The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-15
S|X-TR|BE INDIAN
CAMP AT JAMESTOWN
First Return to the Land of
Their Fathers
THE ROMANTIC MIGRATION
The Pamaunkees, Who Held Country
Around jamestown When Saxon
Landed, to Camp There.
Pocahontas Drama.
THE ROMANTIC MIGRATION

Norfolk, Va, April 14.-(special)-
dissolubly identified with the colonial
history of America, and especially in the
event of which the jamestown exposition
is designed to memorabilia, the American
Indian will be accorded representation and
honor of no small degree in that celebra-
ton.
In addition to that portion of the Smith
sonian exhibit pertaining to these print
tive people, the state of Virginia has
gathered for display a large and varied
collection of authentic relics showing the
customs, dress, and handicraft of I've
natives prior to the advent of civilization.
Every tribe identified with the James,
town settlement will have representation
in this category, making the anthropolo-
gical chronological and biological exhibits
very complete and interesting. More en-
tertaining than these will be the presence
of some four hundred living Indians en-
bracing the members of six tribes, among
whom the exiled Tuscaroras will have
place. These people were driven from
their Virginia home by the aggressiveness
of their more war-llke neighbors long be-
lore captain smith landed on these
shores, and turning their steps northward
Joined the Iroquois, among whom they
found more congenial company, IL not a
better climate. Accentuating the interest
surrounding this tribe is the tradition held
among them that they are descendants of
a white colony that migrated from Wales
in ITO who were wrecked somewhere off
the Virginia Carolina coast While
this may not admit of authorization, the
fact that this people once held undisputed
sway over a wide section about James
town, and that their visit to the exposi-
ton will be the first Homecoming since
their picturesque and romantic migra-
ton, will make them of very special in
terest to the intelligent visitor.
The Pamaunkees.
The Pamaunkees, who usurped their
possessions and held the country around
jamestown when Saxon and savage first
met, is the only branch of the great
Powhat tan tribe that has kept its name
and individuality intact. These will like
wise have an encampment at the exposi-
ton, and lovers of the quaint and ro-
mantle will enjoy the unique spectacle of
these ancient enemies of the same race
holding forth once more in the land of
their fathers, under the patronage of and
amid the palaces and pageantry OF the
white usurpers of their common domain.
Historically considered the Tuscaroras
and Pamaunkees will be entitled to the
first consideration, but these will by no
means complete the Indian encampment
at jamestown. There will be some three
hundred red men in the great 101 ranch
show from Bliss, Okla. These will in
clude Otoes from Mexico and Poncas,
Cheyennes, Apaches and Sioux from the
plains of the west. This stupendous ag-
gregation merits attention, not only as
being the greatest of the amusement feat
ures of the exposition, but for its I'M
usually large and varied exhibit of hui
man types and animal life. The 10l ranch
is perhaps the greatest of the cattle
ranches of the nation, and the show bus
mess is somewhat of departure from
its usual line, or in the nature of a side
issue to vary the monotony of routine.
AT the end of the seasons work 1t has
been the custom to assumbe the cowboys
and Indians and take them for holiday
jaunt through some of the larger cities.
In every place where the aggregation has
exhibited the performance was pro-
nounced far superior to that of any wild
west show that has appeared before them.
Miller Bros, the proprietors, realizing the
great possibilities of jamestown this year,
decided to send an aggregation double the
size of any they had perore exhibited,
with the result that fifteen carloads of
paraphernalia including grand total
of 500 Indians, cowboys, cowgirls, with
riding stock, together with fifty long horn
steers and a herd of thirty-eight buffalo,
will set up camp at the exposition for the
entire summer. Among the prominent
Indian chiefs will be White Eagle of Gus
ter massacre fame; Big Wolf, high rank
ing chief of the Cheyennes; Little Hole,
chief of the Poncas, and Wah-Ta-Waso,
an Indian princess of great beauty, and
suggesting in type and character the IA
nous Pocahontas. Besides these the ag-
gregation will include the best wild west
talent the experience of Miller Bros. can
provide.
Drama OF "Pocahontas"