The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-09-24
STUMP ASHLEY
TELLS STORY
INDIANS WOULDN'T BELIEVE ALL
SAN HOUSTON TOLD THEM -
TELEGRAPH TOO MUCH.

Oklahoma C-y. Okla, Sept. d
The cary Texas pioneers net with
considerable difficulty il making tse
. lallal realize TO what extent the
white population had grown, and
how utterly hopeless eas the task Q:
driving settlers away ~ means Of
their warfare" SAID Editor Stump
AsaDy Of Antlers, recently 1enom-
mated for the legislature from Push.
mA-aaa county.
Whites living on the fringe Of
civilization sixty years ago did so
in deadly fear Of raids and butcher
les.
They slept with their weapons by
their sides and responded from slum-
Der at every signal Of an approach
ing stranger. Nam Of the old In
dians viii testify as TO the settlers
alacrity Indians usually fought in
daytime and in circle that is,
when attacking they would ride hard
around their quarry, firing to kill,
but if resistance became too stub
born as it usually did, the circle
broke ana the assaulters rode 10 safe
distance for consultation. They
were mystified that the whites did
not pull up stakes and 90.
The Indian brave believed if the
thin Caucasian line on the prairies
vas wiped out it insured his undis-
turbed tenure of the CONAN, and
it required both time and measure
10 convince him OF the false basis
upon Viii his presumption rested.
Practically no scheme to show fulfill
ity Of the 1utcheries was left untried.
Gen. Sam Houston hit upon the idea
OF having representatives OF the
Kiowas. the .Comanches, the Ara
pahoes and other belligerent bands
in Texas and what is now Oklaha-
ma meet him in conference, his pur-
pose being, by means OF illustration,
to show that white people were too
numerous to be trifled with; that
they had already accomplished more
than the red man dreamed OF, and, IL
nally, to overcome the Indians in
credulity as 10 the purpose OF the
white mans endurance. Gen. Hous-
ton wanted peace treaty that would
stick for longer than one season.
Sam Houston's Peace Plan.
The conference was arranged for .
and held on Grapevine Prairie, twen-
" miles northeast of Fort Worth, .
Tex, with Bull Eagle, a brave Of
some celebrity in that day as inter
prefer. Tall waving grass blanket
ing the prairie swung with the wind
and glistened in the sunlight. AS
soon as the council gathered there /
was an exchange of greetings, for
Gen. Houston was known to all
southwestern tribes, having himself
lived among the Cherokees soon af-
ter leaving Tennessee. Old Bull
Eagle stood 10 his height, marvel
Gus physical specimen, bearing
face that an artist would term typ
ical of the race. Crouched tailor
fashion about on the grass was the
council body. Gen. Houston, with +
hand uplifted, palm extended, as a
signal of peaceful intentions ana IN |
viting attention, told Bull Eagle to
say that he wanted to make treaty
with his people.
"'Tell them, Bull Eagle said the
general, it is useless for the Indian
TO make war against the whites, for
they are as numerous as the grass
hat is now about US
"Bull Eagle uttered a series Of .
yutterals that contained the mes ,
cage, and the Indians, with eyes
ooking on the ground, only grunted,
which is their method Of giving as
sent
"'Tell them, Bull Eagle continued
len. Houston TO illustrate the ac-
in ship building, that
he white man has a great house
hat floats upon the water. 1t is
zig enough to put within all the
iiowas, Comanches, Arapahoes and
Apaches and it is moved by a great
ron horse that is fed on fire, and
an 20 further in moon than an
indian can ride his pony in twenty
Moons
Bull Eagle grunted little hard,
'ut forth came the gutterals and
he messages received delivery so
II the reds understood.
One that Bull Wouldn't Believe.
Tell them, Bull Eagle followed