West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-09
"COL." jim sTONEBRAKER
Calls the Chiefs Of the Different Tribes
Together al His WIgwam AS
Peace Conference.

The Great White Father DAYTON or.
dercd me to call the Chiefs Of the different
Tribes together and see IL peace could be
restored among them. as hc was afraid
there was danger ahead SO / called a
meetin Of the Great Chiefs 10 come to
gether until would hear what they had TO
say The meetiu was well attended. We
had no pipes, so IRE water was taken in.
stead. calic1 the meciin TO order. aud
said wanted th9m TO tell me what this
trouble was about among the Tribes. so /
could report to the White Father
The FIRST to speak was Rcd Cloud FLYNN
lie SAID he was Big Chicf-"6ght heap
much took many scalps." ana Cornstalk
SHAW was trying TO ALLEVIATE the affections
OF the White Father from him and his
Braves and would fight him heap much. DO
Next was Black Rear lLcnhart) lie says
he don't fight heap much Il am for
peace and all know about the trouble is
that Cornsialk SHAW and Little Smoke
(WhetselD fell out about their sweethearts. %
The next was Little Smoke. lie said,
"Aie fight heap much Cornstalk got war
paint on-callS Bravcs-try to scalp Little
Smoke. Little Smoke call Black Bear Red
| Cloud, Squaw Man O-akin) TO help him out.
and Cornstalk WAS trying to get the White
Father down on him"
The next Chieftha spoke was Sqaw Man.
lie said, ME and my Braves 6ght heap
much. Me and my Braves cleaned up
| Rain.inthe.Faco Glover and his Braves
and took heap much scalps and drove Big
Chief to his wigwam at the Great Lake.
where he too much traid to come out"
Next was Cornslalk. lie said. what
Big Chiefs said was all lies No Chiefs at
| all; all squaw men; drink heap much FIRE.
water; want White Father TO give heap
much pie White Father going to give much
pie to Little Turtle CTitue), Chief of the
Mohawks. Mohawks done &c, nuthn-
Red Cloud, Black Bear. Little Smoke cit
everything.
got up and says ], Chiefs OF the Great
Tribe many moons ago Little Thunder
| (McCormi cl) made war on the Great Tribe
and took many scalps, but Great Tribe pre-.
vailed and Little Thunder gone to Happy
Hunting Grounds. Cornstalk is getting old
took heap much scalp Red Cloud too big
for Cornstalk." Now" says /. II will have
the White Father to see the Great Father
| at Washington and have Red Cloud made
| Chief OF the Tribe at Pruntytown and Corn.
stalk Chief OF the Mingos County. and
| move the Great Council TO the tepees this
side OF the Lake Terra Aita) and make
Squaw Man and Rain ln.the.Face Great
| Chiefs over the Great Tribe. For / tell
you, Chiefs and Warriors, II this is not
stopped q mean this war among the Tribes.
in the papers), the Crow Tribe, with their
| Chiefs, will swoop down on YOU and take
much scalp, for they have Great Chiefs and
much Braves Thus is Cinnamon Bear
| deacon Brown, No.a-de-Witch II. Calc)
CULVER tRambler) and Sinbad q. o. whet.
selD and many Braves and Warriors with
their arrows quivered and their sca,ping
knives sharp and ready to 60 on the war
path, for tell you Cinnamon Bear is Great
Chief and fight much
While ! was thus speakin Comrade Hay.
den come in. ! called on him to address
the Chiefs, but he declined and said he was
following the Monroe Doctrine. non.lnter.
yention. Says l, "Comrade. you can't take
neutral ground-you must be one way or
the other or for peace Says lac. Il am
afraid for my whiskers are long and some.
body might undertake to scalp me and
catch the wrong end. / saw the com.
rade's predicament and did not insist
The Great Father IN Washington told me
that after November g, 1901, that "whatso-
ever ! should ask through the White Father
DAYTON Il should be granted
shall have my secretary. Doc Pratt. to
send copy OF the minutes Of this meetin
10 the Great Father ava 49,. IT,. 800