Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-13
AMONG THE cnEROKEEs.
Christina, at Our Indian Home.


MANARD, Indian Territory. - On
Tuesday the 10Th at 10 p.m, the lion
Mountain train on tho M0. T.. drow up
at Fort Gibson, an evacuated United
States barracks, situated on tho rocky
banks Of the Grand River, Jus. above
where this beautiful stream empties In,
and with tho Veriigtis, helps to swell
the Arkansas, which IA It's serponlln0
curves windv IT, way from the Rocky
Mountains To the Mississippi. Elders
Hpfper aud JeppsOn were In waiting
tor their Salt Lake friend, aud fOon
the noise OF our wagon was heard roll.
ing over the prairie. Tbs moon shOno
org My the air WAS kcenly cold, and
by the time WI reached ManAri, n
distance Of nine milrs, We were chilled
through, anu accordingly enjoyed the
Log flrc on tue old hearth Stone, IA the
Eldeta room Of our Indian home.
ManaTd u situated about hallway
between Fort Gibson and Tahlsquah,
the capital OF the Cherokee ualiUn-a
city built luegulatly among the trees
sui rugged, rolling hills OF that region.
rhr tlrsl thing that gtcc,s the uye OF
an Elder nc Manari Is u hnnll frame
building under tho shades OF a huge
oak tree, on the brow o. "A low hill. At
the back OF which Is an Elm0s. endless
forest. Near hy IN "a little log house
aud Blacksmith chop. Intctibpd oa
the front OF the frame building ia,
"Mauatd 7. O. Mm, II, Hendricks,
4. M About two hundred yatd,
further we come to the Bayou, tho
famous stream near which part OF
the settlement known Hs Mansfd b
situated. After having crossed this
creek, ON foot log OF coufhe-ior there
arc no bridges Ia this oOuntry-wo
continue eastward halt IA mile, fliil
winding through the Forest until We
como 10 n little rieo OF ground. As.
ocuding this aud TO tho LET,
Of tho main road, we come TO
double log house, with gables
east aud west, the chimneyH on those
outer walls. In front IA porch cX.
tending 0ut from the main building,
aud leading back between the two log
rooms continues through TO the kitchen
at tho rear. 70 ths right Is The lot las
a batnyatd Is termni hersl with barns
and corn cribs. East OF the housa Is "A
small peach orchard, set out oighl
years ago by two Mormon Ellura.
Extending east, north anl west, for
] half mile or more, are the fields, while
/ between the farm ami north o, the
house 10 yarden.patch fenced IN with
! pickuls, A splendid cellar aud grauefy
| Is between that aud tho kitchen, also
| built by the Elders. Under tho orc.
| jeotlng roof Ol the canary is a vol j.!
/ good cold wafer, Ia which swings "tne
Old oaken bucket, the iron bOunI
/ bucket, tho moss covered bucket tha!
hangs IA the welt" ~ the west 10 the
kEm1ge housa, wnero duuug the winter
7 Season the tables are filed with lat
/ s,des " meat, while on the hUlLB
axe hung tue hams Of hogs which have
| run n the woods. 10 tho west OF the
smoke house IL the u0wpen, where
many n time we've wrestlel with the
/ calves In the spring, while milking
Auuty'a TAT cows, luBlde tho H..
81 Isute around the house Is variety
Of trees, native OF this climate, such as
the elm, cedar, maple aud walnut.
Climbing the front steps We Will now
see wLnps inEiip. To the left aud
| passiug Though the door We are We
| cImul into the apartment OF our
friends. Tho room Is papeTel auI
| doe rated with various picture.
Among che furniture i, an organ
whlsh generally furnishes an accom-
! panimvuJ 20 the sDugs OF tho Elders.
/ Their IIu.urgB tAkoa in groups and
| Otherwise bilFu tue iustrum aui, show.
Ing tUu appreciation our Aunty ha-
| Tor Ayg boys. By tue Fireplace
sits our good old "unclen WI.
liam H.. Hendricks and near
| by Auuie, Sister A, h. HondfIcks,
aud Henry, Shawuor, an adopted
| boy OF QUO ftiends, Constituting ror
family, Just aoro,s the han b the
| Eldefb' room, luruisnud with beds anu
] OIhpf CpnyunleuCes 4 comfort, while
| standing over tho cheerful hrepaue b.
! tho native walnut mautlrplooe, on
| which many articles, books, etc, axe