, 1890-05-29

a cigar and n two-bit piece in
duced this Indian to show the trav-
elers through the camp.
In front of Que lodge, more tat
tered, ribboned and dlngy than any
of the rest, was group Of women
and children. Over u smoky fire of
soggy pine sticks bent a little old
creature that might easily have beer
mistaken for an Egyptian mummy.
She was lndustrlously stirring mess
of something ualodorous In kettle
over the fire.
"How old?" the reporter inquired,
with Il wave Of the hand toward the
monstrosity. The guide could not
at first understand, but after repeat
ing the question In different forms,
and with u gestlcnlution intended to
carry his feeble intellect as far back
as possible, and indicating at the
same time the wrinkles ON his own
brow, the reporter ELECTED the re-
sponse:
"Oh, sixty; maybe hundred
sixty"
Had hc said thousand her ap-
pcarance would have borne out his
statement.
Peering into tepee, that seemed
to have been constructed as sort
OF storehouse, II was found to be
well stocked with muck-a-nuck.
From poles placed horizontally
across the upper part of the fr,il
structure were suspended several
hundred pounds Of fish, in all
stages of decomposition, about which
swarmed myriads of flies, singing
merrily. Little time was consumed
In the Inspection of this lodge.
About the grounds were scattered
numerous empty TASKS, of all de-
nominations.
Drink whlsky?p the reporter
asked,
when glttum," was the reply,
accompanied by grin that plainly
indicated he would have liked to
"gittum" then and there.
Somewhat removed from the
other structures stood collection
of bare poles that evidently had
once been the framework of an
Indian lodge but now dlsrobed OF
its canvas and Its former glory.
Upon inspection the poles were
found to have been charred and
some Of them burned In two.
"Fire?" was the query.
"SDoknne town burn down. Spo-
kane Indian have big fire, too.'
And the child of the forest laughed
heartily at his own crude joke.
"Go see sick boy?"
The party assented and the lodge
nearest the bridge was entered.
Lounging on blankets We're half n
dozen men and two or three women,
besides an Indian boy about IA year,
old, whose face was almost pale.
After the distribution of cigare ties
and IA few triiling coins the Indians
all arose to ~ sitting posture, AS proof
that the visitors were welcome. One
Of the men was monster In ply
sique and visage. Both of the Vis-
itors mentally voted him the most
vicious, brutal and wholly savage
looking creature they had ever met
In human form. He has never been
seon la the city, and neither menu
ber of this expedition would care to
meet him alone, although he may
be harmless.
Turning to the boy ono of the
visitors inquired;
"Sick how long?"
Eight year" said the one sup
posed to be the boys father.
"Medlcine man?"
"Me no medicine man. Eou?"
He could not be made to under
stand that the Information desired
was whether or not the boy was un-
der treatment.
About the sick boys rug were
scattered u lot of business cards, on
the blank side of which We're toler-
ably fair limitations, in pencil, Of u
pack of playing cards.
Iim.inakum, said the old In
dian with IL smile, indicating that
he was really proud of the de-
veiopment of his sons talent for art.
The REVIEWS friend picked up
one of the crude playing cards,
together with two blanks,
called up the entire group of In
dlans, directed the old mans atten-
tion to the card that was penciled,
made few false motions IN imita-
ton of u thrce-card monte thrower,
then dropped them gently on tile
blau ket.
"Pick up six diamonds" he
commanded, that being the card
shown him.
He picked up a card, turned 1t
over, aud u look of astonisbment
spread over his face upon the dis.
covery that 1t was blank.
The Others perceived his dlscom.
future and set upa shout ofdcrlsion,
in which che sick boy heartily
joined. 1t seemed to do him good.
This ended the REVIEW mans
researches into the domestic life of
the Indians on the banks of tho
river Spokane. three miles from the
heart OF the city.
The "Dsisy'' IL a Dandy.
The superintendent Of the Daisy
mine near Colvillc, which Is owned
by Spokane parties, writes that the
road from the mine will be COM