, 1881-10-12
INDIANS IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN,

Special Correspondence Of The CAieaeo Tribune.
BATTLE CREEK, Alleh., Oct. 1U.-NeaE AtheuA
q vlllaKc fifteen miles south or this city, IL IN
Indian reservation where reside tribe known
as "PotawatomIcs." It consists OK about
seventy five porsous IN n!l, md Is composed Vt
nrtecn fau,iics-,lll rcIatcd-who atl Intcrulnrty.
This, Of course, ts not conducive to q very hlgh
order Of Intellect, and, although their children
attend school II portion ut tno year, they ueyes
nttaln any proficiency fl their etuules.
phincas Tatnto IL tho chief Of the tribe. Tha
little village which their dwellings make Il
known by tho euphonlotis Nntne OF "Waa"
keshtna," and, besides tho school, has also
church, whcro services arc conducted reguiafl!
by 'spale.faco" brother, and many OF them
have needed 10 his urgent addresses, becoming
members Of tho church and very good Christmas
The trlbo WAS formerly Il worry large one, but 10
1911 tho Government removed them ali to the
Indian T0rrItory, whcro tho most Of thein st'lt
live. some of tholn were hOmcs!ck, howeyer. aad
suon returned to their old bunting grounds
They own tho land whore thcy 1.-Two, about aN
ncrcs, md havo much OF 1t Under cultivation.
11es!.lcs what they rl!so. tho Goyorntnent allows
thena an annuity Of 500, which IL divided oe.
tween them. kuary nl of them own houses. 1n
which they tako Ereat pride Their cropa q
wheat aud corn suffered ,n,icl from tho M G ds1u!a
to rely upon hunting and fishing Tor !!yllg.
Very little intenpcr1.ce extsta among them:
nnu, like m1oL AHef!GMsl 4HulAIIss PEoteF khlAss
10 work. They have u regularly orxantzed baso. ~.
matcs @ Eli su,ss @ VIII tSc @ obs 81 noisheosinE H.
lHgcs, and at this spt,rt they arc worry ski!lus
a'ld successful There are hundreds of actes n. o,
Whortlaburry swalnps III their ylunity. from
which tho ltdlans 9nther thousands 2! pusaen I';r
and ao!I thoui very cheap fur cash, Or c1ca9nKs
theM for tns fow 9nSsFl9s shey nou Sinnea a11 1s5
70 tho Chlcngo and l3osrte markets. t.: iGe ns
"brAyeA" very seldom degratlc themselves "
such tnenlal wor1t Us gathering borrles, any
leave 10 thotr saMs wo may olten % 70 'fsa sr
buck, while bor lego l6rl is hunting a1d Gshlns'
or. II too old, u at homo manufacturing o1ws
arrows, ai,l ba8kets. which are stained Drtxnt
Selling lhoir bsrrlos and wiokerware ia hoiday
for tho es,tlre trlhs, who Hll cotna to tue cily.
lnldlng dowu their pou!eA. After tholr wares
ara disposed OF tho boys shoot ut pensllte o.
teal fully compensated for tho l,as nj, sna!F
snall cllnng0 Nv witnessing tho sktl! my neas ,s
terity with which those young Ntnratis viii bsns
tloWll the Gnppcrs niue times out Ut tets ~
attrcd in bus icsa suits, viii red shirts, I'D .ad
conh.skin cGps, whtlo tho slta4wa tlress r. 'ng ~
brightest C0lursnl ealcns. nnl frequently r. e.
burehe,tdcd aud bAref1oted. The coy A1ih IT. IT,
serIbss 50 fully. Is sostiou seen on Tho sirsstss
Ut holno until wouel and wat, by soino 1F'sss
| who hnH proved hlmsalf wcrthy uf her. Ias
nlembcrs OF the tribe llhuu thesa yotsnK "teei
III tho hiRhcat respect aud VIII, II lc1sssnts
| tiKbt to tho tioath for their GGnnr. ,fho13a
pnieRmntic and solld III thoir linttiro they W.
| good nvghborA a1ld observe wcll tho lNws, noao
urIue They do nnt betray III thotr stnlid. s;rf1 '
| cnlIntenAi.ees, which urG tello1n Ct,vcred WE
smiles, thAt they hHEi royal right ~ VI ~
broad land fron' which they wore driven "