Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
AGED INDIAN SEES
B|RDMEN COMPETE
Chief Iodine Visits Aviation Field
with Three Hundred San
Diego Boosters

One Indians stCicism was strained
almost to the breaking point when
Chief Iodine, SO years of age. one-time
confidant of John c. Fremont, the
"Pathfinder," and Kit Carson, the
noted scout returned to Los Angeles
after an absence of seventy years ana
for the first time in his long life saw
an aeroplane. He was permitted to SIT
in the aViator'S seat and hold the Wheel
which controls it when in flight. But
Chief Iodine managed to avoid express
siOns of surprise at the wonder city OF
stone brick, concrete and marble that
had replaced the humble adobe pueblo
of other days. And he restrained him
self. also, when he saw the aeroplanes
flying like great Eirds above Domin-
guez field.
Three hundred boosters came from
San Diego to see the events of San
Diego day at the field. A squad of
sailors from the torpedo fleet came up
| on the special train. With them was
| Chief Iodine who bore Il letter from
| Ulysses S. Grant, jr., head of the Pan
ama-Pacifc exposition committee, to
Glenn Curtss, extending the freedom
of the city of San Diego to the noted
aviator and hearty invitation to visit
the southern harbor and continue his
| experiments in the navigation of the
| air.
| CHIEF Is SILENT OBSERVER
| The sailors, led by the San Diego
| band, marched on the field as body
| guard to the old scout and were soon
| busy examining the Wright, Cur
| tiss and Bleriot machines, while Chiei
/ Iodine delivered the letter with which
he had been intrusted. After march
| ing up and down the field a few times
| while the band played Dixie" and the
| Star Spangled Banner" the San Diego
| boosters" returned to the stands tC
| watch the special program which haC
been arranged for their entertainment
The old chief, hero of hundred bat
ties, who still can remember the oc
casion of the first raising of the Amer
| lean flag over San Diego, preserved
his stoicism even when confronted will
the machines of the air, but watched
| with interest the eVolutiOns which tn
| aViators were performing around tn
course. His face betrayed no emotion
no outward manifestation of excite
ment or wonder appeared, but silentl,
he watched the rise and the fall of TIL
planes.
The San Diego boosters carried larg
pennants, on which was inscribed "Sal
| Diego" While they We're waving t
and fro in the grandstand Brookin
| swooped down and showered carnation
4 on them, amid the cheers of the thou
sands present.
ORIGIN OF INDIANS NAME
Chief Iodine was born in a tepee /
Oswego, N. Y, eighty-three Years age
His mother was the daughter of Chic
Mount Pleasant and his father
French trapper. His grandparents o
his fathers side came to America wit
Marquis de Lafayette. While yet
baby he attracted the attention of som
white men, who asked if the baby ha
had iodine poured on him. The nam
Iodine was given him soon afterwarC
When a boy Iodine was sent to Ne
York to his uncle. Mohawk Dutcf
man, as Iodine describes him, name
$ Jacob Vosburgh Vosburgh was pile
D and put Iodine to work on his boat
| His treatment was so brutal thf
Iodine ran away and shortly afterwar
engaged with Fremont at st. Loui
: who then was recruiting his pathfinC
ing party to cross the far west in la!
ing out trail
''I was in Old Town-then San Diee
with Fremont in 1886" said Chi,
{ Iodine, "when the first United Stat,
$ flag was raised in that harbor and
have had my share in making the fir
roads in this state"