Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-13

twenty TO thirty feet high, dashed to-
getber at the top with STRIPS of rawhiae.
Buffalo heads, furs, Kettles, scalps and
other offerings are hanged up inside of
this rude temple as offerings to the
Great Spirit, and after many days of
feastinR. dancing and mystic rites, the
hut is abandoned, the vow is taken and
the band starts on their campaign. Death
is the sure portion of him who shall be
known to enter and desecrate it during
their absence.
Upon one of these . mystic lodges the
young Frenchnan had stumbled and
various were the reflections suggested in
his mind. Within the lodge were arti-
Giles doubtless OF more than sufficient
value to purchase the necessary horse,
yet in spite of the temptation, the young
trapper had too much honor to rob the
Indian temple, and was about to move
away, when q hand was laid on his
shoulder and a young brave stepped ont
from behind him and said:
my white brother has the eyes of q
lynx and the cunning OF q fox. He starts
out on his journey early in the season."
The hunter laughed as he replied:
"My. wlgwam is empty and l would make
it warm for the sister of the great chief
What luck ,"
The young brave shook hi head grave.
ly as he pointed to his empty belt and
said: Give moons have passed and
gone since we lett our homes, many
miles down the great river, and our
Ratchet has not yet been raised. The
Arickarees are towards and hide in
their wigwams,"
Without adding anything to this
significant hint, That none of the war
riors had been able to fulfill their VOWS
OF spilliug blood before their return, the
young chief led the way to their camp
many miles below, near the mouth OF
the Cannon Ball, where il plunges into
the great Missouri river.
Between the spot tenanted by the Man
dan and Ariokaree Indians, in those days
ran the Cannon Ball river, a stream of
considerable volume. This stream, par
taking Of the general features of the
tributaries Of the Missouri, is near its
confluence, slow. muddy, end deep. In
a diminutive valley neal the Missouri,
in an open glade, surrounded by cotton
wood trees and willows, on a level lawn
of prairie grass, the Indian camp was
situated. Though the silence of the
place was unbrokeD, twelve young
braves were oongregated around a fire in
the center of the open glade in the act
of %partaklng of the evening meal. The
young Frepchmsn was cordially receiv-
ed by the braves. and especially 80 by
"Young Strike"-Pals-nea.pape-as the
trapper aad given him the previous sea-
son the handsomest tomahawk pipe in
the tribe. After the customary shaking
of hands and sslutatlons Of Howl How!
the travellers were invited to parsaka Of
the evening meal. The request was
complied with and various huge slices of
buffalo meat were Don dispatched by
the young Frenohman, who then smok-
ed in the tomahawk pipe OF his Indian
friend and heard him relate the history
of their travels and the failure of the
expedition. Among the young braves
that sat around the camp fire. were two
persons who have since become famous
warriors and chiefs of she tribe. They
were Pala.nea-pape,or- "Strike.t the Rec"
and Tatonka-W etaco-"Crazy Bull"
The last named Indian was severely
wounded and bruised at the time, he
having had a hard tussle with a wound
ed buffalo bull on the banks of the
"Dogstseth creek" a tributary OF the
north fork Of the Cannon Ball, q few
days before.
ITO be Continued