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


H. a WENT fro IN
l| Clarksbur & to
ga "a iii Wheeling la S 4
y. NJ SsSlsSlI Wed n e S da v
Tx >seaeW morning on the
early mail train
<ytlI Il and was much
fS,y Vim surprised on en-.
| kSsTSs, pNSB,ysS tering the smolS
All WA ing car at Graf.
INV jI31 NSSSN ton to find that
INV! }SSSlzk II was partly
4 VISA NV RS filled withSioux
= Indians. They
We're the most savage, fierce
looking red men Lever saw aud
reminded Inc Of the pictures OF
the Indians Of q century ago. /
learned that a Government In.
dian agent had charge of them
and they were ea route to Chica.
go from which place they were
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to be sent to some reservation IN
the far West. The Indian was
always interesting to me and /
often recall with what intense
patience 4, when achild, 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
carin which theytraveled, study.
ing their strange faces. They
looked from the car windows and
there appeared a sadness in their
depression as they beheld instead
of theirold forestwilds, the busy
thoroughfares of civilized man.
Isl tried TO talk to them but found
only one who could speak Eng.
lish and he only understood q few
sentences. He said he had nc
gun and never went hunting
these days but that he got his
rations atthe agency where there
were a whole heap of iniuns. 4
4 The old chief and his wife at.
tracted much attention, particu.
larry because they lad 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 ..papooser 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. &c. 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 ne:
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 peo.i
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 a 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 swarming 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 leayetaking. An old squaw,
Pi-a-gic, bent with age, was seat
ed upon q small mound around
her were congregated the tribe.
Not q sound was uttered for al
quarter Of an hour. save the
grooming of the old wrinkled
woman who faced the sinking
sun; the others sat with their