Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-11
IN THE WILDERNESS.
HOW A MAN RETIRED FROM THE
WORLD AND BECAME A CHIEF.

WORLD AND BECAME a CHIEF.
An Educated white marriss an Indian
Princs.s-rh.ir Chndrcn Beoouao Intel.
iiEent citizens Of rrosperou. village
ON tho siissis.iprl.
Many people, especially Engli,hmen.
imaginc that th, ,ison d'ctrv Of all our
western towns j. entirely our incessant
pursuit. Of the almighty dollar. "They All
begin with a few ahintics and drlnlinr
saloon" said an uncnmpllmentary trans.
atlantic friend the other day. aud Il must
bo admitted that many u them have no
BITTER origin. aud pgrhaps the exception,
only 90 ~ prove the rule Rut there ars
two towns on the bluffs Of the Mississippl
that deserve TO have their romantic aud
unmerocnary sourcs chronicled.
Many year. ago-heiorc our civil wnr--a
couple Of adventurau, Englishmcn, with
An American friend. decided 10 spend sey.
eral winter months ia the lands n the far
north Ia pursuit Of the game Of those lnti.
tudcs Their plan wa 10 ioin tho Rel
river trader, on their annual expedition In
search 81 firs aud skins. aud 70 stay with
them until they worked themselves south.
ward again.
The trip promised my amount u novel.
~ and unlimited sport. and after fully
providing themselves with all easily trans.
ported ncccssaries they arrived NJ the place
Of rendezvous In Minnes0ta-which was
then In i,s prlmoyal wildncss-iust too
late.
Tho traders had for some reason LEI, a
week earlier than usunl. aud Il was quite
hopeless TO Try and follow thom without a
large escort Greatly disappointed. they
fingered In tho vlciuty without forming
any satisfactory plans 10 compensate them
for their lost opportunity. and finally their
dcsultory wanderingz brought them 10 tho
banks Of the Mississippi.
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
Every one who has travelled up the beau.
tiul. clear stream which il 40 distinctly
different from IT, turbId aud muddy condi.
ton after IT, union with tho mighty tldcof
tho Missouri will remember tho romantic
aud beautiful spot where tho river en-.
lhrgcs itself aud forms the exquisite iitls
sheet ~ water known A. Lake popin, which
l. surrounded hy the oycrhnngius bluffs "
Minnesota on the ono side (Which from
their heights stretch away into iiilmiiaiila
distances Of rolling prairie hndi and the
dense forest VI Wisconsin on tho other,
both coasts being then IN all the savngoFy
" their original state aud pc0pled only b.
the dusky aborlgincs.
A. the end nf tho lake under hirh elf
on the Minnesota si1o the river resumes IT,
narrow honndafics. aud hrra the friends
fcli In with n tfihc of Indians aud made a
siraugu acquaintance Their lnierrrrier
told them that several years h.iorr q white
man had taken up hl. ry.idenoo with them,
adapted himself 10 their mAnurr, aud Gus.
toms, and had finally married The oldest
daughter 81 their chief. and WAs then H..
Ing IN a somewhat ISOLATED state little
apart from their village.
our travellers naturally fcit good deal
Of curiosity conccfhing the man of their
own race who had thus voluntarily g..
n0uuc,d civilization. aud who whs, ~ thcy
ghthcrd from the talk ~ The Indians, of
different ilbar than the ruughcr soFt %
frontier men. Thcy therefore ~, no tins
In making hia acquaintance. am found
the frcluse 10 b. man 81 cultur' aud
breeding. who for some frns0n hal become
tek Of tho world and Lad hothkou hinsali
10 the wiidi leading q not unhappy Ito
with his Indian ''priHcofs' and Agg chill
drn.
NiifAGE ny TiiE iiNNr
Although this u true narrative, md
The name u the ''wh.ie chirf' u % hIsior.
teal value. lnasmuch a. b. save 10 10 bis
settlement, which il now a nourishius
town on the lite 81 tho Indian yncAmp.
mout. We d0 not fralqulio 90 i.lsriy 90 rive
Il, knowing how many inaccuracies may
uccur Ia twicu told tales, liut our ius
i1rmhat, who was one Of the party % thrrf.
told us 40 thu and much more They
Nofu received hy him with tho gtJltrst
hospitality. and spont many weeks hunt
ing with HnoWHhncs over tlr hruHi rrlIsla
and leading comfortable lives In tho warm
skin Nigwams, which thH pure, DIS cold n
thoau latltuios, Intense although 10 wa,
never penetrated u was hn eSpyrieurr Go
rrmaln ever grccn aul if5sh among their
hhpplrst mvmuuvs,
TOE year rolled on and our Trclt c.yil
war absorbed al tho thong o. Aui cugrgiri
Of darling spirits, Tho lugl.shmrn bad
long Hluca pusei out ~ thn krn uf or
young American, who tgrtcl with ability
and distinction Throughout tlo long ygafa
ct conflict. Suyer. however, I'D be- fuEgrt
The picturesque rgi0n on the banks of tho
Eruht river, Or tho ever ~ ho remembered
,xprrlrnc, in che encampm0nt VI the lu'
hinns, hnl after peace bal been drelAFvl'
and Ne wgs once mlrr VI. own master, be-
felt drawn by an Irresistible attraction back
g. the scene OF his Oh adventure.
Here naturally he found many changes,
thu dusky little children 81 his hospltahlo
entertainer hal bee0mo iluu young men,
who had had al the b1st advantages Of the
Canadian colleges. Tho wigwam had b.
came . comfortable and ample house, The
"prlnrcss' IA easy going aud well dressed
mAitun, and tho encampment a town,
Further down the river, however, the VII.
dcruo.s was unhroken, and there General
- purchased bn extensive tract II blum
land aud piAirlg land and founded the
pretty village which ovcrhanEs Lake
lrplr aud has been chrisiened By the old
frunoh name Of Fronlenac,
Under tho wise and loving policy OF
Bishop Whipplu tho Indians aud The
white, ARE tfcadlng together the paths OF
civilization. and doubtless thep will 10
many IN the days 90 come who, Ike tho
lloanokes 81 Virginia, will he proud 10
trace back their Lineage 20 the original
lords oi tue soll.-New York Tribune.
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4 uniau. way Of DedEinE Jury Dn'y'
Fearing that somsthlng serious might