The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-02-09

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would receive, in season, all the wagons.
piows, hoes, rakes, shosels and machin-
cry they needed 70 pu, in and togather
their crops. That they mast be indus
trious, practice economy, q1it gambling
and dancing. send their children to
school, have hut one wife many OF them
have two wives some thret) and exer,
themselves to incie eqse their holdings in
everv way. After the Talk came the
least, which 10 the. object OF nearly ev-
cry talk Tue Interpreter carried from
the warehouse sacks Of q ,ur, sides
OF bacon, 150 pounds OF sugar and half
a sack OF coffee There we're about 100
"noble red men" hats what the story
books call them present. they formed
a circle, sitting upon the ground and the
divide took place according to the mum
her in the band OF each Chief They
dispersed after the division, ell saying
their "hearts were good.
Oa the 81 and the carpenter re-
paired the corral and barn yard gates
and fences, and Farmer Dunn laid floor
o, two inch plank in the meat house =
Former Agents had permitted the butch
er 10 cut The meat up on the ground and
when ready to hsnd out to the Indians
liz was not fit for NANCY cur TO eat.--
| L Indians are TO he taught the ways o.
white men, the practices OF white mer
must be male plain to them, otherwise
they will not advance a step herond thei
own ways Of doing things in the mex
hundred years.
wen, down TO Deer Tails camp OF
the 4:h, six miles, aud contracted will
Deer Tail and Mr.. Rodgers. an Indian
for 800 cords OF cotton wood at S3 81
per cord, to be delivered by February
( Also, started 10 Indian teams on tha
day for Glendive, Sc miles, TO haul owe
NJ COO pounds Of goods and supplies
They were out three days and nights o.
The way there when the thermomete
4 registered AZ. Al and SS degrees belo'
gro; they returned the evening Of th
IL b and every man of them had hi
inose badly frozen, but all have recover
I'd and are all right now
| On the 5 b, b and 7th. We hutchere
z0l heal of as fat beef cattle as the fal
, mers OF Monroe ever gid upon
will now proceed to tell you how Indian
butcher and drfs, heei cattle And rigi
here I will add, that they are the mo-
expert hands at skinning cattle | ev'
saw. They learned the business whe
buffalo were plentiful in this region
Tn return 10 nv beet killing story
The Butcher. Dave Burshai, half-bree
did the shooting As fast as he downt
N Them four Indians, detailed for that pu
d pose, would run and stick them Wh'
o ali we're down $50 the frst day, IS Il
!, second and rs the thir.') three India
to each beef were let into the corral al
thin the skinning cnmmenced. In
almost incre iihle short space OF time I
3 hides we're off and piled up, the csrcas
% IS qnartered and carried to one side
the CAROL and laid upon clean straw
: cool.
T. The next work was to bring the ws
ni ons and haul the meat to the meat hou
n, where it was packed And we bad it
10 ana packed away every dav before da,
and the last day the thermometer reg
- tered 25 degrees below zero all day
o. That day rs we're hutchered No 9
he is used 10 packing Winter beef.
G. And still, it is the prevailing opini
10 that Indians are lsz, and ipont work
Let me give Won reason why many
:" them don work. 1t is not because til
ar cnn 1, or are law, but on the other ha
ne there are other good reasons for th
idle habits.
:. An Agent will obtain authority to e
ploy 80 Indians for go davs at so ce
ne per day to be paid in money. tt
Ut, work the lime out and receive each 3
rs, in ayment for their labor one scoop
-four e pounds), or little coffee 9
=. sugar, or scoop OF rice, or two pour
of bacon and so on, the ailo vance 6
ue ration given changing each dav.
'o' Agent pays for the ,oork ont OF the ,oo
he house and thtn pockets the money that
he been deposited to his credit to pay the
70 dians DO you wonder at lndians
" caring to work when rascaIity of t
'A charac er is practiced upon them
- Would white men care TO work un
-Of the same circumstances
i'm Since taking charge here vast amo
OF labor has been performed, all by
W. dirns, 10 fact, more have come torw
than we're needed. Rations have b
b furnished them while at work exactl
his promised and in addition, when the fu
mr.. are deposited to paw them, they will
ceive it to the last cent Experis
"' thus far teaches me that fair, eq'
ing dealing with the Indians is all that is
Err essary to obtain from them as honest
his faithful service as can be had from "
Ier. men.
- Another trouble is frequently met
"'' that only rsq,ires patience to overc'
ign and that is, Indians do not unders
e how to perform many kinds Of W
be- and 1t is. downright foolishness to
!, q q dozsn Indians, or any other mum
out to do a job OF worE, (as has
e'h done frequently at many Agencies) !
mel ou: sume one with them TO show
AR. kov to do it. When once they g
understanding of how to do the
they can 60 ahead with it as we'll as
told set Of men you ever saw at work il
Erie States
From the 10th to the 18th, Fa
'ue Dunn, in charge Of ten Indians cut
'ui. hauled IA miles to the ice house
mes. TOES o! Ice. You should see the