The times., 1897-07-18
LIFE STORY OF ONE INDIAN.

thereby declare his origin clearly and un-
Inistakably. AS matter of fact he Is a
full blooded Apache Indian and an In
structor In the Chicago Medical Post
Graduate School as we'll. And the way In
which be has attained to his prese Mt po-
sition reads like fairy tale.
Twenty five years ago, when DR.. Monte
yuma was an Arizona baby OF five, and i'm
metliatejy before his tribe, always the
nercest and least manageable OF the In
dian peoples, capituiated TO the Govern
Inent, they knew nothing OF white men or
reservations. Their initial experience in
this line came simultaneously with the
Indian physicia ans first distinct memory of
anything A band Of friendly Indians, Wis
iting the camp in which the Apachss We're
soiourning rhile gathering the annual crop
OF wild sunfiower seed which Sc rved them
largely fer winter food, showed to the
wilder braves the wonde rful articles given
them by the officers at the nearest fort.
and promised them a similar bounty If
they would make trsatyof pc ace witnthe
Government.
A tribal consultation followed, and at its
close the Apache braves departed for the
fort, promising to return in ten days, and
leaving The women, the children and the
aged IL camp. Several nights later band
or linlo or ANA La dams swept down upon
them, leaving devastation and death in
their wake, aud when they went away,
after burning up the grass huts and killing
many Of the inmates, they carried all the
Apache children with them TO sell as slaves.
Dr. MonteZuna, or, to give him his origi-
mai name, 'Wassajah.' was among those
capttIeIi, aad he well re members even now
the terror inspired within him by these
strange people. looking like his own tribe,
but speaking in a different language, as
well as his first experience with a horse,
a rnirrpr and Il white fnan His two sisters
were taken into captivity with him, but he
los sight of them after the first days
journey and never saw any member of his
family again
" assalan was finally sold for the SUM of
$50 b. Carlos Geltiie. a photographer tr.lv-
cling IL Mexico, who soon arterward came
to chis,-se, hrin cing the little Indian with
him. aHti who was for many years before
hi. t.eiah member OF the Chicago Press
Club Mr. Gentle cared tenderly for the
chilli, nansipg hiin Carlos Montezuma lfter
hi'Hseii and an old Aztec fort near which
he purchased the boy Young Carlos, who
ea...reii tir EOun dairics of civilization n
lST2, enteIed the public schools OF Chi
cagp. offending the Tilden. Oakland and
seyeTa, other schools OF the city. and was
aftcrward sent, at the age of eleven, to
B1sIel u Teceiye the balance Of the edu-
cattsn planned by his foster father
Soon af.er this tine Mr.. Gentle failed
in business and became no longer abI. to
care for his Indian charge. From that
time the boy looked after himself, with
occe siona assistance from kindly dis
posed friends assistance Of this nature
sent MIN back on his way to Chicago, but
he got no further than Urbana the seat Of
the stat. University of Illinois Here, by
Ire kindness Of Rev. " H Steadman and
Others, he rsIna ined until he had worked
ms way through the public school and a
four years course at the university Fin.
isii!g this courS2, which gave him the de
gice OF bachelor or science he returned
to Chicago, bringing with him letters OF
introduction 10 prominent men, aud these
letters, together with the friendly interest
Of william Fuller, John HoHister and
others, wnC had known hinl curing ms
childhood in Chicago, procured for him q
schola rship in the Chicago Medical Col
lege
Here, working and studying upon alter
nate haif d-cs, he completed the required
course in fire ge2ts. and became prop
erly qu lfie7I physician .H-lsS9, and i'm
medately took up his practice in this city
Up TO this time, he proudly states he had
had no assistance from or dealings withthe
Government Shortly after his graduation.
however, he was offered the appointment
OF pt vsician ard surgeon to the Carlisle
Indian lDd -SLfIal SChoCl. and served the
Government il this and other capacities for
live years Disappearing OF the reservation
idea, and thinking to DO more for his feo-
PIE by living ike white man, ne returned
tc Chicago a. theeRd Of this period, and has
since devoted himself exclusively to his
pracJice, which is large ana absorbing,
end lies entirely among white people The
II sin distress of his life at the present time
is the frequency with Hnica b - S mistaken
To- Chin6u.an- In all other respects he.
has found the life OF Chicago physician
exceedingly pleasant
In person Dr. Montezaina is attractive
aud handsome, with fine, anhoagh rather
heavy features of the purely Indian type. a
st.ort bat weilmaGe figure, and won.ier-
feIly fine. dark eyes Heis an entertaining
by the score, although he makes no efforts
to push himself into the society of whise
people
1t is my belief that it is better TO stay
in the place which one has found ," he says
quantity, when speaking ON the subject
land If one is needed out of IL he VIII b.
sought for. MY sole interest in life, outside
OF my profession is in the welfare of nav
people, and l shall do whatI can for them
In pursuance of this idea Dr. Montezuuaa
writes mue h and often, and alway Us upon the
Indian question. His views in regart! to the
future of his people are strong and unique
Il would abolish the reservation schools"
be says, earnestly, his dark eyes glowing
and lighting with hisinterest in the subject,
and would replace them with the ordinary
public schools AS long as the Indians are
smut UP on the reservations they VIII grow
up children, remain children die children.
and worse yet thieves, paupers and gam
oilers. Let them associate with white Deo-
pie, while still young, precisely as do the
children OF foreign emigrants and they will
learn TO be civilized and seIf-supEoTting
Under present conditions they will make
very little progress, and will De children
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