The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-04
THE INDIAN COUNCIL.
An Exciting Time at the Last
Meeting.
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED SIGN.
Two Young Bucks Distinguish Them
selves for Their Oratory-It
Has Its Efec5.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, September "a !
Crow Greek, Dakota, special to the
Pioneer Press says:
The council yesterday evening was
an exciting one, and finally resulted in
the securing of nearly one hundred sig
natures. The council was called at a
late hour, and
CHIEF WHITE GHOST
Was the first speaker. He lodged the
real question and devoted some time to
Old questions and old complaints. He
was followed by several other chiefs,
who followed the lead of White
Ghost.
Judge Wright then made an eloquent
appeal to the Indians to take advantage
of this act and secure an undisputed
title to their land. The Indians had
made request that large number of
lnulaus &C otanulng ROCK be moved
upon this reservation, but when the
question of signing was raised, they at
once sent up plea that they had no
| land to sell, that they needed it for the
| rising generations. Judge Wright
asked why they wanted those people
to come down here, il they
were snort Of land and stated that it
looked as though the Indians were not
playing an open game.
MAJOR ANDERSON
| informed the Indians that the time for
signing had arrived, as number were
anxious to sign and return to their
homes AID he could no longer hold
them back. =,
/ Wnlte uhost sprang to his feet aud
declared that he was net ready to sign
and would not do so. He was followed
by mum Der of other chiefs, who made
| similar declarations,
THE REAL SENSATION
t of the day came when Bowed Head, an
Indian, delivered the following urgen
appeal to the Indians:
lam on a different path from some
of the rest of you. / am not one of th'
. chiefs sitting there, but / am a mem
$ her of the tribe and l want to max
n bread for the children. | am no
AFRAID of YOU because you ere men
The oplv man l am afraid OF is God
in whom I believe. While on thi
earth, if there is any salvation
to save souls, want I
save the younger generations or thl
tribe. You chiefs have spoken OF on
,e forefstbers and their graves upon tn
hill. WHAT did they do for us? me
,e left behind them an old camp hr'
+ grow and the old buffalo bones that "
can see on that prairie is all that
left of their work. Young men, do Uo
wish your children to 60 IN this way
You chiefs, my brothers, my cousin
nv relatives, l pray you ha'
mercy on the young people who are b
o,npiro life and have no property
r Start with. Come forward, you chic
lst and set us an exomple. We are wal
ks ing for YOU, because you are chiefs, D.
if You do not come forward we will {
nc forward regardless OF you.
sn ANOTHER RED ORATOR.
ne A Young Indian by the name OF w
op ,iams said that in the presence of t
sss older men he uncovered his head.
sI then made the most telling and effect
NO speech that has yet been delivered
the Indians, calling on the Indians
no they loved their children and wish
Inc them 10 become educated and ma
rly happy and prosperous, to come fc
ward and sign the paper, a
" thon walked bravely up
the table, and regardless of threa
nIaced his name upon the bills.
for This action the entire mass of IDdi;
d sprang 10 their feet and for a mom'
out a fearful silence prevailed; then
ago friends of the bill, including two Chi
and eathe, ed about the table. Seeing
feel folly of interference, the opposers gu
low lv and individually Withdrew from
council. About sixty names were
rolled at the council and about thi
<. more later or at The rooms OF the &C
mission nrS.