The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-14
More About That skeleton.

/ MUTE HICG- AlG+ SHCiCNOis-
Way OF down il old Virginia is 2 man
who knows more about the early o. ratE-
CT primitive history Of Wichita-or en-
bryonic Wlchita-than probably any other
man now living with the exception OF
William MatthewsOn and J. r. Mead
This gentleman name is William F.
Doyle, man Of Wit humor, scholarly
attachments, Incompatible memory and
a manner Of telling things thar is always
fascinating. He is a son OF Erin's soil
and Is very closely allied with the salt
OF the earth. according 20 Captain Haw-
ley and jim Hamiton-the latter serving
wit. him and fighting side by side with
him at the battle o. Mission Ridge. This
same Major Doyle was cut here some
thirty-ivc years ago as an army Off
Ger and his reputation for knowledge
OF the ways and language Of the brown
brother is relatively about where the
gilt ball IS on the spire of the court
house. IN a letter to Captain Hawley.
who served with him in Washington
occasionally al Dick Fitzmaurice' She
calls Uncle William Matthewson down.
iE his genial way, relative to that skele-
ton found in the second ward and what
he says about "Essadowa is sustained
by that fountain OF Wichita ancient
history-the Eagle On Thursday. Nay
- 1873 it contained an account OF the
chiefs murder by CsaEes on the 18Th Of
the month-the name being spelled A.
Sad-a-Vah IN justice 10 William Mat,
thewson however, it can be stated that
he did not positively state that the chief
whose name was spelled -Sodawa by
the reporter who wrote UP the skeleton
died OF cholera in Wichita and hence
everything Up 10 date is ali right and
the accuracy OF early history maintained
Anyhow. Major Doyle's letter is mighty
interesting as any one who follows il
can see.
Captain J. o. Havley.
Dear Friend
see by the Wichita Eagle Of Nov
enber p that the skeleton OF an Aborig-
he was exhumed near the corner Of Elev-
enth Street and Jackson avenue. and
Mr. Matthewson. Buffalo BID while he
would not say positively that the bones
were those OF .'Sodowa. yet he knows
that the wichita chief was buried about
that spot IN 1867, and he remembers his
burial as Il was yesterday. Vow while
rBison William" has a very good mem
CRY regarding most Indian matters OF
those DAYS. he is away OF il this regard
for 'Esssdova. '-or Sadowa as he
vas commonly called. did not 20 u the
Happy Hunting Grounds until ls7s, tax
ing his departure from the camp on the
Washita river J. T
'Essadowa" was the principal chief of
r.
Wichitas. Keechis. Towoecanies ard Wa
Goes. Buffalo Good being war chief
IN iSs7 their camp OF grass houses
(Which they occupied the previous winter
vas between the Little Arkansas and the
Big Arkansas. but this summer location.
or buffalo hide tents was on the Wich-
ia side II the Little arkansas. ard there
they also planted their gardens and raised
corn. pumpkins. etc. The garden patch
was fenced with brush but was always
watched 70 keep their herds q horses
from getting ~. Tie corn they raised
vas a small. sweet coTu. called Squaw
corn" BIZ the piainsman. and was prob-
sbIv the same as The com given ny the
Indians to the Plymouth colonists in
1san. Besides which they ATE IS roasting
cars. they pulled the corr IN It's sofr con
sluon and hung il up in ire husk 10 dry.
afterwards buryiag it Tor winter use
When boiled with Buffalo meat or deer.
and dried pluns. etc. II made prairie
succotash 20 a feast % which AZ plains
Indians liked 70 be invited
When the nrst cases Of the cholera ar
lacked the Indians 81 ls57 Tire medicine
men adopted their usual curative 1rocess .
4 teeree. consisting Of z ssw pelss around
whsch buffalo robes acre spread. near
The river Was erected Vith 2 raised pat .
form II sticks n The center. CEasr th-s
platform hole vas aus iato vhich we're
put Iot az rocks heated - her as they
could b. The patient got I'D OF th=
,lstfsrr.. naked and thsn wateV vas
throvn CT me rocks which steamed him
untR TIE psrsniration poured frou him
All this tirne the medicine ulen ana as
sissauts we're singing. beating d-a-us OF
rattiiag .helr rztties. u-ta thz ue1icins
nan thought the ste<1usng Rad soue far
enough when n. gave e s.gual IT, iepes
vas thrown open and The patient rau ard
dashed sato the rsvsr WaIe this real
rent was Eood for Ordinary complaints.
when II cane 70 cholera & finished thez
every tire ard spesdiis
Buffalo Coed ted re shst - nsny
cases q chsisra occurred slon< lhea-