Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-26
HE RUGGED A sQUAw
And the Camera Caught Him in the
Act.

Act.
CuApRoN, April GA Special AT Cor
don there was miscellaneous aggregation
of people on the platform to receive us.
Among them were half dozen squaws,
ranging in years from early womanhood to
old age. They displayed natural reserve,
which successfully resisted all the efforts OF
the most engaging huggists of the party TO
induce them to engage in conversation. The
attentions of some of the party brought a
number of male aborigines to the platform.
These were covered from head to feet in
large army blankets, n section of their inn
mobile features even being cowled from
view. The camera was brought into action,
the Indians were grouped at the end of the
depot, and Just as the focus was obtained
Max Meyer jumped into position, and just as
the plate was exposed extended his arm
around the shoulders of the prettiest sQuaw,
as he might Lave done around q
sisters. II. G. Clark emulated his
example on the other end, Of
the line and then the plate was obscured
and the palefaccs and their copper coiored
brethern were taken in the picture. Tho
brass band of the town played dirge while
the photographer was mt work.
AT Rushville u number of Indians were
discovered on the platform. The majority
of them were women, and each OF these
bore papoose in her arms. AT a distance
of quarter of a mile from the depot were
half dozen tepees, from all of which light
curls of pale blue smoke were ascending
into the evening air. The supply depot OF
the Rosebud agency is located at this place.
The supplies are here received from the
train and then carted away by the Indians
ON orders from the agent.
AT Hay Springs we met several leading
citizens while two hundred or more who
were unknown to fame, stood upon the plat
form and cheered the party as it disem-
barked. Here we met the once famous Doc
Middleton, at one time the alleged terror of
this section of the country. AS is pretty well
known, he long ago became domesticated
and IS now residing at RushvIlle, the last
place visited He is cultivating large
beard, wears the ordinary white hat OF the
country, and looks anything but the ideal
border rufian, which he was once consid-
cred to be. While talking to you he has
habit of resting his hands in his hip pockets
habit which suggested to some OF our peo-
pie the advisability of giving him very
wide BERTH | could not resis the temptation
to see what kind OF an arsenal he kept in
those pockets, and satisfied myself that he
was much more lightly armed than some of
our party
At Chadron, Tuesday night, we stopped
for supper. The hotel was thronged to meet
u.s. met numoer of people who had FOR
merly resided in Omaha, A general shaking
of hands took place, after which it was an
nounced that we would return Wednesday
night, when it was determined that the party
should become their guests for few hours
before going north to tho hills.
AT Buffalo Gap
BUFFALO GAP, Oak, April 25.-ISpecial
Telegram to the BEE. AT 2 O'Clock this
morning the board of trade party of Omaha,
arrived at Buffalo Gap. In the early morning
the visitors started for Hot Springs, where
they breakfasted, returning to Buffalo Gap.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon they were met
at the depot by a large concourse of the cit
liens, accompanied by the Buffalo Gap cor
net band. a pleasant and profitable hour
was had in discussing the commercial inter
est that will in the near future exist between
Omaha as market and the Black Hills
country as a customer. Many regrets we're
were expressed by the Omaha gentlemen
that they had not been better advised of the
natural resources of Buffalo Gap and vicn.
ity, of its wealth in building. ornamental
stone and marble, its agricultural possibil-
tics, which are practically unlimited, in all
of which Omaha must feel more than q pass
ing interest
An urgent invitation was rendered to stop
over at Buffalo Gap few hours on its re turn
from the north and make Il better acqua int
ance with the country and u people full of
great recourSes.