The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-05-02
Look Forward With
Pleasureto Proposed
Buffalo Hunt

tion Of the Salt Fork and the Arkan-
sas rivers. But there are only three
where millions once moved through
the same country. Everywhere the
prairie is marked with the depres-
sions or "wallows' made by ancestors
of three that were brought last week
from the Goodnight herd in the Pan
handle of Texas, by j. c. Miller. pres
ident of ranch 101," to be used in
the ceremonies that will attend the
selection of an advisory council by
Chief Horse Chief, who lately sue
ceeded his father Chief White Eagle,
as head of the Ponca tribe
The origin Of the Custom.
1t is alleged that in the old days
when chief selected his council,
they were taken from the band that
was most successful in buffalo
hunt. To return to camp from the
buffalo range with the greatest
amount of meat was not only an in
dication of good sportmanship, but
showed superior strength anu yigor
in bringing down the big game with
bows and arrows, and driving of
predatory bands OF hostile tribes that
sought to destroy the hunters. 1t
is proposed by the Poncas to initiate
this old ceremony on May on the
prairie about mile north OF here. A
60-acre tract will be inclosed with a
substantial stockade In the middle
of the stockade will be a pen FOR the
buffalo. At different places in the
stockade will be ten small corrals,
one for each band of warriors that
will participate in the ceremonies in
an endeayor to be chosen members
of Chief Horse Chiefs council. Upon
the release of the buffalos from the
central inelosure, an Indian viii fol
low the old custom and announce
that buffalo are in sight and the hun
ters, armed with bows, arrows and
spears, will mount their ponies and
start on the hunt
Upon this occasion, the Dand that
Succeeds FIRST in driving the buffalo
into the corral assigned to it win be
declared the winners Tne otner
bands viii be free to interfere where
ever possible, which viii bring on a
kind of polo scrimmage, with the
bufaloes for the ball. one OF the
bunaloes viii be killed.
The Names of the Hunters.
The names of the leaders and mem
bres Of the different bands are of in
terest, as suryivals of old tribal days
They are yellow Bull, leader
Little White Buffalo Bell, Charles
Papan, Joe Four-Eyes, Black Elk
Fred Foy. Standing Elk, leader, But
falo Chief, Morgan, George Eagle, Leo
nard Big Goose, Jesse Water, White
Tail, leader, Ed Smith, John d.
Lodge, Oscar Make Cry, Mark Buf
falo Head, Sam Gaytcn, Robert Wash
ington, leader, Good Boy, Frank Roy
Theodore Little Hole, Carl Fou
Bear, William Raises-the-Other; Th'
Warrior, leader, Albert Black Hole
Fred smith, Ed Primeaux, Mike Roy
Martin Blue Black, Charles Papan
leader, Gives Water, no Ear, yellow
Picker. Crazy Bear Sitson-1he.HilI
Calls Him. leader Louis De Lodge
Tom Primeax, Charles Gives Water
Jack No Ear, Hairy Back; yellow
horse. leader, William Iron Thunder
Playing Chief. Walking Sky Bi
Goose. Head Man; Blue Back, leader
Joe Crazy Bear, Max Black Hal
Horse. Peter Barnaby, JACK Rous
Face. Albert Primeaux. George Mil
er of Ranch l01, will lead a band q
which viii be: Peter Mitchell, Georg
Primeaux, Two Grow. Charles Prin
ea1x, John Bun. Miller's Ponca nam
is No-shinga-ho-shinga, which mean
Little Voices Little Boy" His fan
er was called Little Voice by the POI
cas-.
The Chiefs Escort.
Chief Horse Chief will be eseorte