Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-06

sec, their eYmpathtes were with the southi Dut the
greater bulk of @pinr Indians THAT is what the fun
boOded Cherokees are caled,l were in the Federal
service So out Of the 1000 men that the cherokees
had in the late war nearly 5000 of them were in the
northern army. Those that participated In the Con-
federate army were not given their rights back in
the Territory by the government, until President
Grant issued his general Amnesty BIN,
While every Cherokee owns a. much land as he
can fence and cultivate without any moIestaon, it
Ia no uncommon thiugto sec hundreds Of homes
without the the least sign Of enIilsaon As there is
abundance OF game. they subsist byhunung and
hshing, and some OF the more Intelligent prefer
that kind Of lfs; and asAin you win and them hsv-
ing hne farms and all the modem utsnslH for farm
ing. Henry McIntyre has a 5,000.Acre farm i've
miles sbove Ft. Gibson and the first year that Twas
there he showed me fsId or corn sf sai acres
under one fence. The corn was IN tassel and 1t
as fine corn as ever see in the Maumee Valley
The qaaFtermaster at 1T. Gibson bought hts corn
for Accents per bushel and sent government wagons
to take IT right from the neld after It had been
husked and thrown in 9 pile. Mcintyre is 3 ohere-
kee half breed. q # sssfa Z
Brom the eupola of the seminary at Talea uah you
can the stsFs and stripes yng er Tie National
cemetery Ave miles away to the southwark, wnsfe
sleep 5000 and Confederate soldiers. TRcte
is only an aide about elghtfect wide which sep Or
ates the Union and Confederate dead. These soldiers
were mostly killed at the battles Of Wilson, Cresk,
Cane Hiil, Fort Erbuokle, and other engagements
that Was tonight during the war, in southwest Mis
souri,, Arkansas and Indian Territory, In some
future article shall give more complete history bf
thelaws, customs and habits Of the Cberoksss,
The great indian Territory is- given over to the
ave large tribes, namely, the Cherokess chocta ws,
Chicasaws, Greeks and seminoles. The other tribes
that are in the Territory In there with the con-
sent Of these five tribes, and occupy surplus lands,
for instance in the Cherokee country are the Dele
wares, wyandottes. Senecas, Quspaws, Modocs,
Nez Perces and Ponchos, while in the Creek and
Seminole country you will hnd the shawnses,
POtowattonies, Kickapoos, Sac and Fox and o rem
hsnt Of the once powerful oneidas. The W achita
Valley igthe garden spot Of the indian Territo1 in
the Southwest corner, and principly In The Chics-
saw Nation the vHlley is lsO miles in length and
from 5ito 10 miles9in width While the Chicasaws
naks some pUetense at fasming there is more stock
raising or rather stock grazing car.ied on among
them than anything else, and there is constant
trouble with their ucighbors (The Blanket Indians,
1 pr0uAuly NY E0AutEb WILL uuuorHtAuu me DOttet Ia
say wild Indians, fer the Chicasaw Nation borders
the leased Indian lands where roam the Comman-
chez, Kiowas, Arrapoh0es, Cados, wacos and
Apaches, who are perfect dare devils; the Com.
maches being the richest in an indian sense, having
lots Of poniss and plumber. I have frequently seer
roaming bands Of Commanches with ten or tWelys
times ss many. ponies ans BucRsa squaws anf
papooses. and they hoDble, thsir ponies while il
camp, BY tyfng one front foot to one hindfdot witt
sabsa tns soyssranleas has sssaSis siin .hss Com
maseAsa slsy have seiistAlas Is 30 aasr, r,pat th'
Apaches are the Tsftafs ef me southwtst n T wal
to say the AIaehes had nothing b,is ths shirts OF
their backs II would be terrible fnistske for al
Apaches every dey dress is devoid of IN ythtng ik
ashirt, they sre az naked az they wets 5oFn in tn
worid; where t1eshrt ought 10 be, their dress CON
sste of.a pair Of ieggihgsa ana blanket they shaw
their heads and leave tcp!knot, and when they r
IN full regatta for the Butfalo range scout, yo
couldn't picture more hidsous demon. !. e+
n In 1872, after being nearly two years with tn
cherokees, was employed OH the Unit,d State
survey running base lines through the leased India
lands to the Pan Handle Of Texas, where I wa
initiated into the mysteries of Blanket wild In
dians, which will give my reaiers at some futur
time. Ed. G. DoDD.