The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30
anwn1,I;s RBDsK1N RIVAL
Tho Flee,cFooted Savage
the plains.
Nitau-eg-ebou Brought from tne
Indian Battle Ground to the
Walking Match Arena
He Talks Of the Contest.
New York ~Journal.l

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Colonel Bruce, the accomplishe
editor of Turf Field and Farm, on
time ago wrote west to M. Ere
Englehardt, who has drlfted al
around the world, to ask If there wa
any Indian who could compete wit
Rowell. On receiving the letter MI
EnRlehardt went to Russell. a half
breed interpreter, who knows all tn
J Indian tribes IN the West. Russell
said there was q young brave among
the Chippiwas, the son of a chief
who was = wonder.
Russell went to Little Bull, heat
| chief OF 3 900 Chippewas in Dakota
and induced him to send for the 8 wifi
Indian. The latter was found hunt
lug with the other young men of tht
tribe. He came to the chiefs tent,
fearing he had been summoned fol
some violation of the triual rules. He
was told that he must go to New
York to take part in the six-day's
walking match for the championship
of the world. He did not exactly
understand what the match was for,
and was somewhat reluctant to 60, as
he had secured 500 worth of furs and
the hunting was good.
He got in q Pullman palace car
with Russell, the half breed, at
Neiche, Dakota, and looked out of
the car window eight days till he got
to New York. He is now stopping
with his friend at the Putnam house,
In Fourth avenue, near Twenty
sixth street.
A Journal reporter saw him yes
terday. He is dark, and has wavy
raven black hair. Nature banged it.
has brilliant and beautiful black
eyes. He ia as straight as an arrow,
and as handsome as q Greek. His
features and figure are perfect. He
is only nineteen years old.
He is a o Of the chief, Little
who died some years ago
in Chicago, Of brain fever, induced
by trying to understand 4 complicat-
ed treaty. Little Bull, the present
chef, is bis uncle. The name of the
Indian Is Nitau.e e chou,
into English, 1.-THE Man That
Where the Lands Meet" A
year ago the Sioux and the Chippe-
was, whose lands meet, had a DISPUTE
about their boundary. The Sioux,
he stronger nation, threatened to
make. war on the Chippewa tribe.
Nitau-eg~ebou, then eighteen years
I'D, went into the Sioux country as
General Gordon went into the Sou
With rifles pointed at him he
made a speech to several thousand
warriors and by his eloquence
made such an impression on them
hat when he got through they signed
treaty of peace with him.
In bis head dress he wears six
Gathers; FUR We're won by hi father
,om the Sioux. They are feathers
the white eagle, The son in erited
hem. Two of them were given him
or making the treaty. They are Of
he lesser honor, being from the bald
agile. He wears over his shoulder a
'elt OF beadw0rk of excellent work.
aanship and beautiful design. It
O0k three months to make it and is
sign of his honor and standing in
he tribe. He il very courtt Gus in
'is manners and speaks English,
aving been educated at Winnipeg,
lanilOba.
Wonderful stories are told of his
In q q c among the
he went $50 miles over
and valleys, through
wamps and across rivers, in three
avs and nights. He was the winner
I this strange match and got the
rize. which was ak of the finest
onies in the tribe. He has Oft
In do ~n deer in the woods, caught
with his hands and brought
lem alive into camp. He 70 a good
lot and a splendid horseback rider,
Speaking of the walking match he
'ys that it is very doubtful if he will
in. The Garden will be more or
IS full of tobacco smoke, and walk
g in a circle may make him dizzy.
he air of the plain dries the perspi-
'tion, and moccasins never heat on
10 ground. On the sawdust track
will have to wear shoes, az the
'wdust would get in his moccasins
I'd chafe his feet. He says that if
% race was from New York to Buf-
10, q distance Of 500 miles he would
It there over hill and valley ahead
every other competitor, and that !
ost of the pedestrians would be J
ling back to New York on the cars
two or three DAYS.