The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-28
MONEY VALUE OFASQUAW.
WHT ETEN AN OLD AND UGLT Owe
m MATRIMONIALLY D~EsIRxHLE.
The wealth sf Csrt.is Hsats- Cs--usUies
$50 the Advantages Esioyed by Waite
Mes Who Have Isaiaa wives.

TIE wealth 81 Certst- Isdtss C~srsssuies
SD che Advsstsres Esisyes by white
Mes Whe Have I-sia. wives.
FoRr Sill, o. T.. Oct. 17.-Just what use q
white man can have for a homely, dirty Indian
squsw is not clear TO many people. In a city in
the East he might. perhaps, hire her to the
manager Of n museum. Or even in the West,
were he fastidious enough TO employ q mental,
he might use her ne a servant. But to take her
as his wife-to eat with her. to work with her.
to be with her day after day. and for many days
1T a time with her ~only-thst Is another thing.
And yet that Is Just what scores of shrewd
saRscious, intelligent white men are seeking
to do-to marry squaws, regardless OF whether
they are old or young. wrinkled and hideous.
or smooth-skipned and pretty, only so they are
full blooded Indian squsws. For an Indian
squaw on her reservation Is literally worth TO a
keen white husband her weight in gold. The re-
cent payment of cash to the Cherokee Indians at
Sequoyah has developed much information Of
Importance in regard to the Indian situation.
Sequoyah. until the excitement caused bv the
payment Of some three-quarters Of a million in
currency to the Cherokees, attracted little atten-
ton. Its only building OF importance Is the
Court House. which is very small. Recently.
however. there were encamped around the
Court House at least 1000 people. some of
them with an idea Of permanent settlement.
Inc majority Oh this cro"u' however was
at'r"cteu o'he spot oy the eAcehent prospectS
OF" goou reau. money business Ve uone uur
ing the distribution Of money per capita TO the
destitute Indians. A good many Indians on re-
ceiving their money left at once. taking the
Governments gift with them. Those who re-
maincd. with a few exceptions, lost all their
money to the %sharpers.
ihereis ".'re uouo' Una .he maJorty the
recipients OF the Governments bounty are
Weather than the average white man one
mpeta in n days iournpy for tbanka ia n nnnst
-. -. ..s
generous CONSTRUCTION Vi trcatieS' 'heS nave re-
ceived over and over again handsome sums
fron, the Eoycrnment and the individual midi.
,,IaJ .oot,h NJ Tho ,nnmb.rso =, = Laroo num-
Niucu "eailh vi inc meihoerso alarHe hum-
Dor OF tribes averages nearer $4,000 than
1000. The question of stat.hood and
1890 - %
the aIiotneht OF iahd 10 iholNiuuais mas oeenthe
main subject OF comment for months past dur
in, ,he yarious periods ,f distrinutinn and II ia
'r
singular W mote ho" stTpnsiy 'he proposition II
tim, In ,b. eorlv futnre statehood and alIo, msnt
n, - - -,
Will he forced upon tho diherent tribes, In which
case every man. woman. and child will receive
ou;,e a con silero bic trac, nj land and will ,lso
qulUe a =. ,A"u, ~ WI au :,
scheme. as it is generally understood. would in
yolv. mn, onlv the handing ovcr IN evcrv Indian
n homestead IN MS own right. out the Gorern-
ment would reserve and sell the remainder OF
the land and also the town sites, dividing the
proceeds among the members OF the tribe.
p, sss would he nIscsd IN III" nosi,lan ~
20 80
farmer with a substantial capital upol which to
commence operations. and that 50 favorable q
scheme .bouid n. look cd on a a robbery mr. on.
scneine snouIu y rVHeu Vn 81 roooery UT OPP
preston IL remarkable. But IN the elections
lust over every candidate who expressed 40
mrch a. WILLINGNESS IN CON slider m. nronosi,io,
m"ch as "n'i"Snee' " o"spue II proposi'on
was showed under hopelessly. only here and
there an intelligent Indian Is met who regards
United States Government To put IA forcible bar
rier upon the continued encroachments and
gradually intrenchinG themselves In the coun-
try, and, who VIII eventually assert rights to
In reality it Il the squaw man, or the white
man who has married an Indian woman, who is
responsible for all the trouble the Government
has encountered IN nSlng uptreaties ana sealing
agreements with the indians for the mutual
benefit 81 both the white and red men. AZ the
immense number OF squaw men appeared to col
lect the large sums OF money due TO their wives.
provisions OF their treaty.
The squaw man Is eyer present when money
condemned by writers who have never entered
I9sG the he, G Dree GherG q r:f pr Sh fSa% ,n Sation:
sehemer, Or an idier. but when he is not the
frst he - IN many cases either the second or
t hGodn1oor;. and md oS Snt' an "iT indian brave 10Y ts a in ,S'e;
social outca-t, losing an her EXISTING relation.
snip anu entering upon u Ile ol, misery ana
wretchedncss to her. When the order OF things
is reversed. however, and a white man marries
an Indian girl. II quite frequently happens that
the domestic relations between the parties are
at least pleasant.
An Indian brave on marrying a white woman
usually becomes a bully and an idler. but the ln-
dian girl who marries a white man usually de-
velops a liking Tor housthold duties ana becomes,
IL not in every sense OF the word n model wife,
81 least a valuable helpmeet ~ prairie life.
Beautiful indisn girls are few There are mum:
bcrs Of MISUNDERSTANDING r,herdkee, Choctaw, and
Creek girls. some "f them pure blood and
some OF them ofisprlngs OF mixed marriages
between different tribes or between white
men and Indian women. The majority of
the young women are lighter in complexion
than the men, and II IS significant fact that
when thsy ronssn, TO go hoa,eh6.d duties and
day their complexion becomes so much lighter
that after - while Il u difticult 10 distinguish a
full blood from a hall breed.
In some Instances there II quite a bond of af-
lection between a squaw man and his wife, re-
~gardless of the motive that primarily, caused
them to marry, These cases are Few. The mar
riages src mostly for money: The financial adj
vantage OF marrying an Indian can scarcely be
Overestimatrd, provided, OF course, the man
making the sacrifice Is absolutely impecnnious,