The Wilmingtonian., 1888-07-07
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indulgent, but Jack was afraid he would
have to follow the life of his father,
Joseph Rowland, who was n steamboat
captain on the Ohio. But he came from
family of pioneers, the Howlands being
among the early settlers i'll Ohio, and
John d. Rowland, whose name the artist
bears, came over in the Mayfower. Jacks
first picture represented Daniel Boone
killing the Indians. Wearing coon-skin
cap, throwing his rife and powder horn
over his shoulder, girding himself with
belt and bowie knife, and with 81 12cents
in his pocket, when mere lad, he started
for Cincinnati, accompanied by his dog,
"Old Queen intending to ship as cabin
boy from that place to st. Louis. So
young a hoy, dressed in n frontiersman's
suit, caused Jack to be greeted by many
a jeer from the old boatmen on the Gin
cinnati levee. "Hello, coon-skin cap"
''Why, Daniel Boone" "No, it's Louis
Wetzel," }" were some of the shouts of mer-
riment with which he was greeted. He
finally secured passage on the Ellen Gray,
and the steward, who had worked on his
fathers boat, greeted him with, ooh, YOU
little devil, you have run away" Oppo-
site Goose Island the Ellen Gray was
wrecked by the Arkansas, big cotton
boat, and Jack narrowly escaped drown
ing.
He then shipped on the Argonaut for st.
Louis, and stopping off few moments
at Evansville, Ind, to visit an aunt,
missed the boat. Fate was on Jacks
side, for that night the Argonaut blew
up and many lives were lost. He finally
reached st. Louis as Il stowaway on the
Polar Star, and there he was delighted to
see for the first time men wearing coon
skin caps and in the garb of frontiersmen.
The American Fur Company promised to
send him to the Upper Missouri at the
earliest opportunity, and in the mean
time he made trip up the Illinois on the
Sam Young, where he found firm friend
in Joe Violet, the bartender. Joe, though
gambler had chivalric nature, and
advised Jack against leading a life like
his, and made Jack keep away from the
bar. Returning to st. Louis, Joe took
Jack to the Planters House, bought him
good clothes, and wanted to adopt him,
but Jacks ambition was to go further
West, but as Joe had been given the bar
oil the Ben Lewis, handsome new steam
boat ON the Mississippi, Jack shipped on
it as night watchman. But disaster came
again, for below Cairo the Ben Lewis
blew up and hundreds of men were re.
ported lost. Itwas the last of Joe Violet,
who, with some Mississippians, was play
ing poker over the boiler. Jack was
found nine miles below the wreck cling.
ingto cask. From the time of the vivid
flash of the explosion Jack remembered
nothing until he found himself in yawl
boat being pulled into Cairo. "Those are
the lights of Cairo, said n boatman in
response to jacks first question.
He then asked for Joe Violet, but there
was no Joe. Where he was blown to oi
how he got hold of that cask Jack never
knew. This was his third escape from
wrecks, and after three weeks at the
Marine Hospital, Cairo, Jack returned tC
st. Louis and was then sent to the Upper
Missouri by Mr.. Campbell on the Banjo
to work for the American Fur Company
and then lie began his life among the
Sioux. At that time Rain-in-the- Face
who is said to have killed Custer, ant
others who afterward became great war
riors, were boys among the Sioux. How
land would follow the Indians on theil
hunts and for about ten cups of sugar o.
other food buy hide from which the fui
company would realize from 81 so to SIS
1.-THE Sioux" says Rowland, 'when OF
their fall hunt, follow up the buffalo hero
for some time, camping near them, unit
the buffalo, becoming accustomed to theil
presence, would less easily take fright
When ready they would attack the herd
and / have seen the Sioux kill 10, 1000 Of
10000 buffalo in a three days hunt, tht
squaws following after and skinning the
animals. The worst thrashing | eve
had, " Continued Rowland, twas given m,
by lot of Sioux squaws because fright
ened the buffalo by firing at some ducks
They picked up sticks and such beating
I did get. But they became my friend
afterwards.
"They made for me that fine buckskii
suit there, at the further end of tn
studio" said Rowland, pointing it out
"Those scalps there in the trimmings,
he continued, "were taken from the Crow
by the Sioux in wars between the tw,
nations. There is my old headdress witt
ths feathers in it, and yonder are m,
moccasins and old arrow quiyer. Al
these were made for me by the Siou1
squaws nearly thirty years ago I fount
many type of true manhood among tn,
Sioux in those days. OF course ther,
III H'O DcSil NIolBs On DOJn sides, nut Thu
whole trouble with the Indians in late
yeals was because Of the procrastinatiop
of Congress.
In time the Sioux began to conside
Rowland great medicip man. NIucl
TO their amusement he would draw pic
lures on their teppees and on the skins O
animals. But when he would attempt IL
draw their own pictures they would non,
OF 1t for Il long time. IAN Indian" SAID
Rowland, thinks that you are takin,
ms spirit when painting his picture
l-Owland also pIacticed legerdemaip M
the Sioux and he became marvel and ,
wonder among them. He fixed up a tricI
pistol and by turning a spring could tax,
out the bullet. He used to mark the bul
let, and taking it out of the pistol h,
means OF the secret spring, would let then
shoot at him, and it was incompreben
slble to them why they could not kin
MN. Ayo0ng Indian named Lone VOL
hated Rowland and wanted to try m,
pistol on him. Jack marked the bnllet
and even while Lone Wolfwas watching
shipped ont the bullet. THE Indian
aimed at me to kill, /" said Rowland. Uand
alter the Hash of the powder held upthe
marked bullet between my fingers and :
more disgustod Indian you never savv
tAah Lave Wolf" II was strange wild