The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-25
on. COOK AMONG THE INDIANS


DT, Cock, OF Canton, who went West
on u government mission, " lnVehtl,
gate and report on the mental, moral
aud physical condition OF certain IN
dian tribes, has been heard nom, Ihe
Doctor writes tho NEWaDEMOeiAI
firm Fort neTlhOld IN North Dakota
that no Ii now the guest OF q noble
savage called for short, "Cr0w Ihat
Flies High" Ia writing OF his trip
and the big II ilna no has met pE
Cock says
the mouth Of the Little Missouri we learn,
ed that tic chief and about one hundred
Of his hand had come down and We're yls'
ltng s0me OF the Mandans ON tie south
side OF the river, 80 We went into camp,
got Mr., Poor Grow, an Indian policeman,
10 watch our team, got Mr., fofeuplne,
Grow Indian, who lives Win the Ifoh Ieh'
tres, 10 assist ua, aud young Mandhu,
who came over la boat, 20 row uh W We
south side, We went 70 tho house OF
Crows Heart, a Mandau policeman, where
we met Had Gun, another Mandau police
man, Iron Eyes, Gros Ventres OF Crew
ilyla band, also visiting Sioux ana Mr,
liuitalo's Ghost, aud others whose names
/ have forgotten
We Judge from the above that Grow
ia q fayOrlte bird with this trlbei per
haps II Ia the Crow tribe that DC, Cock
Ia trying 10 Impress with the beauties or
our more advanced American elYlllzar
ten, Instead OF taking II on the raw, AZ
nPOOr Crow aud "CrOw That Flies
high" are accustomed TO- Perhaps this
tribe that DR.. Cock Is investigating are
the identical crows, from which we dc
rive the highly f0rceful comparison, "aa
poor IN crow" We Judge, however,
from Dr. Cocks letter that th6 crows
that he ia attempting 10 Impress with
the awful majesty Of the white mans
civilization aud the bOuntlful goodness
OF the great chief "Little Ben" OF the
White House, are nearly oil polleemeni
hence they are poor, but honest but
we viii lot DR.. Cock tell how he smoked
the pipe Of peace, NJ 80 per day and
mileage, with the yarlegated assorl p
ment OF crows, that fly both high and
low
When we were all seated around IN q
row, the long,alommed ceremonial pipe
was illled, and my interpreter was asked
10 light H., which he did. IL was Then
passed along the line, all the Indians tax,
Ing their turn 70 smoke, After the second
| hlliug and lighting, II came 10 me, | took
II aud smoked a few whllla, then returned
| II 20 the interpreter The pipe then went
out, and the big talk began, After q talk
OF an hour, we were served win some
very fine Wild cherries IN aaucera,
Then we went outside, Crow'a Heart
put on his war paint and full warrler'h
dress, mounted his horse, took his reyol'
yera, and showed me how he used 70 light
the Sioux. | took out my Kodak and took
bio picture on horseback, We went 70
the council lodge, whore dance had been
going on for two days, but the dance was
now over,
AZ slx o'clock we re-croaaed the river,
drove half dozen miles out Into the
prairie, and onmpcd nj the house OF q
lfrcnchman, who has long lived In thla
country, His daughter hali'broed
widow, got supper for ua,
"CrOw That Files lllghN IN trllytypical
and characteristic Indian very lndcpend'
cnt, honest, and friend 70 the whites,
yet wlthal very Jealous Of the rights OF his
people. 1 looked at the man In admlra'
lion, lie was ayerao 10 haying his picture
tnRen, but got II with his knowledge.
To-day bought from an old Arlkasoo q
large onRle'a wing for ilfiy cents, Form.
orly dozen oaglO'a feathers we're count
Cd equal In value 10 q horse,
The thermometer IN now at 100 degrees,
and the wind blows like a Slmoom,