, 1879-07-17
A Lively Excursion With a Party
Of Pawnees in indian -
Territory.
The "Corporal IA Texas squatter.--
How the Aborigines Made
"Good Medicine"
Encounters with Two Herds Of Duffalo-..
Staying Tho Hugo Animals With
bow aud Arrow.
ono Hundred and Fifty Beasts
Baggad In aTTwo Weeks
Trip.

Fort SurPLY, Ind. Ter, July little faNnco
Ipdfaue-a once powerful tribe occupying the
northeastern PORTION of Nshraskh-aro now be-
ing domesttcated on reservation fn tbs Indian
Territory, about 20 miles cast OF this post
Like all indians brought from tic North to this
Territory, tllcy nre dissatisfied, though It ls on
account VI tho climate, a. they appear to like
their Agent, and lake IN interest in their arrt-
cultural pursuits. They say, now that the road
of the rcd man Is growing dim, and that OF Inc
Wits man growing plain and wido, they could
be. happy whcrc they are II tncy coo'a 90
healthy.
A marty Of about 100 Of these relies OF bar
bnsisn, camc out on q bnfralo-hunt, got up on
tho Canadian Rtyer, md got into row With tic
Texans, near Fort Elliott, who accused them Of
stcal!ag hogs; but, us they "hard'y ereF"
stcnl, Il "a IN open question. However, they
were sent 10 this post, guarded by company OF
infantry, under Capt. Iscun1'
They. had rassca to hunt, and nsked FL Com
mnndante, hlat. Dallas, to allow them to hunt
for ten day west OF this post They said this
would ts .-. --....
THEIR LAHr puprALo-HuNT.
They wanted 10 get some huffalo-cow meat TO
offer up to the Great Spirit when they mako
medicine, rs we'll Is to cat, mud skins to make
moccnsins. The Maior consented to let them
70, sending Capt. Eskridgc, Ltcut. Drodsicl,
Sergeant, and six men ns escort, to keep them
within the limits of the Territory, and avoid col
llsiou between them and passing "1ex," rs they
calf ali ctlizons in this country.
We left on the 14tt1, and moved up tho Beaver
about twenty miles, to wbcre the great Texas
cuttta.trail crosses that strenu1. At this point
wc fo,,nd ono .oc,ton of aomo oncts 1rivc.-n
Nv tVe"u wy $50. a ~ =. ~.
Bmall ono oh1y aoout o'ooo neha' eto.. tuls
place wo moved, next day, on to and up ktovn
nj (rtyt r FifYAT ht1 "A
and killed one. Two antelope and lawn CON-
plctod the days do!ngs. The morning Of tho
18th wo moycd un the same creek, and found,
not not buffalo. but an animal not 60 neorly c1,
.~ Mos .,,,ot.or ,v,.. ntont ~ ,,asd ~ 49,
tlnct'-a stQaatter, w1th apont l,ooo heaa ol cat
Tic, graziV; peacefully, flour!ahtng and CROWN.
fat, toououo,iz!ug tho range to the exclusion Of
"a .horirInn1 orcnn,nts' of which wc vero IN
senrch.
By this time your correspondent had made
the acquaintance OF some Of
oun FRIENDS or THE 10 FAMILY.
nc nao pufsueo tneal, tnes tuem' erosse" tneir
trail, ca1nped on 1t, md, II you must have tho
little hatchct part Of H. beon pursued by them;
... ~ ''e -. -. ~, 49,. 80. ~
government elc'' aa On tn'a tf'p..
They arc not absolutely controlled by my
one, but are strongly influenced BY their leading
men. their influence being nessurofl hv their
, sa,,h ~ I.s ~ a.h ~ ,ro .sr,ns, Fsar9 ~ rl
"e@''" tne ~ ea,e " w Anssos'' E'e1f auss-
Lion must, 10 determined oy q acouncfl Of tho
leading MOT. . - = 800 ''
Thcro were in this party about tIftv hunters.
each With butTalo-popy. only used Ia Tic chase.
For uls baloncp there werc eousws, bows, old
men. md noor]v-mounted bncks. They md
.,n,,' h"s.. "a ru ,t ,sss"s ~. ". r,a.s .a naa
o''.y oo"s ,",'A a'tu"S 1ol "F"s' Anete "eto
ABOUT hal!'anzen guns IN the party; but only
ono "old Kalntuck" rifle and ono pistol proved
ecrrceabio When IL CAME to aolon. They were
no, oIl6w.1 ~ n-tno f,r,-,,n,. snv. wt,,,,sas
a no,aa,n ~ ~ D5'R nss6 90 wnhessea
the nr;tIvc x at, ntrn,s 1n f., ~. "a
81 n,iranrcmcnt ent"htrnnn1, o,,d ~ scarc1, "
Tane V.r,iw IL .int. ars a,n SearsY o.
hmc, cntn'; ;ntn ca,n,, .. ta ~ s me":
ond dayss % marcb; % = -s'' ~ 'Ae eA' " 'uF s'e'
VERY HANDSOME buck
Of fi about @ 90 ~ summers; Tho was watching his
entered into conversation, In broken Enoiish
n!dcd by signs lie said he had been ono oi tlcs
Pnwuee scouts under Ger. Crook in his Sio,1r
on,r o.,v,.x4 f,,1 E,o.. f.....xf - -.