The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-07-04
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klinbaIl saw more Indians Saturday
than for many Il day. Chief White Ghost
and between two and three hundred of
his braves, squaws and pappooses stopped
over t%wenty-four hours on their way from
the Crow Creek agency to Yankton, where
a big pow-wow of Indians was to take
place. About seyenty-fye tepees were
set up across the track near the depot on
their regular camping ground. The
camp was II OF the most picturesque
imaginable. There were one hundred
and ten wagons i'll the outfit and dogs
and ponies without number. There must
have been in the neighborhood of four
hundred ponies and colts. When an In
dian travels even but for a day, he takes
with him all his earthly possessions. OF
course the presence of so many Indians
was quite novelty in the generalmonoto-
ny of the average every day village life,
and scllemes were at once set on foot to
have a little fun. After supper two horse
races took place between w. G. Richards
two running horses and two belonging
to a young Indian. The first race was
a half-mile dash for So a side, whicle the
Indian won by a half a length. THenext
race was for the same amount, 500 yards,
which the Indian also won. 1t was re-
vealed ufterward that botiof the Indians
horses are noted runIers. During the
afternoon a purse WIS raised TO buy the
Indians a beef, fsf which they were to
give a war-taNee. The horse racing de-
layed matters so that the Indians and
crowd ,%&ajonrnel TO the opera-honse.
About forty of the bucks and half as
many sqnaws pigeon-toed into the hall
and with them some two hundred specta-
tors. The cornct bands bass drum was
handed over to the Indians. and after an
ranged themselves on the floor in the
center of the hall, with the big drum in
the center, White Ghost arose to make q
speech. An interpreter was present, and
through him, c. r. Tinan gave TO the
audience White Ghosts words. TIL
speech was brief and simply an express
ION of the friendly feeling with which
the noted chief regarded the whites, and
he said he hoped the whites would al.
ways have the same kindly regard fer the
Indians. The Indians then went through
what they call the Chief Dance, Winnie
bago Dance, Scalp Dance ana the Bull
Dance. The audience, however, could
see but little difference between The dan.
eos except the second one in which tn,
sqnaWs took part. Most of the Indian.
were rugged out in wal paint and featll-
ers and some Of the costumes were strik
ing to the extreme. The dancing wa:
performed to the time OF the big drum
pounded vigorously by three or foul
bucks. The Indians took their own time
and prolonged the iamborea for two
hours by taking long smokes between
heats, with now and then q song thrown
inf you cauld call it singing. Final
ly-after it was explained to White
Ghost that existing circumstances mad
it quite impossible to take up anothc
collection for their beneft-the noble re,
men arose from the floor and silently
passed out OF the hall, as likewise did til
spectators rather tired, but mcstof then
feeling that they had seen somethin,
, they never saw before-a genuine Nortl
American Indian war dance-and some
thing they might not see again.