The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1891-10-31

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WANDERER.
B1sUKA, IDAHO, Oct. 1st, 1891.
THE INDIAN UPRISING.
During the late uprising Idaho was
the scene of an incipient Indian war,
which, but for the promptness of the
Government, would have ended seri-
ously for the white settlers in this por-
ton Of the country. The "hostiles'
were gradully surrounding the isolat-
ed settlements throughout the State.
General Howard, who had been Or
dered to surround the ''hostiles" and
compel them to surrender, was push
ing forward rapidly for the scene of
the uprising. The people were panic
stricken at Bliss. All fled, except a
few brave Kentuckians who, with
their trusty Winchesters, were deter
mined to stay and defend their homes.
As General Howard and his troops
approached the scene of trouble the
Indians fell back farther into the
mountains. General Howard still
pressed on, harrassing them on all
sides. Meanwhile, the Indians had
camped in the Snake River valley,
raiding ranches, stealing cattle and
Staying all whom opposed them. On
the approach of General Howard they
fled, first cutting up ten Cinnamon
(whom they had captured at the
mines), and placed the pieces on a
large fiat rock. The chief, who had a
vein of CHASTITY humor running
him, wrote on large rock near the
slaughtered Cinnamon, "dinner for
Howard and his men," The Indians
were entrenched in a ravine in the
mountains. General Howard sur
rounded them; when, their provisions
giving out, they surrendered and were
returned to their Reservation. The
Indian. is very restless, and chafes un-
der the vigilance Of "Uncle Sam;" so
they are given permission to leave the
Reservation, and camp on the noun
tains in ,wigwams, returning to their
Reservation at stated periods for their
rations. The railroad Company charg-
es them nothing for fare, and allows
them to ride on what is commonly
known as the "blind baggage. The
Indian is now quiet and peaceable.
How long he viii remain SO is hard to
answer. He spends his time between
fishing, hunting and sleeping in his
wigwam, dreaming Of the day when
the ''Messiah" shall return to the
earth, drive the white man from the
prairies, and bring back to him the
buffalo as Of yore.
Melbourne, the 'scloud crackers" :"
failure to produce rain at Nampa,
Idaho, has caused good deal of CON-
ment, and doubt if he is the origi-
nator of this "cloud cracking" pro-
cess has entered the mind of the peo-
pie. George Catlin. who spent the
best portion of his life painting In
dian scenes, gives an account of a
rain making scene among the Indians
in 1882. 1t may give a hint to these
modern 'tsky juice extractors:"
RAIN MAKING AMONG THE INDIANS.
The Indians raised great deal Of
corn, but sometimes q most disastrous
drought visited the land, destructive to
their present harvest. Such was the
case when arrived at the Indian vii
lage on the steamboat elbow Stone.
Rain had not fallen for many day,
and the dearlittle girls and the ugly
old squaws, altogether, Gall Of whom
had fields Of corn), were groaning and
crying to their. Lords, and imploring
them to intercede for rain; that their
little respective patches, which were
now turning pale and yellow, might
not be withered, and they deprived Of
their annual festivities of the roasting
ears and the green corn dance. The
chiefs and doctors sympathized with
the plants of the women, and recon.
mended patience. Great deliberation,
they said, was necessary in these cases
and though they resolved to make the
attempt to produce rain for the bene.
fit of the corn, yet they very wisely
resolved that to begin too soon might
insure their entire defeat in the en-
deavor, and that the longer they put
off, the more certain they would fee
of ultimate success. So, after few
days Of. further delay, when the i'm,
pottunities Of the women had become
clamorous. and even mournful, the
medicine men assembled in the coun.
Gil house with I'll their mystery apa
ratps about them, with abundance o1
wild sage, and other aromatic herbs
with q FIRE prepared to burn them, tha'
their savory odor might be; sent fortt
to-the sGreat Spirit, He "wht
lives IN the sun and commands tht
thunders Of the heaven.
THE GRAND STRUGGLE WITH TIL
HEAVENS, y
Wah-kee (the shield) was the frgl