The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-02


II the first garden. OF The lniusais thers
vt> - olson. the elk. the deer, AMI ths
graceful. scntle-eyed ANTELOPE Cher q
th. - s,cc the buffalo. whose mesh was
the choicest Of any animal upon th'
earth and here it was Re created
q new variety Of man. IN color he was
red, 70 distinguish him fresn eli etncr
men and to protect him from the si,n- III
shall not toll nor seek for wealth beyond
his daily needs. The wild animals shall
I,a his companions auc they shall cornish
hi;a food and clothing and shelter and
all things necessary for his wcA being
So he made the Red Indian, tail. swif
or foot. brave. proud. ,isisclnsl.: ara -,
gave bin 2 bow and CULVER ~ artows
with which % Stag animals % focd. -
these peor3e increased and wee nappy
Nature provided them with feed and
a thing and il Tas fres % ali ALIKE Tor
the taking. There was enough Ter al
and thousands % spare.
50 these people increased. Tkey d.s .do''
into hands known as "Paducas the
..Penitekas." "Ouohaddas. 'yamprceos. -
tho "Querechas. and MANY others. They
spent the winter il the sheltered. TIM
bered rivers and canyons in the south-
ern end Of the park towards the g1if ani
in the spring followed tire vast hesas ~
game as they grazed along towards the
north. whore the grass was sweet ana the
breeze brought viSor and health. eutH
they reached the lands of the -Dacatas.
where they tarried unta October moon
I warned chem ef the approach az ~iS
ter Then they Turned and srazed hack
10 the south. the warm land ~ SUNSHINE
towards Tho Gull and the RIO Cranae.
where the grass had grown while they
were away on their northern Journey
And thus Tor many thousands II years.
these careless. happy people lived and
loved and died WoTshinping The Creat
Spirit. living in contentmont. ease and
plenty For goid they cared nothing Thus
they would have continued 20 h.e Tor
other thousands cf years an idlr u0Ir 3dic
life. had not tho venturtsom Arg3raufs
crossed the eastern ocean and -ia,mef
20 have discovered this lard % reeoss
and peace. 4 land which was already dis
covered and occupied bv people since the
time man hrst appeared upon The earth.
And from that summer day IN a. r.. iiss.
wchn Columbus frs. saw 70 him. q new
world, the Red race was doomed and the
beautiful park provided for them hy
nature was soon 20 pass from their l'os-
session forever. driven out or destroyed
: by the descendants Of the people Of the
( first gorden. rs these people themselves
had been driven forth.
/ But leaving allegorv aside let us brief
/ ~ trace tho history OF The great plaius.
a 2ortion OF which we now occupy. y hich
within my own experience has a-oived
from The conditions have Just described
I! and winch has existed unchar god back he-
yond the traditions Of man 10 a land
from which the Red Man and oudaio
| have gone and in their place are herds
Of cattle, groves orchards. cultivated
! fields. towns cities. and the homes u
many people. q new and alien race from
| across tho sea-
/ In \. y. 1886. Aivar Nunez Cabcea ps
vacca- "a Spanish friar. shipwr cked rpon
the Gulf coast with three surviving COM
| panions. made his way across the south
ern end of the great plains. travelling
| from village 10 ~illage. and every whore
/ received with the greatest Kindness. le-
ally reaching the Pueblo cities Of New
| Mexico. from whence he 5ourreyed 90 the
men. saw the great plains.
The glowing accounts he gave ~ the
new lands he had seen. Of great cities
with houses. two 20 seTeu stories hlsh.
Astounding ia gold and precloas stones
with whole streets exclusively occupied
! by workers in gold and silver. This ac-
/ count. exaggerated as 10 WAS. so iu-
famed the cupiilty Of abe spauiards who
had recently conquered nna uilndcred
Mexico. that IN a u. $50. they ftte4 out
and expedition OF - spaniarls 80 Ialian
allies in Command Il Francisco Xasssez
De Coronado 10 explore and conquer this
unknown country with the double purpose
Of plunder and converting tie iuha3lfants
10 their kind % religion. lliu.nE two birds
with one stone as * were. by efrfirr
both God and Mammon.
After many hariahips thy reached the
Pueblo cities ri Ncs Mexico which they
slbdued. robbed. piandered and ensisFed.
wlntering here thev made 1frepara tlons
90 croz the great pisins in rtarch oi ths
fahled cities and land - ''gaigira-' iie
tarr7lnr az thc puehios. shfy vere t.sited
~ some natives from fbe uialns who
brought buffalo fobss - trade and tha
narrative Sans. --Thsv infcrms4 rel n
COWS because one ~ cheese inalans had
one of fhgno nafnfea RS BIS body $50
viuldn-t have e1essea u FROM eeslar the
skins ~ fhere animals f1r ftey vere
covered with r. frzzlel h1ir whl-n re-
s-nbles wool They ils1 feana 80 Ia-
dian from Tire province ~ C7lrlri. acres
the plains who spoke - large fezrs and
o. large stores ~ gold ana sliTs 81 hn
ceautry tnd also - the cgatfy ~ tae
bison
tbs Indian. whom thsY called ia
Turk fTon che styie n wearing h.s
hair. Vas q pretty aeeorFi isa--1 lisr
hiusfiz for De- raid taf ~ rs cyurtrf
there WIS p rire- tHe leagues 81 fth
aboGt rilcsl e. vtlrh fsh re
IS horsss vere f7urs fhaf ffere VsFs ce-
nats with twenty csrsulrr 0c eee1 titf
ti.-f -he T1Tds ~ fse taad were tnffg
n tfe stern MEGA Use fise rhle tea
eagle uas AFFIXED - fk-r 7rW af-
dsI. tha tfe rgrerfiea - rrs
took Us sesa bses : huge tre ~
whose trarct4 rea ts werc frr-
whirh ftsf l1 rff fz t or
ciarf6 tAa- fse r9raUcrrt
- s-u.ptursE e1rs- fff .ass fear n fes
and dishes uere IS sea- ~ ws he
Hf-5 because - ka ara ard
sen ar1 r1ale 20 scearf - sthar rzsfafv
ghfs WIS rafae- E sc -
ncrrh-easte~-s kans sE
t.-fored efsor,Tlaee I'D ~ lraE ten
srlai % e1ae rs7f estate t =
fg---e~ yea
Eazr- - dsn~ovr- sr5 fr - r~s---
isi-- q cor-t-- - 49, efh s1T ~ w
SOS 5000 49, 81. ..----rE sat