The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-09
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE CLARION
From the Indian Territory.
DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY,
A.. nALl lSAE

DARLINGTON, INDIAN TERRITORY,
May 30th, 1886.
Sunday it is, | have Just returned from
in native parlance-a Ground up! Won
der if your readers know what is meant by
a ''round up? | will tell them. During
the winter cattle on the prairies viii drift
hundreds OF miles seeking valleys and
bottoms as a protection from the wintry
winds and SHOWS. In this way, it often
occurs that the herds of eight or ten cat
tie owners drift and winter together. In
the early spring the veritable Cow boys
start out to "round up" all the cattle on
the plains each one driving for desig
mated spot on the prairies. When they all
"round up" at this particular point, then
each owner has corps OF COW boys to
ride in among the several thousand head
OF cattle punched together, and pick out
by his brand-the cattle belonging to each
owner. This is called cutting" cattle
cutting out each ones brand. They ride
in the herd, mounted on a well trained
pony, and as soon the rider directs his
pony toward a COW or steer, he will at once
set chase after him, and it requires an ex-
perienced horseman, as all ''cow boys" are,
to keep in the saddle as the pony turns to
the right or left, or stops suddenly, just as
the cattle do.
About a year since | wrote you from
this point, at time when these two tribes
of Indians--Cheyennes and Arapahoes-
We're threatening to 60 on the war path.
The civil agent here was unable to control
them, and Secretary Lamar requested to
have Capt. J. NJ. Lee, of the 9th Infantry,
United States army, assigned here as Act
ing Agent. Capt. Lee has won quite a
reputation as being able to control the "red
man." and to-day, instead of war paint,
war whoops, bows and arrows, Winchester
rifles, ETC., these Indians-under his man
agement = are cultivating thousands of
acres of land, and are as peaceable as the
Cherokees and Chickasaws, except they
will not yet consent to give up the 'medi-
cine dance" which, when we reflect that it
is a part of their religion, We should not
object to their participating in it.
The Cheyennes, until Capt. Lee took
charge of them, were second only TO the
Apaches in their thirst for the scalp OF
the white man, but by diplomacy as well
as courage, he has brought them under
perfect discipline least discipline for
an Indian.
Capt. Lee will be remembered by the
people of the Mississippi Valley as one
of the army officers sent there few years
dSO ~ uiStflDutt SuppiitS W tue SuhcitlS
in the overlooked districts. His wife, an
accomplished woman, with philanthropic
heart, shares uncomplainingIy the dangers
and hardships with her gallant soldier
husband.
Oklahoma, which borders this reserv "a
ton. has been entirely stripped of the in
vading boomer" and that country has
neither man or beast to inhabit it. AS to
its ever being opened up, that is a question
to be solved by future events, not now.
Although it has not rained here since
March, the corn planted by the Indians
looks green and hourishing, but the cool
nights have operated injuriousiy to the few
acres of experimental cotton planted, from
which you can assure our people in Mis-
sissippi, that the amount of cotton grown
in the Indian Territory will not tend to
depress the price in the United States.
JTNF