The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-29
PAINT AND FEATHERS
ADORN THE REDsKINNED BRAVES
WHO WELCOME DUKE AND DU-
CHESS AT CALGARY
ROYALTY IN THE NORTHWEST
Indian Children Sing "God Save the
King and Mounted Warriors do
Sure-Enough Rough
Riding.

CALGARY, N. w. T., Sept. 2S-The
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
We're entertained today by Indians, cows
boys and mounted police who pictured
Northwestern frontier life before them
with all it's dash and color, and they
count the experience one of the most
interesting of their Canadian tour. Then
special train arrived here shortly before
10 o'clock, and a delegation of city off,
Gals and citizens gave formal greeting
to the royal party. The duchess was es-
corted to coach and, surrounded by a
detachment of mounted police, drawn
through the crowds to Victoria park.
Mounts were provided for the duke and
his staff, and, attired in his uniform or
the Royal Fusiliers with the ribbon or
the Order of st. Michael and ST. George,
they rode to the park. At the park three
troops of mounted troops were drawn up
and the duke inspected and reviewed
them. The police executed a series or
maneuvers, which were splendidly DONE
The duke then decorated Inspector j. M.
Belcher, of the mounted police, with the
Order of st. Michael and St. George won
for services in South Africa with the
Strathcona Horse, and presented service
medals to 107 men who served in South
Africa. AT the head of the service men
walked Col. William Herchmer, for many
years commander of the mounted police
and now superannuated. After the re-
view and presentation of medals the royal
party rode to Shaganappae Point where
the tepees of $500 Blackfeet, Blood, Pa
gan, Sarcere, Stoney and Cree Indians
were pitched. They had gather from all
over the territory to greet the son OF
their great chief. The Dominion Indian
regulations were relaxed for the occasion,
and those who desired wore paint and
feathers of the olden war times. Their
camp was pitched on a tableland COM
handing a view of the valley. The duke
and duchess, with the Countess of MIN
to, Premier Laurier and the dukes staff,
occupied a specially erected stand, ana
before them the chiefs, with their blan-
kets and pipes, sat for the pow-wow. Be
side the chiefs in circular form were the
boys and girls from the Indian mission
schools, and still further back in a
semicircle were the Squaws and papooos-
es, while in the extreme rear were 4OU
mounted braves. Directed by Indian
Commissioner David Laird, the chiefs
presented a beautifully worded address.
1t was signed by Chiefs White Pup, Kun
ming Rabbit and Iron Shield for the
Blackfeet; Chiefs Crop Ear, Wolf and
Day Chief, for the Bloods; Chief Hun
ming Wolf, for the Piegans; Chief Bulls
Head, for the Sarceres; Chief Jacob Bear
Paw, John Chetka and Jonas Big Stoney
for the Stones, and Chiefs Joseph Sam
son and Mister Jim, for the Crees.
After the address Chiefs White Pup,
Crop Ear, Wolf, Running Wolf, Bulls
Head, Jonas Big Stoney and Joseph Sam
son spoke, reviewing the old pledges OF
peace Their speeches were Interpreted
to the duke.
The children from the missions sang
Sod Save the King, and then in
strange contrast, there was a Wild, fam
tastic dance. The mounted Indians dash
ed shout the plain in an exhibition OF
wild and reckless riding folIowingA a
Saleere chief, whose partially naked
body was painted bright yellow.
The duke and duchess were greatly in
terested in the Indians, and leaving tbs
stand spent ten minutes walking among
them. Through the interpreters they
conversed with several of them, shaking
hands with the chiefs as they departed.
The duke and duchess were entertained
at luncheon at the barracks of the
mounted police. after which they went
to Victoria park to witness a rough I'd
ing exhibition. A storm of hail quickly
changed to snow, but the duke and
duchess remained and applauded the off
ferent featS of Workmanship When the
royal specials left Calgary a great crowd
gathered at the station to offer farewell
cheers
The first glimpses of the snow. capped
Rockies was caught just at dusk. Banff
was reached at O'Clock. The halt for
journey will be resumed tomorl ow morn
ing