The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-12-22

dogs, killed, and ate them at one of their
teasts. They consider fat dog very
choice eating
o. our way back TO the Agency we
stopped in Deer Tails camp OF 30 lodg.
TO take down four wagons on our list
Deer Tail is said 10 have the best Indians
for steady work ON the reservation.
THE GRASS FEAST.
When we resched the Agency The
Grass Feast was in operation This is
a feast composed of meat, dog, entrails
of cattle and other ingredients boiled in
large kettle. They first strip naked
and their only covering, when the dance
commences, is cloth fastened abou,
their loins They are painted ali colors
and dance away until the proper time
arrives, when the head man tastes the
prepared feast and then passes portion
to each one present, whether engaged in
stripping the fight fantastic" or not =
There were about 100 dancers engaged
in this dance. While the dancing is CO.
ing on number of squaws keep up q
terrible noise on kind of dlum The
boys we're present and thonght it won-
derlul performance.
DEFINITIONS.
Some of the terms have used in the
foregoing will not he understood by your
readers unless ! define them.
Schack-a one story log house used
by ranchmen.
Cooley-a ravine or hollow.
Diride 1.-The top ~ fxridge. Crossing
ridge in Ohio Is crossing the divide in
Montana.
Tender. toot-One new to The country
and It's customs.
Coto- Boy-a cattle herder, or owner
OF cattle. But the herder is The genuine
cowboy, because he follows that for a
living while many Of the owners don't
see their cattle, except at the round up
in the Spring and Fall. The ranges all
through TINS section are unsureeyed
Government or railroad lands free for
all, TO pasture upon In the round up
a ranchman will find bis cattle as far
north as Fl. Bnford on the Missouri riv.
er and south to Miles City $50 miles
from BNford. Each owner has his own
brand, which is registered and is known
by all cattle men If an owner misses
few head in the round up, some other
stock man will find them and send him
word where be can come and get them.
The system of the Stock Association is
so complete in all its details that 1t is
almost impossible for an owner TO meet
with loss. Should steer be found dead
by any other than the owner note is
made of the brand and the owner is no.
tilted.
Trails road in Ohio.
FUEL &c.
The fuel in use here is cotton wood
1t makes hot fire and ignites quickly,
but burns up very fast.
SAFETY OF PROPERTY.
1t is part of the unwritten law in
Montana that the thief, when detected
and arrested, takes bis departure by the
SuOTtcSt IOutc W tuab uuhuOWu COuuty
beyond. Therefore. it is very seldom
that property is lost in that wav. Prop.
erty is left out at night on the range and
on the prairie and is not medded with.
Each man respects his neighbours rights,
in const quence Of which property is safe
and good order prevails.
THE MILITARY.
There are two companies OF Regulars
.tatloned Immediately in rear OF the
Agency. They have comfortable quar-
tiers, but not much duty TO perform. A
number of the officers have their wives
with them.
A BLIZZARD
The night of the 81 a regular blizzard
swept down the river, carrying clouds
of sand 80 thick that it was difficult to
see 10 feet distant and making it hard
work to walk, and decidedly unpleasant
to be outdoors. The signal bureau here
reported that the wind travelled at tie
rate of So miles an hour The weather
here is cool and bracine, but not un-
pleasant. Very little snow yet.
Will close for the present, but will
come again soon.
HENRY r. WEST.