Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

Daughter of Chief Ka-mi-a-kiu.
moX do that if he will. He was all through
it,
My Interpreter spoke II Yellow Hair, ex-
planning that 1 wished to know about war.
The old chief motioned me to a place near
him. Stonewall Jackson sat between us.
The drowsy young bucks also came to the
fire and squatted about It, drawing around
them their blankets. We all sat around
the cracking blaze. prominent figure in
the circle was the old scout, Bill Wood
ward
1.-The chief says that hn had better tell
you first about the great council" said my
interpreter. You know, as / have tod
you. there was a bad feeling among the
Indians all west of the Rockies. Down
south Of Portland in the Rogue River valley
there was trouble and up around Puget
sound there was also an outbreak. Matters
were not so serious in these regions, how
ever as in the Walla Walla country. The
President empowered l. l. Stevens, who was
then governor of Washington territory, to
treat with the Indians. The governor call
ed great council that he might try to in
duce them to give up the larger portion of
their lands and go on small reservations.
This was the famous Walla Walla council
which took place near here in the summer
of 30 This is the powwow of when Hoo
sis-moX-mox says he will tell you
The Big Pow-Wow.
The old chief sat fiat upon buffalo skin.
He now let his striped blanket drop behind
him. He was going to use his hands. An
Indian can't talk without making signs.
His long, yellow hair fell over his slightly
stopped shoulders His eyes were clear.
But for the tremor of his lips, in seeming,
he was not a hundred years old. But his
story was soon to bespeak his age
Long time ago." old yellow Hair began,
first Boston man Gewis and Clark come
this country. l papoose that time. My
grandfather chief Palouse tribe. Boston
man give him (my grandfather flag. Flag
have stars-all same heaven nighttime"
Here the old chief pointed upward.
First Boston man and my grandfather
smoke him pipe he continued. First
Boston man tell my grandfather about
Great White Father in Washington, all
same Roosevelt now. My gradfather say
to first Boston man: Earth your mother;
earth my mother; Boston man and Injun
brother My grandfather give him FIRST
Boston MANI heap pony. First Boston man
go to great water where sun go down. Ny
grandfather keep him flag. He say to
Palouse people: Great White Father IN
Washington heap good man. Palouse Injun
be good all time to his people,"
Old Yellow Hair as he told me of his
grandfather held up one hand. With the
other he took mine and touched with IL his
little finger. That me- said he. He next
had me touch his ring finger, saying, THAT
my father. When L touched his middle
finger. That" said he, my grandfather"
my grandfather die the old chief went
on my father chief. My father keep him
flag. Heap Boston man come. Boston man
take heap Injun land. Boston man tear
him breast of Mother Earth. Bimeby, Gov
enor Stevens say he want all 1njuns come
big powpow Walla WalIa. All Injuns make
him smoke the signal fres).
'ln1un come powwow. Summer, long
time, Walla Walla. 1 big man; first pa
poose big Tilicum (warrior) that time. Heap