The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-11-03
DEATH OF A BIG INDIAN.
The Hereditary Chief Of the Sioux
Nations
How Young Man Afrald-of His Horses
Got His Queer Name-An Important
Figure in Government
Records.


) r,.a f,,raraI Of the pine
n.,n go ..,a-,l,s oco a. an
- II 80 ,nos hrave warrior
ine'an 80 :; y a. 5;n,on,.e I, nc he was IN
ant.i~ an.. ,'.' 8 cav = -
o"s.ae ms vo,,r,-Nfen- A fra;d-of-
:aIInsaa IN nsao va , ha rras tbe hereditary
1., ~ - 80, a. 'rhol. s;o,,x nation. he
es1 o;..,,t ~. l,f ara n the time
was NY - S-aS 80 - so,, - tba "a
.,,.,,,s - l Ia Ynarr;o, sA-kIan- Afraid-of-
T IIss narsas ,,Srrbo a;ed h 1880 at the
: .l.s :, 'leA, - ssat,,ot,vo and whose life Is
;,s4;n,a+al,' connected with the frontier
t;sto,.,rsof +l,;s country since the early
a.,.s siass - ! - t,,a &c, eant,,rv ~,
Ns ;yha,, :. 81, ~, indian wants to emphasize
saat st~on,-1v he savs the exact OBJ
,.,,s;ta : - ~ r,Ia+ NJ means. and so the
p,.s .,s,,,a - = +la dead chief ;s n snecimen
- Tnd;an sa4ire
His father. in his fights with other
rna;ans adonted the tactics of the
~ lice me- rs,ol method Of the IN
a;ans;s 70 ride in circles around the
oh;aet ~ attack narrowing the diam
.rSs eter of Ytha circle as the tipht proceeds
Rut tho father used the regulation
ooyairv ebarre.-a method Of warfare
+ha+ - onoa 5istin guishad him. and he
,nas o.;ran : name which meant "a
man Of whose horses the enemv is
af.oia y, The Stony satirist thought to
;r,nrova on th;s and condensed it to:
ApMan.a afro;d.of-H;s- Horses.
The old mans SON. the chief now
49, oon+;,rod b;s fathers system of
taet;as a,,d 1u;+b tba cb;eftaincv. was
cs;gen +ba t;tla. Observation-Disclosures
sI;s7uorsasn
N Ia u,as coptamroraneous as a chief
~ Vi, a. .Sv S;a,,S sn;+l s,,ch indians as
paa Ts Clo',d 81 "a S;tt;ra R,,ll snotted Tail
A,ner;can Horse Black Bear. Lone
Wolf Red leaf and White Thunder.
alI n whom were men of undoubted
courape and natural leaders Of their
noonle
Ue occun;ad n neeu]iar position as
chief His indian subjects believed
that he had great Influence with the
,vb;tes and tbev were constantly ask
ino him To have their grievances re-
dressed
~, +ba o+bar hand Gems Crook and
M;les racoon;zed that his SWAY was
lass d;sn,,ted than that Of any' other
T,,d;an cbiaf and thew used him to ac-
oa,ny,1;sb ,.es,,lts which without him.
co,,ld o,lp bava been secured bv
tbraats and hard f,ohting.
IA racogp;gad the great strength Of
+ba whites and became a wise uedi-
ator. He was also possessed Of excep-
tional ability. and saw that there was
Greater honor 70 himself and benefit to
5;s ,,ao,,le ~, l;y;nr 4, reaee, l,otli with
+ba wbife and tl4e' red men. than. in be-
mo in constant conflict with them.
A. ona +;,oa he had 81 habit Of going
ont On @ = HINT with ! small force. meet
mo . s,,nerior force of Crows or Paw
nees eiyino them battle and coming
off v;cfor;ons
pnt abont 4velve wears aro. he and
: bana of s;orv u,ant n the little Mis-
sa,,,; onea b,ffalo hunt Snotted Horse
and GRAVY Head two Of the biggest
chiefs Of the Crows. were also there
| viii, ! nartv "a fbeir people. Young.
NJ f,a n ;nrtaaA As-rof Acht;np his
barad;tarv enenies arranged peace
+reatv and since that time the two ma
| fions have been the best of friends.
M. Ha raaooo;yed the fact that with tht
d;sa,,earance Of the buffalo the In
/ a;an ~ t,a nlains yvoa1ld no longer Is,
a1s1a - ,.asest tl,e adv vance Of civiliza
lion and although a, great buffalo
h,,nfa, he made q strong effort to pre-
an,,a - 49, a,,;noaI
II mt when ;ts extermination was as
sured he advocated peace with th,
whites and was ever friendly with
i them although sometimes strongl,
+amntad o+barwise
4 - ,ooo III ,eo, u,ban 4be Messiah
- 10y 80 ~ ha;rh+ ard tbe sion,
olaAe "sss os7 :. ~ ~ = srbns+ d.ncas tbt
wei9 Is a5GI "a 80 - onco,,roo .l no them anf
ueau ,a oli,tA t ~ ~ 4hot I +bev would get an,
Iouiu el neo 80 see -; 80 ot;ons I hnt Ia hell
psltenS .a,at ~ = 49, ~ had = r;gbt 10 interfere
-s.., -, ~, ,,,1aes +t,av committed som,
WIN - v...l1l .l.aIa'.ao a,1aS'1' -
ac9 u Nlo.enso lps - Tho +ir,o of III,
ne y CO ,rn,,maoa %O u Wnaa 90 bnt ret,rne,
DAsOie ~ ,oa,N ',..,1 ~ oast 40 ,ua;crb+ q
soon a alsi 49, ;,,a,.anaa &C. u,;th t5e .Tpdian
iiis sloao iAHe 80
ior peaos .,,ax4 h.o,, r. III naomi
y ~ - ~ az -.;s;t - W.sbinaton /,
4oge ba daser;bad N them what he ha,
seen and heard on the journey. Ill
told them about the iron horse whicl
carried him. They understood all that
twas white mans medicine. de toi