West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-12
AN INDIAN OUTBREAK.
The HannncOnda Indians Have O
Scalp Dance.

Hanuaconda Indians left their res.
eryation and went on the war path.
They captured the town OF King
wood and painted things bright
red, yelling all the time like all the
angels of darkness turned loose.
The first band came in from the
Muddy Greek Hill Reservation be.
fore dark and started the whoop-
ing. Pretty soon after dark the
war dance started and warriors,
squaws and papooses were in the
line of march. They first assem-.
bled at the Council Chamber Court
House) at the Seventh Run OF the
Ninth Sun of Hunting Moon, Great
Sun of the Discovery, 405. The
intention was to have speeches from
the Big Chiefs, but the Tom Toms
were beating and the braves were
all so hilarious and full of fire.
water that it was impossible to hear
anything. and after chanting some
war songs, the whole aggregation
made a break for the outside to see
the Seal p Dance around the town.
The Pale faces held their breath
and
"All at once, there arose n mighty veil
AS If all the fiends that from heaven fell
Had pealed the banner cry of hell"
Red fire and rockets illumined
the air and torches banished the
night, while the wigwams of the
Tribe along the line of march
blazed out in scintillation of can
die power glory. Big Chief Henry
clayfythe led the procession on a
war pony, carrying flag. The Chief
Marshals were, Billfmanear, Great
Medicine Man of the village, Drjack-
son, ex-Keeper of the County
Wampum Belt, and the Brave
Leader lie Royshaw, of the Shawnee
Tribe. The braves whooped and
yelled and waved their red fire and
torches and beat the tom toms to
the great delight of the multitude
on the sidewalks.
After exhibiting themselves to
the main part of the village, they
repaired to the summit of Beverly
Hill to hold their regular Scalp
Dance and burn their bonfire. Great
preparations had been made for
pillar of fire that would reach to
the regions above and tighten the
Hunting Grounds of the whole
Reservation.
Great Prophet Jamimlrtin had
two carloads of old cross ties
hauled In that day and hauled up on
the bill, and several braves worked
all day building the pyramid. 1t
was filled with shavings and kin
ding wood, etc, but the mistake
was IN not leaving some warrior to
guard it, for between dark and the
time the procession arrived there
to begin the Ghost Dance, which
was about the ninth run, some pale
face had carried up about rrel
of salt water and poured over the
bonfire pile, so that when 1t was
lighted it burned very poorly and
refused to make much show until a
lot of oil was procured and poured
on ic, and even then it only flashed
up a little, and continued to burn
like an old fashioned log heap in
country clearing.
CONSULTATIONS.
The parade was not such big
thing after all, but still it was
full turnout and quite a number
Of the braves had i'm bibed freely of
fire water.
Those drank red liquor
Who never drank before.
And those who always drink
Only drank the more.
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There were three times as many
on the sidewalks as there we're in
the parade. The night was n beau
tiful one for an open-air spectacular
| performance, aud in this respect
"our friends the enemy" had a big
advantage over our outbreak of four
/ years ago. as it was the worst wealth
or ever on tap in Kingwood.
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Most Of the Republican houses
we're brilliantly Illuminated, and il
made pretty spectacle 10 the
sleepy old town. Senator WorIey's
house, at the head Of Main street,
showed mp we'll. w. b. ParkhursCs
/ residence. on Uiob street. yvas tho