The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-07

raids which Piskaret made into the coun-
try of his enemies. all OF which were sue
cessful, for, owing 10 his unusual feet
ness, Piskaret was always able to escape.
even when discovered. He became the
terror of the Five Nations. who endowed
him with supernatural qualities, and
finally came TO believe him immortal.
But he died at last. or at least ne disap-
peared. and no longer returned 20 harass
his enemies. How he died no one knows.
| but it was doubtless alone IN the wilder
ness, with no one to witness his last
agonies Certainly no Iroquois killed him
else the story Of his death would have
been preserved. The Five Nations kept
on growing in power until they claimed
as their own all the territory from the
mouth of the Sorel River, on the south
side of Lakes Erie and Ontario down both
sides OF the Ohio to the Mississippi,
tract OF land probably twelve hundred
miles In length and seven or eight humid
red wide.
They were gradually driven back, how
ever. By the ever-inoreasing tae Of civil
hzation and mingled with the other In
dian tribes south of the lakes. until they
lost much Of their identity. Indeed they
were less prominent in many warlike an
cursIons than come OF the other tribes.
notably the shawnees and the Ottawas.
The Shawnees. especially, acquired an
uneuviable reputation. until the very
name came to be a word Of execration
in the canebrakes OF Kentucky and the
bottoms of me Ohio. The Shawnees lived
originally In the South, but a comoina-
ton Of the other Indians there was form
ed against them, and in order to escape
humiliation they were compelled to emil
CRATE to the North. They settled along
the Ohio and the Scioto where the gener-
Gus wyandottes spread a deer skin for
them TO sit upon" or, in other words
gave them land From 1855 till 1875 they
we're ever engaged In some bloody war or
foray against the settlers and ten years
LATER, under the leadership OF the great
Tecumseh, they made their final stand
against the white man
The principal headquarters OF the sha"
nees were In the valleys Of the scioto and
Paint Creek; and here they founded their
town Of Chilllcothe. which was the center
Of many desperate conflicts. They also
had a village near where Xenia now
stands. and another called Piqua- Few
miles belom Springfield. They believed
themselves superior 20 the whites. as well
as to all other tribes Of Indiana and at
a convention held at Fort Wayne. in 1913,
one OF their chiefs set forth their views
IN the following language:
'eThe Master Of Life. who was himself
hn hgfu~H
anv other Of the human race, and they
sprang from his brain Re gave them
all the knowledge he himself possessed.
and placed them upon the great Island.
and all the other red men are descended
from the Shavuees. After he had made
The shawnees he made the Dutch out OF
RE feet. the French and English out OF
his breast. and the Long Knives out 81
hfs hams. All Of these inferior races ~
made white. and he placed them beyond
The stlnkinr water (Atiantlc OCEAN,
"The shazrlees Tor many years contin-
ue5 70 be the masters OF the Continent
rsina the knowIedEs eas9 had recaAF@e
,ro., the Great spgrft IN snah raannef a.
y, be ol.asinK 20 him and 20 secslre their
own happinesA Finally, howsve-, hey
b.onxsA corrupt. and the Master o. Life
teok away the ssnoz1eaEs he taa given
them and gave 81 20 ths white rnea- q, Be
restored only when the ShaTHess SHOUTS
come - seservs Il again And his tine
"a near AZ hard, and tbe Great master
-sll trau1Ple TIE Long Knives under his
fer"
OF Ire Thousands ard Thousands %
9bawpe.s who peopsa Ohio eeturT
ago. probably not a tbonsand Tow reunain
a,A he millennium which their pfapnet
.,-..o,6 fsr them see-1s further away
than ever