The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-14
10! THE RICH INDIAN.
An Eagle Correspondent Among the
Oheyennes and ArapahoeS,
,dence of the Eagle.

Epeciai Correspondence Of the Eagle.
DARLINGTON, ]. T., July 12.--The second
lot of 50. 900 silver dollars sent by the gov
eminent from Washington to hquldate
the debit TO the red man has arrived. A
line of soldiers at Darlington station, to-
,etber with a SQUAD of fifteen or twenty
1ndian police are detailed to meet the
train to insure the safe keeping OF this
large sum of money. One can reaolly see
from the manner and movements OF these
Indian police and the chleIs Oh Ihe ~ullIeI- ~
emf tribes Of Indians that they are aware
that Uncle Sam is engaged at least IN
soY,1e extraordinary and unusual business
of This time. Some of the Indians look
11non the movement favorably and from
their manners you can see that they are
well pleased, but there are others who 90
not favor or approve OF the action OF our
government in alloting their lands and
having them money. They think they
can see in this a movement to conhne
them to their farms and compel them TO
live as their white neighbors do.
Yesterday afternoon the noted Cher
Whirlwind paid a Tsit to the allotment
commissioners with his Interpreter, de-
snanding to be heard before any attempt
should be made to allot any land TO him
or his tribe 1t was very interesting to
hear what he had TO say on this subject:
He said his Indians did not want the land
divided M. He said they loved their land;
they loved the streams and the grass ana
their country as they now have 1t, and do
not want any changes BE says II they
are left in possession Of their lands for six
wears that then they will submit TO di-
vision of the land and accept their money.
Whirlvind wants to 20 to Washington
and see the great father and find If such
arrangements cannot be made. bis idea
is to run fence north and south through
this country on what is known as the He'd
ia /, Il cirof he
allotment of land and money accept 1t on
the east of this fence and allow him and
his tribe to take the country TO the west.
This he gave as his plan for settling the
difficulties.
1t is quite interesting to watch the pay
ment to the Indians of the SIS each recent
" appropriated for that purpose by con-
gress. The gentleman who has tins IN
charge is Mr.. G. +. Ashley, who is quite
popular here, and is unquestionably the
man for the place. The money is paid out
from the government storeroom. 1t re
ouires ten or twelve persons to do this.
They are seated at a long table with the
money counted in stacks of S25 each. Each
Indian, large and small, receives three of
these piles Of money, SO It does not take
long to wait on them. Around this table
stand soldiers, with their guns, and Indian
police, with their revolvers strapped TO
Them The Indians are permitted TO enter
the room at the east entrance, receive their
money any pass out at the west door. An
Indian interpreter stands at the entrance
and calls out in the Indian language the
name OF the family and tribe desired.
Some of the Indians are not
anxious to receive their money,
and only do so after much persuasion by
the Indians who are in favor of the plan.
If any one ever had any doubts about the
practicability of civilizing the Indian such
doubts would at once BE removed if he
could see how rapidly they are catching
on TO the customs and ways of the white
people. On the streets of Darlington can
be seen two squaws walking together, one
with a psppoose on her back, Indian fash
SON, and the other with the latest improved
baby carriage, with mosquito bar attach
,nents, etc The EAGLE correspondent
saw an Indian family drive in town yester-
day in a fine, richly appointed surrey, the
ponies being harnessed with the old-fash-
ioned plow harness, chain tugs and rope
lines The sale of new wagons, buggies
and baby carriages at Darlington is i'm