The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-02
BY DUNCAN M'DONALD.

The Indians who depend upon these Lakes for nsh
are the Nez Perces. They have caught nsh there
weighing from Is TO 90 pou nds and to 81 feet In
length. The accounts Of the fishing in the Yellow
stone National Park are ludicrous to Us. II Provi-
dence and the National Government would permit Z
"swap TO be offered % we would certainly decline
We got there sturgeon, white fsh, brock and lake
trout and the noble pike. fsh weighing 80 pounds
has been caught with pitchfork. OF course such q
noble prize could not be taken BY any one less booded
than the offspring Of Lord or Duke Of Great Britain
This 10 evidenced by the fact that 1t was son Of
lord Of the realm, BY name Hugle. who caught the
thirty FOUNDER with fork, having happened him in
about three feet Of water On the sides OF the noun
tains surrounding these Lakes We can see the Noun.
tain Goats and Big Horns gazing at Us from insccces
sible heights.
PREcARIoUs STOCK GRowNs.
At the low er end Of these Lakes IL trading estab
lishment owned by F. Kspouse. He Is also trying te
raise stock He had considerable number Of hoga
and chickens, but mountain storms swept down and
every one was frozen. He was fortunate enough &c
save his CATTLE but unfortunately the second storm
composed Of the Queen red subjects who saugh
cd them. Many stockman has lost his cattle BY the
Canadian Blackfeet.
MEETING IN THE wrLDs.
do not wish TO NEEDLE with the religious business
Of Others but that your readers may understand the
religious customs and habits Of the far North, will
relate an incident that occurred in December. While
lying In the lodge one day. the thermometer marking
about 40 degrees below zero, saw at distance Of
three miles a body Of men approaching. They were
Indians and soon after reached our camp. tall man
came in and extended his hand We accepted the
profered token Of amity and he informed rs he wal
one Of the Mountain Stopey chiefs named spitah tall
man. He said - am starving; can you let me have
something to eat p Certainly" replied, 81 am
willing to help any one in that condition" I ther
gave him square meal and presented him with l0(
pounds Of -four. II was nearly Christmas. The band
pitched their camp near ours and Spitah said the
Stoneys were great hunters and when the Holy Ds,
came he would make US present OF all the vensior
we wanted anc We would have big time. The Nea
Perces and Stoneys hhd about an equal number Of
lodges. One party was Drummers and the other Al
strong Protestants under the control Of John Mac
Dougald. who 10 missionary living at Bow River
We awaited anxiously to their religious festivities
and hear their doctrines. The natives built Aedi-
cine Lodge shout sixty feet in length where they couc
have plenty of room to dance. Christ mas finally cam,
and we bad grand blow out In the line OF Indian
grub. should have said before had the big feas
that heard for the drst time the doctrines Of the
GREAT PROPHET sxoHALLA.
had read great deal about them In the newspapers
the diff of all being that his teachings were in vo-
lence to civilization. When the feast spread or
the appichemous ready to eat the Oldest man. an nd
herent and disciple Of Smohalla rose to ask blessing
from the Supreme Deity, and said 1--WE believe In
q Supreme Being, who made heaven and earth and
created mankind. lie made the waters and the ami
mails and fish for man to drink and eat. He placed
the sun, and stars in the sky that might see
and he covered the earth with grass and heritage thai
the animals may feed. The Supreme Being has put
everything in this world fer the good Of mankind
To-day happy one for rs, not only because 1t ID
the day Christ was born but because the whites GELS
brate this day and enjoy themselves and leading
deem 1t best for to enjoy ourselves this day
n well as Others His dearest words TO rs are Love
one another: keep your hearts clean. We must moi
kill, NOR STEAL he.' he says the young man car
select young woman Tor wife II each 10 suited tc
the other and they shall live together until death. Hs
says the fathers and mothers should teach the chill
drsn all good things that We are wicked, when We
die NO one will mourn or regret ~ II we are good
we will have sympathy In this world and 10 the next
happy hunting grounds. Now wo will feast and sing
songs and dance and enjoy ourselves. Eho knows
who may die before another Christmas' While w
are in this dear world let enjoy ourselves" Thia
10 the religion Of smohsla We accepted Its teaching
and the mountains echoed our joy.
