The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-01-20

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INDIAN SUPERSTITION.
"Harvest Dance" Of the Apaehss-Cu
Custsms Of = Savage Tribe.
"Knock-e-ti-Klinny," the medicine
man arrested and Killed by General
Oarr's command, writes Fort Apache
(Arizona) correspondent, WIS IN Indian
about forty years old, tall and we'll
formed, with . keen, restless, evil eye.
He first came 10 Fort apache about
June 10. he sought ont the interpreter
and told him he wanted to "talk with
the "Nautan" commanding, meaning
General Carr. An "interview." when
the Indian does the talking, II what the
red man loves. He said he came here
at the request Of his friends; that they
wanted him to bring their dead friends
to life buried near here. - he had
promised other tribes he would and
could do with theirs; that he was Q
doctor, and could bring the dead to life;
that they came out Of the ground by de-
grees; that some chiefs were already
out as far as their knees, and would
soon be alive again; and that they had
told him they would come whom the
corn was ripe.
| Glow dc you communicate with your
dead friendsT General Carr asked.
He answered: '"They take the shape
Of bear, and I see them and talk with
hem at night. I leave food for than
in the empty lodges. They do not
want to come till the corn IL ripe, until
there is plenty to eat for all Of u.s."
He then announced his intention Of
holding dances near the post, and said
he wanted the Indian soldiers 1.-THE
scouts) to be present. General Oarr
told him he would speak to Lieutenant
Cruise, the officer commanding the In
dian company, and that he would give
them passes to be absent, but there
must be no drinking Of ''tiswin" (the
Indian whisky), and no disorder. Moth
ing was said about the determination Of
the whites. There were NO threats.
Everything seemed quiet, and the inter
The next evening, about sunset, the
scouts, with their families (the men on
horses, the women and children on foot),
could be seen vending their way across
the hills to the place where the dance
was to be held. II was to be dance Of
unusual ceremony, - the preparations
showed. The road was lined with men
riding. and women and children Of al
ages and sizes. Soon We found our
selves in sight Of . hdge bonfire, and
heard the hum and stir Of hundreds of
voices. What an assemblagei There
must have been between 400 and 500
Indians. 1t was weird. strange picture
TO come suddenly up the crest OF the
hill on . broad, open mesa, and SEQ
these wild, savage people, dressed in all
their barbaric costumes, meeting here
in the lonely, secluded mountains, away
from the civilized abodes Of any human
creature, and performing solemn Zero.
monies to bring their dead brethren 70
lifei
For . moment II seemed like q sceus
passing on the stage. We at md
watched them - they moved 10 and
fro. for the dancing had slrsady BE-
gun. 1t was only sftsr time that ve
could realize that the picture vas 9 n.
Atty, and We must draw nearer 10
watch the movements. The 6rs In thu
center was kept alive by an old woman
constantly piling on dry branches, and
others bringing loads Of branches 70 b
used. It was 20 light W could go the
shadows Of the tall pines In the dis-
lance. and the dusky Aaures a. nav
corners vending their Wey over he
steep rocks toward the scene Of fsstiv.
ifies, Seated ct what scanned TO be the
mead OF the circle were group OF old
chiefs, prominent among whom vas the
medicine man, Knock. e-ti- Klinny. BE
wore his buckskin cost deooratcd With
feathers, and was evidently host nd |
chief Magus Of the occasion. Spread |
on the ground in front Of him was : |
blanket, and on this was q row of vhite
buttons, showing the number Of dead
chiefs whom he promised 10 bring 10 |
BE and the chiefs who wore near him
took no part In the dance, but were |
solemn spectators. At . little distance |
we're group OF younger men beating 9 |
kettledrum and singing an endless.
monotonous chant, Q repetition Of Wild |
sounds not unlike the barking Of
wolves, which at night it might ba
easily mistaken for. From all t6st can |
be learned, the songs Of these indian
are simply recitals Of their fights, re-
peated over and over again. There q
no attempt at music or harmony. The
Eoie object seems to be noise Of the
most distracting nature. At pause IN
The Wild music an Indian. who acted e
OF ceremonies, stepped out into
The ring near the fire, and called out
he next figure Of the dance. The
and singing at once began
again: The young women 1.-THE men ali
This time remained seated In groups on
he ground) ran out and scross the
ring, tapping Is they passed each onei
J man in the group. The msnvould
hen run back TO her place, the mn
following her, and whom humber Yer.
provided with partners the dancing b.
gan. They took their places In Inca
he men facing toward the are, the
women IN the opposite direction, O. vice
fersa. Sometimes the man would have
NO partners. en- old woman md :
Foung one, but thsy each took hold q
ais arm, and perhaps he enjoying the
iouble compliment, would dance away
. happily With the ons q ths oths;.
me step vAs sopswhat IN time Win |
h muda o. rather With their own |
banning tor eaOh ons san9 - hS
lanced. II vas shost SEP bsckvsydl
nd forward, the bodies GvRyina. the
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