Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-07
CIVILIZED INDIANS.
Kansas Red Men Paid for Their
Residence Of Fifty Years.
I%pterestins History Of q Pr~ogresstv
Peopie-Hsvc ~ Record That 10
Almost Nstionsi-Notea
Leaders.

Leaders.
The final payment by the govern
ment of the Chippewa and Munsee,
or Christian Indians, on their reser-
walton, about eight miles west of OF
tawa. Kan, on November ., 1890. sig
naliled an event Of no small historic
nj value. says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
These little bands have an interest
ing history connected with their res
idence of more than so years in this
county. Prior to 1888 the Chippewas
comprised a small band In the vicin-
ity af Detroit. and in that year, head
ed by their chief. Estonguit. or Fran
els McCoons, moved to this county
and located on their reservation,
which was conveyed to the descend
ants Of the tribe by patents from the
lands subject To sale aud c~on,eyaner.
rs in the case Of ordinary ritilcns.
Chief Estonquit was at one time one
81 a delegation Of Indians from Cana
da who visited England at the time
of King George. aud he also spent six
months in France. aud was the only
one in the delegation who could con.
verse without the aid Of an interpre'
ter, ms he readily spoke the French
language. On this recount ne became
quite noted. aud he never forgot the
distinction he achieved by his foreign
visit.
The Munsee. or Christian Indians,
have almost a national record They
are a remnant OF the Delaware tribe,
who came under the influence Of the
Moravian missionaries in Pennsyl.
vania about the middle of the eight
zenith century. After n varied his
tory they located on the Muskingum
river in What is now Tuscarawas
county, q. There, during the revo,u.
tionary war, they were attacked nv a
detachment Of militia from Whrt ng
who were fighting Indians ard who
thought there were no good Indians
but dead Oncs. Coming suddenly uror
the MunSees while hey were rather.
ing corn. the soldiers promised them
protection. But after they had been
gathered into their ME church the
soldiers decided by voce to- eNterni
nate them. and accordingly that right
and the next day ~ Of the band wer,
put Ia death without resistance and
their church burned over their heads
The remnant Of the band migrated
~ L~ravcuNor'h county. Kansus
in the early portion Of this century
They have all along been attended b,
MonNiln missionaries. In ls5!
they removed To this county and
houglT an interest in the Chippe.
wn reservation, and in 1861 Rev. 10,
scph RorIig was sent to them by the
Morayian church. lie laborod amonc
them for ten years. when he retire,
ard other missionaries took up III,
work. In February OF this year Rev
Ennig returned to the rceorNutjon
after an absence Of 80 years. Tit
venerable missionary is much i'm
pressed with the changed condition
of his little band. and as he sat il
the little mission church last Thurs
day witnessing ihe final act in tn
government dealings with the tribes
he vas much impressed with the con
trasi between the intelligent, edu
Gated people that now are and tn
untutored tribe Of half II century agt
Then nom could speak English; to
day none use the Indian languag,
Some of the young men are graudu
ates OF Haskell Indian t%raininI
school; some are teachers in tina
school; others are In various state,
filing positions ~ trust and useful
ness. Nicholas Hurr is n teacher /
the Indian training school at For
Lewis, Col, receiving "A salary OF $40
per month. James Plake is clerk /
the Indian school at Geneva, Neb., a
n salary Of 5000 per nnnum.
The reservation comprises seve
sections of land in the western POI
tiCn Of this county, and is locally d,
scribed as "the Chippawa Hills" Tn
little mission church and schoolhous
combined is located In a valley in tn
midst OF the hills. which teal thei
woody peaks aloft In fitting simil
tudc 81 the mountains ground about
Inv 'AH VI WV l'lh III b4NfH lliiltl
Maj W. X. Honnell. Indian agen
from Horton, Kan. made the pay
ment on behalf NJ the government
Of si2,Oc0, which the government ha
held for "A number of years. Fac
member OF the tribe received q chec
ON the United States depository 9
at Lawrence for Si9l ~. each sum b,
Ing the per capita share of the fun
Children under Is years Of age al
required TO have guardians appointe
and approved 10y the probate cour
with sufficient sureties. At the san
time Maj. Ilonnell delivered to tho,
entitled thereto the United Stat,
patent for the land owned or inhe
tied by each. Thus the events
the day closed the tribal relations
: this people. Thus were they release
from all connection with their Gree
Father at Washington. except tn
! which they owe to him as citizens
the United States.
Thus 10 the noble red man swa
; lowed up by the great Caucasian tC
, which surrounds him, Already mar
of the Indians Of these tribes ha,
married and mingled with their viii
%ncighhors, Notable among such ma
riages was that OF the missionary
duglrcr la young XIII Buck abol
Is years ago; since which time the
have been in Alaska as Moravian mi
sionarieS, Two Of the most impre
si- p~ersonages present al this lai
meeting were MacKostoe, a &,
chief, and William Kill Buck. me
the most venerable members of Il
Chippewa and Munsse tribe.
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