The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

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tho AIINaNHaHlTF nLN " I|..l I|LLN. va las
s,rlv h,s,cry n tha country t,,, gore hitter
toward tho EugIag ami .lpp.r,r Nh,
col,pia,. AGAINST Eng,nJ lon tu, wHr for
indepand,r,, Latter tnry turned nl,uat
tho COLON. o.. ami , sf.,c Of var ay,.ust inr
1,ohsr,,a ,.rtipunI uptiI t-pp
II was tp Isrt that tlrv f,lrht rrdrr
Tecnm.ch. +, isI5.Ie t~rc,,i,. weir, made
with tho Government hy which thcy gave
TN thoir L,nd- in IllInp,. and removed To A
reservation IN kan4t. ON the Usage River.
Remnants NJ the triir wcrn IN IlIiuoi, IA late
a. the m..
Following the removal 10 Kansn. A de-
rrAa of civilization wl. established for a
few veor4 Then In, nrrdntory and .ay-
aes instinct. of the Ki.kaoon4 resumed
the a.rordancv and their warriors went
out KILLING and hor.n steaIiny. making
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and at length turning upon the lnltcd
States indian agents, one of whom they
murdered i'm 1874.
1ba, uor, thon ro,,o,,d 10 -,.or,o,or
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IN northern hdll7t-' near Al'illSoI' some
Of them gradually settled down on separate
holdinga and hecane farmer. and ci,jzen.
Tbo ra,,oirlar aaI 70 Naxic, oh,r, ~,
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over the frontier for booty. In 1873 there
were only 900 in Kansas. while the number
IN Nexico had oroYr ,o , mn
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h'er 'he ihaJorNy VI 'te heAlcdh h'tha-
poos wee returned to the United States
all that were left were removed from the
frontier by Mexico at the REQUEST Of the
,--i..L CO., a.I 1919 - -,
.h|eu "'a"e' ""u se''"u On soou iahoS
IN the mountains OIL 'he state oil Guerrero.
They longed for their old home around
Santa Rosa. , 900 miles to the north and
craa,ou, dr;f,ol hooL r.
eiauuan' u"'eu o"'A ,heie'
Inc MeAlcahs SPEAK hiehly OF the hlcka-
poos as industrious, skilful hunters, given
70 cleanliness. While some of them have
hooon,o for,ors ond ovrar,s !, ,aal. -o.
N 'Le 1iu .AfeI' IL s'oon r"is-
mS' the Sredl rhdJoT"V adhere 10 the old
custom OF hunting and fishing. Their
dress, as a rule, is the primitive costume.
all their clothing being made OF b,lckskin
and trimmed with beads. the sot,aws being
adept with the needle,
At the present time very few hickaroos
are remaining in oklahoma. They Rave
hocked to their kinsmen in Mexico when
ever an opportunity has presentcd i,seis
Their removal was opposed at first bv the
Goyernment. but finally thew we're rIIn,rnd
To move when thew desired to do So No
Indian in moving was allowed to take any
live stock or proper y, OF any kind which
mad been tlTllSnpC nm Nv the nItn1
states Government.
Their lands in Oklahoma. six miles south
of Sho vince City. are leased o,t, The ron
tails average slOO a wear for an average farm
of eighty acres. This fund viii support The
Indian and furnish ali the Injuries he de-
sires, For wears the Government has mad
nm annual APPROPRIATION of sg,n0o for The
kicknpoog this fund being disEursad bv
the Indian agent for agricultural imrle-
ments. stock and wearing anrarel.
The PRINCIPAL object of the Investigation
which is being made bv the United States
Government in connection with he removal
of the Kickapoos to Mexico is To determine
whether any improner methods were en-
Moved in obtaining the removal of The rr-
strictions Whereby the kirE,poos rarted
with their oklahoma lands. IL is alieged
that the nriCa paid fCr these lands by white
people has in no instance nprroacRed The
real valIe of the and, and The dcpartmen,
officials believe thnt in some insta noes at
lenst the KickanoGs receiyed nnthirg Nor
their lands in this Territory bur we're r.
gct in exchange other lands in MeLico
Practically without value Whan compared
with tho rich apricultural lands thcv held
In kIahom
6ur;ng the last vcor nm insrector for
the Indian Department was thwnr,ed while
attenpting IN secure evidence in Ninxinn
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