua's ee'su'ouy VI
CUTTING TIE FoLB
around which the dance is to tnkc ptacc,
10 begin with, seyeral days since the Chiefs
Inc tnftno tpItt trfI
beautiful broad bottom, about three miles east-
erly Of the Agency, TO which spot tic various
tribes gathered, ,--Rcti.Clou ueal -Ctief, iirst
,9snfi, a' TUG e,sn; oihers 5olng on us iet un.
about 1D0 acres.
Arriving ut the village at 10 a. IN. today,
found tt!s circular tuclosiirr al agtow with rap
.',ss, u'ounaga iutans. asesseN III ahgtr
tcene vas stirr,ne a'saseas nc h.. eolofs, lug
she,. ualt-snoasahu ,a",, Youths were ; racing;
s1ua%s sni. pappoosss; willie, rItiius solou'nly
rsfsors fSss poe! sae ons %s SedssFsd sfa
sit',.aas Msn as"smg1s ,n aa l anne's md
i,,ooons, wh'e 9nl9s oi ttt eagle wcru tied IN
~ nc ths a"' "s'u 'a'' aes' oahos were composed
u .ns ... ...-..-........
nnd moved NIL abreast, keeping a en,cnl,d
alignment, aud, as they WouJi coma tn tht
lodge,hornr Of onu Of TIC young bucks OK. cx-
1lectPH 10 tnke part In thu SUM- t1;rc. ti1. rr.
crss!un would halt, while tl,r s|cdIcinc-Afap, nr
Head-Warrior, would cutcr ntl p1 eycnt him Itth
Il lighted pips, by l!ls taking mud sfnokiyr n
which lie was pledged tu take Dart tn liz. tsrc.
Inony, uni to bcur thu torture will tic rcuulsto
fortiiuac.
After tic entire village Ind bcen thus c|rc,rd
they proceeded or oyer lhe hills IL ,hr ire"
selectetl 10 serve on tic oicasftu. Hnnn nft",-
lhe t,1t{ru yiRjape.-son,r 'oJa} tndI,.s Iii
mounted. fal,nwri: nnt1 lin src,,a ryrn",'ed ~
strange Lca,1tv anyihinr i han war s".n ~ ~
even s]Eca1ncI. betoro. ri ma eha,,ld ta,o =
handful nj Iii sceds NJ ni1 kunw, ,,"rtatt"s ~
Lrjrht-ro,DrcI flnwrrs ",u1 shn,,;d so,v ',,,n y"
broadcast where tlIcy wnn1d snr,,s 1 ~, nh
fuwer In tho utmost ,mrmrinnrr lid r. nna
could then act ihu Wtnio tntn most vlhlcnt
agitation, one would have In miniature
FxEnLE PORTRAYAL oy THE SCENE. |
Beneath eottonwoof ire. ,f o,,o,,t It, ,n,h,.
diameter nuI fty T.rt in Lf0ht satf .4.e
a!ctlicue.hicn we're rrra"ei tn ,u.ktm,. u u,,.ii.
cinc.n The trcn atnnfi Il, n ravt'" ohI,, ill.,,
feet In iepth. In n,s ri xb;rI, o"s s,nn.;t aaa.t
waa difficult. a1ut down intn m.hi,t |
uope VIVA ncrmittcd ~ on '"ss nv. "AHa ~.
Nj edIvtur-sfep und few dtsttnrIs.hrt 1,,,,aY. ns
lu effect uf othcrs cr,,ssin~ H." INV .stn.
y hfr}, I'm nofa t.uat Ia tps;s..- ~ ~ S1u'