The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-23
MILLIONAIRE SPLlTLOG.
Eome of the Curious Personal Traits of
the WcaIthIcst Indian.

Eome of the Curious Personal Traits of
the WcaIthIest Indian.
have just returned from q trip through
Arkansas and Indian territory, and in the
course Of my travels I met what never ek-
pected to see in this worid-a millionaire
Indian. | had heard Of this unique per
sonage, but was not prepared 20 meet such
a strange com binAtion OF op1ience and ig-
noranCe. He II known as datthias Split
log, the chief of the WyandOtte tribe, and
is a powerfully built man, 5 feet inches
tall with a sEyartb- cOuntenance, but not
the high cheek bones usually fouBa in the
Indian. This Is accounted for from the
fact that Splitlog Is a half breed. having
been born in Canada and afterwRrd adopt
ed into the WyRudotte tribe Ia 1s43, before
its removal from northern ONO to thn
west. Spiitlog IL now 20 years old, and
cannot read or write. He speaks English
impeEfectly, bat is a great MONEY gstter.
and is constantly growing richer by tho
advancs upon the thousands OF acres OF
lands which he owns IN southwestern Mn
sour and the Indian territory
A story will give sn idea OF the cid chiefs
manner OF transactIng business. About
two years Rsso a syndicate OK Kansas City
capitalists persuaded him TO part with 40
acres Of land on the kaw bottoms between
the two Kansas Citys for yl40COa The
trade Was TO be conpls1cd at che Of the
banks on Ainnesots avenue. Kansas City,
Kan, At 10 O'Clock on q certain morning
Promptly a few miRutss before the tine
SpLtlcg walked into sbe bank md took
seat. lie kept his eye oo the clock, and ~
the hand pointed 70 the hour Of 10 and the
other party had nos yea U1AteTialized, the
chief put on his hat and stGrted down The
avenue AZ q short distance he INST the
capitalists On their WY 70 eloss the bar
gain They said they were ready FOR bSSi-
ness.
Not today" repIie1 the chief
Knowing that pezsusEion would be use
less, they asksd when be would meet them.
Tomorrow, 10 clock, !" was the lAoonio
response.
At 10 O'Clock al we're present AZ the hank.
"Can't sell for slsaoJo. must have AGO.
oO9, " said the Wysudotte ehief.
The sorp-issi purchasers LID a hsxty
council and decided that they r1uzt bus.ls
Up the $40 COO or ths Egurss wouh 20 sziu
higher They rs.sad %, 600 mere and
counted 0Ut toe Eoney n crzp gree1hAekA.
As tie chief ssw tae paper money he shook
his head
Can't take paper money; mnst have
gold, - said BE-.
Quickly bali a dozen hacks vs-e called
and the banks q Karzas CITY were ran
sacked for thc rv-g1trsd suErr.rt Of tie yrl-
lo~ rDstzi Aftsr L vas hxsd upon "a
Die before TIE chief Is paved II over Ike .
EliseT and tBsa sad.
GIVE 'ezn Gssse "
Tha nloTaey va depoEsad In the bAnk
bot Spltloz ~ould have o2easd lis sytz
hEd be ssea tie sane hacks us.d il g.
lsce4ag TIRE gold rscafyinZ Il k9zza and b.,
i1E driven rspdly bsok % Miz4our That
10 seres 4 land 70 INV sailing - tbs ra.a
q 500. 90 aad proved ous q ~ b-sz
Epsculatl51s ever entered ito =. tic ra0uth
q tie KaE
SpE..oz ls married and has sovcn chi.
6rsa- Hs neseF stocs - a hgtai whea 70
ting Ez1szs CITY. Ea-. where - ogzs
Fala&5.s property. bat always pzts Up u.ts
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