The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-02
THE FLORIDA tNDtANg.

bUty hOwteUnv bnr bonoep OhtScos VIII
Tiger Tan-Death orTiEer Tall and Csiteo.
CHATrAHoooHEE Fla, March 20.-In my
wanderinps over this part OF Uncle Sans farm
I carry tents and provisions, have my own cook.
and am eupplied with wagons. horses. and
boats and whatever inny be feoossary for use
in pottina over n country not provided with
public means OF conveyance. stay day or q
week In one place as occasion may require,
and then seek another locality For several
days have been encampcd under tree known
as Jaoksons oak. on a spot whore Old Hickory
negotiated a treaty with the Apalachioola Indi-
ans. whose chief at that timo was Yellow Hair
It Is the highest point.of land in Florida, being
800 foot above tide water. and only sixty miles
in n straigbt line to the Gulf. The Flint and
NORTHUMBERLAND pt.,., - ,,,,,.. .,d torn, Tho
ohauahoochee mvors mere unite ana form the
treated gave their name 10 tho stream BY the
t.rrs 90 tbis tro,tv a rosorva,ion v,a o,von
oerns oi this treaty reservatoh WINS sNon
the tribe on the west bank OF tho river. tho land
being allotted in such q way as to allow the
indiana to dispose of IL "a thew chose. II has
humans W oispo'o Vi !" 90 '.oy o'o'o' ~ ZOO
long been in the possession OF white purchasers.
and 1t has yielded many bales Of cotton and
hogsheads OF tobacco.
Yellow Hair was troublesome Indian. and
hard to please. He believed in war. and
.hn',,,St a. p o,,.,. ~, aot,,oronts
eioush. II po,io W miami ,, ~, ~,
ana massacre Sc .h aoaeheSess, people t'ses ua
aonioi VI .iio nae VI a we .
man he ioresaW inc growing s.rehstn Oh the
whites. and that any conflict with them must
eyentunlly end in failure. He believed in n
oaoS,,I so,,t,an =, 81, a;eeon,t,oo ho,waon tho
contendng races. These ideas he undoubted-
Iv obtained from Gov On Val ono OF the ear
Hest territorial rulers of Florida. Between the
Governor and this savage there was an intima-
oy remarkable in its nature. Tiger Tail fire.
Quehtiy ulheu. WITHOUT lhVltaeioh' ao inc uoN-
ernors table. much to the disgust of Mrs.
Du val W "non .uo tnui"'i' "o.o 20. ,O.
disgusting. But the Governor had reasons OF
edoncs ~ t TIesr TaiI ond all others ovor whom
ne VI a,' .,sa Oh ,,, 49,
%ns ns o srS se
| infant settlements from attack. On several oc-
had his warriors equipped for a descent upon
| the settlements. Tiger Tail, firmly attached to
! immediate steps to appease the suvages.
| While Gov Duval hold sway there was peace
sorbcd in tribal relations with the Greeks, and
| left their country for the countrys good fol-
Ta rsman nod faithful to the Whites lit Until the
| treacherous capture of Osceola by Gen. Jessup.
| From that time until the day Of his death no
| art or persuasion could induce him to trust
| white man. No recollection of Gov. Duval.
whose friendship he once prized and who never
betrayed him or deceived him even in the
| slightest degree had any effect in moving him
| to Dlace even a limited confidence in another
broken friendship. and disspated ali the good
| effects OF the sagacious Governors policy. In
si nI dc ei and mioes of dollars we're
reouired from The ana national Treasury to subdue
ths saysess %nd GSmPSnsato for losses in the
! with BiIi I Bowless and the Semin"es, who
| "dhared To him Tiper Tail withdraw and
| wnuId have nnthin1 tS do with the white men
spurning their cold and treating their offers OF
| Wnst with contemnt. Ho Remembered only
| Osceola and his treacherous capture AS long
Hond i he raa n Of White men there would be
| room enough in this world for himself and
them. He and his followers fied to the
| fo.Iny this remnant of n once powerful
tribe nre contented comparatiyely rich in cat.
tie. and want no Washington talk" from
AGENTS of the Goyernnent. Several attempts
have been made to hold conference with them
r"latiye To- their removal Nest. but they eiude
ali interyiews The most inIefatigable COM
| missioner from the most enterprsing newspa-
per would ian to get an expression. from their
By prGoy W amy OF the Of
| Florida they are entitled to a member in each
one light Tsy
diti5n' however. which they cannot always
maintain as the advancing settlements must
0T a.eg or Ss1rb them ,1 nas o' occupy
| best information concerning his age places il
| at the time OF his death betweon 30 and 100
years. Though Old and feeble, and his death
anticipated. his authority was supreme. He
| leaves a son, Tommy "iyer
| On the western h. Of the Suwanee. in
| Lafayette County Bill iowlegs had his home.
The place is now known rs Old Town. and
| Old Town Hammock is one of tho choicest
bodies of land in the State. spent ten days
in this locality in February 1881. 1t was settled
| after the removal of the Indians by a colony
from South Carolina. whose desccndants occupy
the greatcrportiop of the country now. The land
an uncultvated state, having been abandoned
from the lack Of energy or capital. 1t would DO
u great benefit to the country il tho plantations
were subdivied and new blood infused into the
| population. The Suwanec affords transporta-
ton for all crops produced, and several rail
| roads are projected from the north and east
for the purpose of connecting this compara-
| lively isolated region with the outside world.
The Indians knew good land, and here they had
extensive corntlelds. The country aboundS
with grapes. plums and other wild fruit, and
this. also gave it an attraction to the Indians
1t is admirably adapted for pears, figs, peaches,
and grapes and one acre OF such fruits would
yield more money than ten acres in cotton.
This region is II paradise for those who find
| lnppinpSS in hunting and fishing A Stpnm-