New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23

time too the Caddoes were dancing according to the
new doctrine The Caddoes a branch OF the raw
nees and too intelligent, believe 10 20 mo
revolt STILL although more civilized than most OF the
tribes and having farms and houses, there was ihoc
excitement among the Caddoes than among any OF te
other tribes. The Wichitas Camanches and hloWaS
were also dancing in october. They are proDaDly
wilder than any of the others, but don't think even
they could be influenced to join open revolt. IL
there is an outbreak it will be confined, THINK, 10
the Sioux.
"There is good rea son, however, for believing that
there will be uprising at ALL In all tlmes oi e4
pected trouble The Indians first Of all look out Tor lel
women and children. The Indian braves are tie most
afectlonate of men, and trouble Is appIenenueu b1
first thing they do Is 10 place their women ana chii
dren ont Of the reach OF HARM There is now 10 place
in the country, except in Arizona when Is hot az
cessibe to the whites to the indians, and that IS
TOO far away The Indians know this as well as tne
whites There is great section OF the counl rS
where there not lines of railway aitoans n 9 nI
transportation for troops ~ o Sh Messiah Doctrine
but unless the Indians all get an idea that ley are
going to be resurrected anu pccono i"' '
will never start q hght'
AWARE OF THEIR wEAKN ESS. |
aTbe Indians know perfectly well VI they cannot
stand long fight and the older and WIS heaos ahois
them can be relied upon to try to Keep 'hihes do"
Some old soreheads like Sitting Bull, the SIOUX 'iay
try 10 get the young men to revolt, Dut oi'.ne n"
nnuencc is on the wane and he is not much believed
in even in his own tribe. The greatest danger Is a
some settlers may kill few Indians ana inc spitt %
revenge may cause an against the indians
! do moi know so much about the feeling among me
now settlers There is wide gulf between the settler
who thinks the Indian is coyote. and that the only
good Indian is dead one and the Eastern %
st. who believes that the Indian Is H in te North
west is that. while the prophets say IhaI te aeSs S
first appear red Knew nohnr about him up to no
time of my leaving there in October. was W'h uo
Elackfee the Arickaras, the Mandans ana inc rTVo
{ho will and l.
Assnbones and eros Ventres OF the ffalne anu te!
knew nothing about it. ,hI t a i tbe rifles have
named except the Bacfeet These indians are >n h
like children fun Of S1pes nm a aad tey Deei dc the
ghost stories told at the winter cside Ihey are en
SeeSns g aee em so agH inc A an example
miracles will tell you that while WA, AZ ,h s,e
sn da Ase before he had visited by
who had been dead for long time, ana VINO I nSn
G ie Indans love p'' buffalo meat but they have
seen OF 1t for six or seven years, Lhe plUnHd
feed them with the buffalo meat that had been brought
to him The next night circle was formed, ana
the prophet senRd n ao f Se Gan w the
meat EIthouCh the dancers many aud the pieces
~ meat few the meat didn't give out. How was
il done' Well, selght Of hand OF sone Kind sup
pose bat couldn't discover H the r te for not fear
ing general outbreak was that the Indians he, ma
learned that they could not saSce s o COPE w1
stronger since they had adopted the white mems
and the indians have hunted him. On one occasion
he and two friends pursued by fifteen lndans
until the horses gave out. when they dsmounted ana
awaited a charge. Whenever the Indians came within
range the three white men fired rapidly win tncIr
repeating rifles causing the enemy to retreat. Inus
three men held fifteen Indians at bay Tor an enilre
day When the Indians made their final onslaught
Se,eral were slain while the rest scattered and He'd
The Cheyennes MIR. Grnne thought, were not only
the bravest in the world. but were the quickest 70
iaorn now WAYS Mr.. Grlnncll does not write or
talk Of his adventures with Indians, his books deal
inc chiefly with their legends and folklore lie Il
ono az the best Informed men In the East on Indian
history and the characteristics OF The several tribes
Ne has hunted all over the Northwestern country
and has lived with many Of the tribes when they
we're far more savage than they are nOw