The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-02


then Of Folt Coffee, emily two pups were
left OF 100 dogs that shipped with US. /
remember the anger and EEiet Of Major
Measelp, u QhiCkGGaw Chiel, at the acGl'
dental (2) blowing Of his bull pupa' A
number oislavea accompanied their In.
dian masters to their new homes, and
these slaves finally became a part Of the
tTibes aud soon lost their negro identity
altogether.
"Ths ladies' ii the tribes were very
modest and retiring and como Of them
quite haudsome. One OF the girls made
Fucn an in preston on Sam Bulngardner,
our &c Cond engineer, that he married her
and lett us ct Font Coffee. lie becgne
quite III Influential man among the Chick
ataws. Buugardner Yves from sleuben-
vile and have heard OF him Indirectly
once or twice kinCs.
"Maior Meaaels told me q great deal Of
the tribal history Of his clan on the way
no. He said tho farms aud plantations OF
Ills brethren were as q rule In better con.
dition than these OF hiR white rPighb0g9,
Oaite number OF the weRlthier OhiCka.
eswB remained in Mississippi. Oae Of
them, q Chiel named Fal!Our, built road.
way from the mississippi river bsCk 10 his
plantation, ton miles long, In 1910, three
years after the matters spoken OF, FlllouF
bat SlOO COO Oh the election Ct Henry Clay,
and having lost paid 1t every cent. He
had to FELL q large number OF Ills negroes
Snd mortgage bis real estate to sQuare up,
but he did it and paid tho last dollar OF
his wager. He was an enthusiastic al
miner OF Henry Clay, and W long Cs lie
lived was an ardent and incorporating
Wing.
"On our mail return down the Arxsnsaa
riypr-Wo had made eevGral tr.ps--we
came upon tho Government Loaf john
Nelson, bound from Florida to the Indian
Territory with the remnant cf tbs Samin-
oleB aboard, Tho NelEon Was large, deep
water boat, and as shG carried 1852 Indiana,
her captain made arrangements with Gap.
tain Baden, Of tho fort, to take them up
10 their reservation.
"Ths wretChed SeminOleB presented 0
BtTiking contrast 10 the polished, well.fed
ChirksgAws and ChefoSees. They were
dirty and lOuCy, and with the txception Of
O breeChlout and blanket had no other
covering. 1t was the worst case Of deEti-
tuition ever behtld. The children and
women wGED even WGrso Oh than the
men. They bad scarcely anything in the
way Of provisions, and not gun, pistol
or knife was to DO found in the whole
tribe, 30 complete hsd been the work OF
the military.
"At night we landed and tho whole
ttibO would go ashoIe to prepare tho
meal. Into a block Of hickory, one end Of
which hgd been followed out by fire,
were placed h few handful Of corn, and
THE wag crushed by q wooden peB.lo into
small fragments. This was then made
into u sort Of cake. A soup was made
lrom cotton seed, and theg0 tSo prLiCles
were NIL the food they had with one cx.
Ception ill they wcIo finally placed
Ashore. The exception refer took place
at MCLain's bottom, where twelve beeyeB
wero slaughtered and their CarCssles given
10 the seninolcs. Nothing but the large
bones and the hides were loft. Not even
the entrGiu ctCaped consumption.
Zone evening after they had gone
rahore, followed, and near their Campl
atood leaning againet tree, when | felt
something enter the tree Yipht ut my
throat. Iturned, very much frightened,
10 see q big buck laughing at 10y fright.
He had raised up quietly ard sunk bic
tomahawk to the handle in tho tree, Just
10 see inc jump, ag no explained by signs,
1.-THE Seminoles we're 10 completely sab.
jugaLedin their laut war In Florida TINT
they had really no spirit in them. They
obeyed instantly and Gbjectly every word
Of command. One OF their membprB was
white man whom they had stolen yeara
before, when a child, md 60 completely
had he become identified with them
that no was Included in the liot
ii exiles. Va put them Rll EHhoIe
ut the mouth u NeEdigris one
bleak. day IN December In q deep snow,
these people who had never known n chill
or felt a breeze more severe than o Florida
zephyr. Their punishment thoy lalt most
keenly,and their repatriation was to them
IL most awful vigitaton, for they loved ths
The everglades, tho almost
impcuetrable wilderness Of Florida. They
had loft home months before in The Mel.
son, bad crossed the gull TO tho mouth Of
thB MiRBissippi, ard for weeks had been
unGtmplRining sufferers.
"Our own fare In the boat was little bet,
Tor than that Of tho selninoles. Treden.
nick, tho clerk, one day bought q turkey
and some chickens, but Captain Bladeu,
tho moot tyraniCal man have ever gean,
made such q row that Jredennick sold all
the fowls but the turkey; that we
made up g purse and paid our.
selves and had the cook OF the
the dcck.haudB cook for Us next day.
Our aCtiona 60 exRsparRted tho captain
that be ordered Tredennick 10 get of bis
cheat and 20 ashore. TredelniCk and
Ed. Hornbrook prepared to obey. The or.
der to land was given 10 tho pilot and no
steerGd toward the 1hoTO. He rang the
bell but the boat did not Bton.
Again and again he rang, but the boat
kept ahead and tho captain came ol
the roof to see what was tho matter,
He wEB confronted by Dave RldgewNy,
the engineer, who ONid: "Man do YOU
800 that banE2 ThetO ls nothing there
but an impenOtrAblU Cane'brake, and II you
arc inhumRn enough 10 put those mon
ashore In such n place l ehall not allow II.
Moreover II you do not tfOGt Us all with |
more consideration propose 10 tRkO
10 SEQ who Is the real captain OF
this boat 1heCaplaln, coward 40 he war,
gave In and the men remained, but they
got into an old boat q day or two altet.
wards and hoaLed down 10 Little Rock,
Whero they ptayed till no came down,
and Bladen met each OthetWith |
m ArkanBaw toothplCk' about sixteen
Inches long and epCh tried TO provoke ths
other to attack, but again friends inter.
Tered and tho men were kept apart the
rest Of the journey home, l ieColleCL
his trip 10 among tho most evsnIiul Of q
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