The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26

who later owned a, full section of land
however, but forty acres remain; and
on this remnant, In a small frame house
a mile and a half east OF the village. lives
the aged Indian princess" with her only
so1, Anthony Revarre. the latter now
6l years old.
Nl-so-quah was twice married. her
first husband having been half-breed
named John Owl. Owl died shortly after
the marriage. and later Kil-so" "quah mar
ried Antoine Revarre. also. half breed
To this union were born six children, of
whom Anthony, born two months after
the death OF his father, is the only sur
Nivor. Anthony Reyarre married an Eng
llsh school teacher named Milly Dcwns,
who died eight years ago. leaving no chill
dren.
Kil-so-q -quah is purely Indian, though of
not quite unmixed blood, her great
having been a Mexican. The old Indian
woman although living all her century
of life In the vicinity of her present home,
and for the greater part of this long
period In the midst of civilization, has
yet kept herself curiously remote In habit
and speech. preserving intact her Indian
detached and broken word OF English.
| speaking only the language OF the Miami.
Little Turtle died when this grand
daughter was '.pil-o-sah'' but little
quah's Tecollections of her famous grand
father are for the most part necessarily
vague. Qne incident In connection with
the great chief. however. stands out in
her memory with peculiar vividness. This
incident she relates with keen retrospec-
tive enjoyment her son. familiarly known
us Tony" acting as her interpreter. To
quote from an article by the present writ
or In the Indianapolis Star OF q year ago;
Little Turtle used TO como TO the home
Of his son. Wak-shin-gah. and playfully
complaining that his hair had not been
combed for several days, smile down a
whimsical invitation to his tiny grand
Whereupon the little Kn-so-quah, then
| but two years old. promptly climbed into
| the royel lap. planted q sturdy little foot
| firmly upon the royal knee, and with the
| royal arms TO steady her. joyously pro-
| ceeded with her welcome task.
| To all appearance XII soquah is in cx-
| ceDent health, an afflictlon which she
] desgnatcs as ''rhcumatlz' being her only
| serious alment. There were at one time
| In her possession many interesting relics
| Of Little Turtle. Most OF these, unfor-
| some eleven years ago destroyed the home
| OF the Bevarres Among the few remain
ing are a string OF dancing bells and q
buckskin mittcn, once the property of the
great chief
Another Indian princess" IS Archangcl
| Bngelmann, daughter OF Chief LaFon-
AS Archangel LaFontaine. Mrs. Engel-
mann is said TO have been. some forty
odd years ago, greatly admired by the
youthful SWANS OF her native county Of
|
| Miami park. where, with the exception OF
| her years in school al Fort Wayne, she
has lived all her life, She married Ger.
man. Christian Engelmann. who died
three years ago. leaving three sons and
two daughters The eldest son. Joe, greatly
resembles his grandfather, Chief LaFon-
| taine, who despite his unwieldy size !:
said to have been q fine looking man. TIL,
What what was once the fine estate Of tn
| chief two miles southwest of Huntington
Mrs. Eugclmann Is stil a handsome wo'
Ghiet ma %aFontsne his IR2e tRPae thS daushters
OF whom she Is the, only survivor. wer'
placed In a Catholic school at For
Wayne. Here the little Miami girl, n
1hs tme sne S@t %as OF PG dsfnet
pleasing personality. Mrs. Engelmann. un
like XII iso-q quah. finds much pleasure II
the cornpanionship Of her white acquain
tances.
Her home. comfortable frame houa
erected by Chief LaFontaipe for his Owl
occupancy and still In a state OF perfec
preservation, contains many relics OF In
trnsic as well as historical value; ANON
these are n gold clock. brought from
Franco by do Richardvlle more than
hundred years ago; and some gold spoon
mother. Catherine Richardyille, wife o
Chief LaFontainc and daughter Of job
B. Richardville. whose Indian name. Pc
she wah. signifies the wildcat" and VIII
was IaFontaine's Immediate prcdeccsso
. ns national chief OF the NIiamis. Howar
county was originally named Richardvill
county but later changed to Howard. An
other possession which visitors to tn
home OF Mrs Engelmann eye with espc
cial interest Is he immense armchair Q
: oak which occupies the place OF honor Il
the parlor OF their hostess. This massiv
piece of furniture was the exclusive prop
, | erty Of Chief DaFontnine himself: hav
l ing been built expressly TO accommodate
the chiefs huge bulk OF threo hundre
and fifty pounds.
Excellent oil portraits OF both LaFon
) taInc and Richardvillc, as well as OF Cath
crime Richardville, adorn the wnils OF Mr.:
E,nueluanu's home. That OF Richardvill
shows a finely-cut patrlcian face wit
: scarcely q trace OF his Indian blood. tn
l nortralt of his daughter. Catherine Rich
y ardyillo, on the other hand. while present
I ing in considerable degree the patricia
Q features of her distlnguished French an
II costry, exhibits markedly the lndian nc
= mixture. They were aristocTatic ol
. families Of France. the LaFontaines an
!" dc RIchardviles. and that their bioo
| flows In her veins Is q fact OF which MT
Q | Encelmann Is Justly proud:
Kil-so- uiah's physician is said TO nay
D oYnrted his best professional powers ]
| hie effort to keep his Interesting old on
q unnt alive that aho might complete hc
- century Of life Mrs EnGelmonn, NJ siS
!" tv,sjx lauGhjngly challenges her ow
|. ni1vsIcian TO n like feat In her case.
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