The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-17
MISCELLANY.
A GIRLS STRANGE FREAK.
Joining an Indian Tribe in Order to learn
Their Traditions.

Many of the readers of the Journal have
doubtless heard of Cushman, the Young man
who has gone to live among the Pueblo In
dians of New Mexico as one of the tribe that
he may learn the customs, traditions and
religion of this interesting and exclusive
people. 1t may interest those who have
heard of Cushman to know that for the past
seven months there has been living with the
0mahas, thirty miles below this city, an ed
ucated young lady-a Boston lady too--who
is for time member of tho tribe, because
she hopes in this way to learn something of
the inner life of this, the Oldest tribe except
the Pawnees in this part of the West. This
lady, Miss A. @. Fletcher, was in the city on
Tuesday with Dr. Wilkinson, agent of the
0mahas and Winnebagos. The agent says
that on taking charge of the 0mahas few
weeks ago he found this Indy with them, and
nearly starved. During the ladye brief Wis.,
it to the city journal reporter had the
pleasure of meeting her. He did not inter-
view her, but was interviewed, the subject
being the mound builders works on the
Broken Kettle Greek, few miles north of
the city He began to say that G. r. Marks
had made some excavations and his theory
was" do not care for his theory. wish
to know what he found was the observa-
ton of this disciple of original information
Miss Fletcher is brunette, solidly built,
but about twenty five years old, rather good
looking, and with directness of speech and
way of standing silent while irrelevent
conversation is going on, that probably
comes of her present mode of life. Miss
Fletcher intimated to DIR. Wilkinson that be-
fore coming to the Omahas she had been
with some of the warlike northern tribes,
and from her present place of study she
would go to the New Mexico Puebloes,
thence to the Flatheads of Washington Ter
ritory and return east by the way of the
Sioux country. Possibly lady readers of tho
few particulars that could be obtained about
their scientific sister may be interested to
know that the Omahas have not wandered
far from where they are now located as far
on either Indian tradition or the accounts OF
explorers tell. Lewis and Clarl's expedition
found them Mt tho Blackbird Hills, only n
few miles above their present agency. The
Pawnees, supposed by the wise in such mat
tiers, to be IN older people in these parts,
have been hustled about from place to place
by the whites and SO are not as good sub
jects for investigation. This probably in-
duced Miss Fletcher to select the Omahas MS
a study. On the contrary the Sioux, If H.
dian tradition is to be believed, are now
people. The tradition is that party of wild
young men of different tribes banded togeth-
er to make new tribe. This was in the
Blackfeet country, near the head of South
Saskatchewan River, away to the northwest
| of Fort Benton. These Romans of the
North marched on conquering and absorbing
the tribes they subdued, marrying such
wives as pleased them. Their course was
to the south and cast, and was not interrupt
ed until the whites came in from the East. -
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