The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-10
Abodt Indians.


H.. A WENT from
EEl99ss Clarksburg to
ia 49, Wheeling La S I
" itkE MI Wed n Q S d a Y
llSS1Sfs sSssg~y morning on the
early mail train
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.ytSStvy VI and was much
NV. SExl M&N surprised on en-.
kSSvSSsalyENSS tering the smok-
MSSN%SAWEsAs ing car at Graf
4Syy %aASFS& ton to find that
SySg4TSsSysM it was partly
n SAA llssSfW2 filed withSloux
ssa'aS& Indians. They
were the most savage. fierce
looking red men ever saw and
reminded Inc of the pictures OF
the Indians of century ago. /
learned that a Government In.
dian agent had charge of them
and they were en- route to Chica.
go from which place they were
to be sent to some reservation in
the far West. The Indian was
always interesting to me aud ]
often recall with what intense
patience /, when a child, listen
ed to my fathers stories of
frontier life and of daring en-.
counters between the brave
pioneers and the wary savages.
The Sioux Indians have been
noted for their love of war and
spent most of the time in the
car in which they travelled, study
ing their strange faces. They
looked from the car windows and
there appeared a sadness in their
expression as they beheld instead
of their old forest wilds, the busy
thoioughfares of civilized man.
tried to talk to them but found
only. one who could speak Eng
lish and he only understood a few
sentences. He said he had nc
gun and never went hunting
these days but tkat he got his
rations atthe agency where there
were whole heap of iniuns. :"
The old chief and his wife at.
tracted much attention, particu.
larry because they had with them
their Indian babe about four
months old. The only way the
old chief could be made to smile,
was to show them that you were
interested in the cunning little
copper colored "papoose" The
old chiefs wife wore a number
of ornaments and beads. They
were all dressed in regular In.
dian costume. having the blanket,
beaded moccasin. sc. The squaws
wore bright red calico waists and
skirts. Just now the Govern.
ment authorities are making
several changes in the location
of some tribes.
The famous Chippewa nation
were taken from their old home
in Minnesota last week.
The Indian Agent arrived at
Chengwatana Pokegama a few
days ago and persuaded the re-
mainder of a once famous tribe to
remove to White Earth Reserva.
ton.
1t required all the inducements
the Government representative
could offer to persuade the PEG.
pie to go. Following a custom
that has been in vogue with the
Indians since the first white man
invaded his haunts, they held
what might be considered fare.
well pow-wow on the banks of
Lake Pokegama. In the morn.
ing birchbark canoes were seen
gliding swiftly along to the spot
where tine Chippewa mission was
established and where the first
printing was done in this State.At
an hour before sunset the place
was swarmlng with copper color
ed Indians and tan-faced half
breeds. a large number of
white persons were also present
to witness the strange ceremony
of leavetaking. An old squaw,
Pi-a-gic, bent with age, was seat.
ed upon a small mound /; around
her were congregated the tribe.
Not sound was uttered for a
quarter of an hour. save the
grooming of the old wrinkled
woman who faced the sinking