WAR PAINT DISCUSSED.
We often hear about War Paint" When an In.
dian 10 painted they say he 10 on the war path.
born in an Indian country and have Indian blood In
lint I tall ipf fyou
paint. The talk about war paint u ridiculous nsn.
sense, although we frequently hear 1t said, II saw an
Indian with his paint on; he Is the war path
Paint Is like anything else Of Indians dress or
fancy; and feathers likewise. When city ladies' an
the wrinkles In their faces. and wax and paint them.
selves and put on their fancy fsathersd bsunsts and
oil their mouths with false teeth they the war
path When lean. bsld-headed. too,hless white
man puts on wig. has dentist oil his mouth with
false teeth and his tailor pad his clothes with cotton
and adds white shirt and brass buttons to win his
darling's heart, 10 he ION the var path 2" Certainly
not. Sowth an Indian. Paint il part OF his dress.
Go into their churches and ysu will see the Indians
painted and feathered They claim that paint Is good
for the skin; keeps 1t from chapping. The red lover
wears paint to win his girls heart lust - the white
man patches himself up for the same purpose. He
wears 1t alike when Peace sits smiling In her sweetest
mood or amid the strife Of raging battle The paiat
Is always the came. When white man starts cut to
kill another does he carry sign that be 10 on the war
path Do YOU suppose an Indian does
AN OLD TIMER 10 uNp.
At Fort Macleod we found an old pioneer of the
early days 10 acknowledgements you call them
Later he was . resident Of Missoula. / mean Dan
Driacoli. He left kissoula county In 1869 for the
Peace River country. Two or three years after We
heard he was dead. After leaving hissoula be loca-
ted near 0kanagap Lake; went thence to Thompson's
River. B. c., from there Vt0 Jaeper House TO Red
River where he lost most or his horsss By disease
Then he bought race horse and came to Fsrt Mac
leod last tall. Had races with the Police but
the Red Goats would not give up the money to him.
BE expects to 90 the Kootsnai pass In April to
Okanagan.
Col. Macleod had an increase in his family ON New
Years evening. Thanks TO Providence 1t 10 Of that
to be Of the force to SIGHT old crowfoots war
ross In Ease the Domnisn GoveEnment don't feed IL
Blackfeet Indians. ~
TIE "rIor HI fHus At yoRr MACLEOD.
The substitute for whisky 1t Fort Msclesd ID cpa-
posed Of Jamaica Ginger. Perry Davis Pain Killer,
strawberry water, Cayenne pepper and nutmeg There
are dances from three to I've times . week. One
night we were invited to attend . PARTY given By
prominent citizen Of the town. On entering the
Grand Hal-with dirt roof--we noticed somewhat
ssssenblage Of people. Saskatchs
wan hall breed walked up 10 . and aid. "Pitch in;
IL played out in this part Of the werd"
We took seats, intending 70 engage partners after
time. Finally We felt like having dance and walked
over toward the Prairie gristhe true aboriginal oe-
eupants Of the soil and proceeded after shs methods
Of Montana to solicit the pleasure u dancing With two
Of them. They looked 1t ~ and shsok their hesds
We returned rather estfallen to our seats French
half-breed walked up To NJ and said "whst b the
matter, young men ." We said We had been refused.
- Refused Rsfsssd I" he exclaimed; 1--WE been in
Tits country al my life and thatt the Arst time ever
heard Of girl refusing to dance with . man. Conc
On boys: III gst partners for yoa. He wsat OYER 70
he women, seized one By the wrist and giving her
yank" that sent her spanning 70 the niddis Il Tia
room be furnished one ot NJ with partner and no
nent after another came on the aoss ths sans way.
We had No trouble getting partners afsss we found
pat the way Of the country. All yea have 10 q 70
arag them ont and they'll Aancs plenty. Ths roaghx
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