The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-15
FROM THE FAR WEST.
DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY,
I,,1rr 1-d COX

DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY, j
July Bird 1885. /
Special Correspondence Of THE CLARION.
This is the seat of the impending or
threatened war between the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe tribes of Indians and the
whites now on the Reservation-mosto Of
whom are cattle men.
IL is difficult, so the agent here in
forms me, to define the supposed troub-
les of these two tribes. They own Joint
ly over four and quarter million acres
of land, three million of which they
lease to cattle men for grazing purposes,
at the very low rate of two cents an
acre per year. Some of the young
braves claim that it is the wish Of their
tribes that these lands be not leased to
whites, and it is on this GROUND they
pretend to base their grievance, b1t the
agent asserts that it is simply rebel
ions spirit on the part Of the young men
of the tribes to make war-cherishing as
they do an intense hatred of the white
race.
The Commission-appointed by the
Governmental investigate these 'roub-
les are expected here in few days and it
is confidently believed that they will rec
ommend to Mr.. Cleveland that they be
disarmed, which when done the Indians
will become peaceable and no further
trouble will ensue.
They are now going through what
they call their medicine Feast" "a
mode of religious worship. For sew
] eral months, much sickness has prevail
! ed among their children, and in order to
restore them to health, they gather this
medicine, which consists of some wild
weed and a little earth tied in bag
When they are all assembled they
promise the Great Spirit if he will cure
their children they will distribute this
medicine among the entire tribe. AT
an appointed meeting. several hundred
are selected to distribute it, which Is
| done while they are dancing and feast
ing. For three days this fasting and dane
ing is kept up. Out Of over three
hundred who took part, today, the third
and last, only about forty are left, the
remainder having dropped out from
exhaustion. 1t was my fortune to
witness this number jumping up and
clapping their hands (their mode of
dance and more haggard, hungry
and crazy body of men | never saw.
En- route here, your correspondent
passed through the State of Kansas.
! Bleeding Kansasp Then it was aceep.
ing Kansas, for such heavy rains
have never seen fall. At Caldwell
which is one Of the terminal points
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad, we took stage line, Tic
miles to this point. The country
| traversed by the stage is uninhabit
ed, except by the Cowboys" and il
was at one Of these ranches we had tc
lodge for the night. There were three
of the ''boys" living in this ranch, and
/ was struck with the contents of theil
mail which the stage driver brings on
from Caldwell to them. This mail con
sisted of two letters and a "Polic,
Gazette" Typical literature for "cov
boy"-one of these a youth of twenty
and five summers, whose general address
: evidenced young man who had ''seer
better days { ?4' handed me his letter t.
read, stating that he was from Ohio
that his father was an old Vallandighan
Democrat, great friend of Sunset,
!, Cox's, whose name | discovered wa
. appended to this letter. 1t seems b.
had written Mr.. Cox, asking him, OF
account of the friendly relations between
his father and himself, to procure hin
a position. | give the ''cOw boys" Ian
guage verbatim-some 'fat place nov
occupied by some d-n Radical"
Mr.. Cox's letter was CHARACTERISED
reply. After saying he remembered
him (the SOM when he could not stant
flat-footed and look over one of hi
fathers fine hogs, he went on to say, hi
immediate departure from the countr,
would not permit him to give his appli
cation personal attention, yet he hat
) filed his name for some good place, an,
closing by saying, "I've got Turkey il
mine and / hope Sou will at least ge
some of the chicken pie.
/ The hour for the departure of th
stage has arrived, so / must give yo,
somewhat of an unfinished letter
MONA.