Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-05

the most beaut1ful Indian woman he
ever saw, and that she created a de-
cided social sensation at the capital !;
that she was spoken of in the Eastern
newspapers of that day as an Indian
Princess"
"Kaw-ray-kaw-saw-kaw," or the
."White Crow" sometimes also desig-
mated as "Kaw-ne-shaw," '"The One
Eyed" or "The Blind" was not war
chief. He appears to have been a
prominent civil chief of the Winneba-
goes, one of the most eloquent orators
of his peop1e-a great councillor.
| In the very meagre record we have
been able to gather of this forest
chieftain, we find him designated as
the Cicero" of the tribe. Peter Park
inson, Jr., in Wisconsin Historical
Collections, Vol 10, page 100, says
White Crow appears to have been
about fifty years of age. He was about
! five feet, ten inches in stature, straight
and erect, and of a mild and pleasant
countenance for a savage. He was a
fine and fluent speaker, and the
spokesman of his band on all import
ant occasions.
! Mrs. Kinzie, in "Wau-bun," page
$40, speaks Of White Crow in this
complimentary language
white Grow seemed particular
1y anxious to impress upon me
that if any danger should arise in
"Shaw-ne-aw-kee's" (KinZie's)
absence, he would come with his
people to protect me and my fam
lily. I relied upon his assurance
for Ell had ever shown himself an
upright and honorable Indian"
In a description of the personnel of
her Indian friends Mrs. KiEzie, in
"Wau-bun," page 81, gives the follow
, ing
''then there was
'Kau-ray -kaw-sawkaw,' the White
Crow or Rock River Indian, who
afterwards distinguished himself
as the friend of the whites in the
Sank war. He was called by the
French 1e Borgue,' from having
lost an eye; and the black silk
handkerchief which he wore
dropping over the left side of his
face to- disguise the blemish, TAX
en- with his native costume, gave
him a very singular appearance"
The last appearance Of White Crows
name in the government records was
at the treaty of Rick Island in Sep
; TENDER, 1882, where he was one Of the
signers.
One of the stipulations of the treaty
was the surrender by the Winnebagoes
of certain individuals Of their tribe,
accused of having participated with
the Sauks in some of the murders on
the frontier. There appears to have
been seven of the accused Indians who
voluntarily gave themselves up to the
whites to be tried by the white mans
: laws.
It certainly must have required a
great deal of resolution, as well as a
strong conviction of Innocence, to
brace them to such step. Mrs. Ken
zie's pen picture of this touching, aye,
pathetic ceremony, describing what
was undoubtedly the last official act
and speech of White Crow-who could
truly say with Black Hawk, Il am a
man and you are another"-is here
quoted in full, see page 456 "Wau-
bum
'On the morning of a bright au-
tumnal day notice was given that
the chiefs of the nation should
present themselves at the Agency
to deliver the suspected persons
as prisoners to the Americans. At
the hour of ten o'clock, as we
looked out over the Portage road,
we could sdecry a moving con-
course of people, certain white OBJ
jects of unusual appearance could
be distinguished.
General Dodge, Major Plymp-
ton, and one or two other officers
took their seats with Mr.. KinZie
on the platform in front Of the
door to receive them, while we
/ stationed ourselves at the window
where we could both see and hear.
''The procession wound up the
hill and then came slowly march
ing towards u.s. 1t was a grand
and solemn sight. First came some
of the principal chiefs in their
most brilliant array. Next, the
prisoners, all habited in white cot
ton, in token of their innocence,
with girdles around their waists.
''The music of the drums and
the "Shee-shee-uua" accompanied
their death song which they were
chanting.
"They wore no paint, no orna-
montS, Cnolr commentaries we're
grave and thoughtful. It might
well be serious moment to them
for they knew but little of the GUS
tom of the whites, and that little
was not such as to inspire cheer
fulneSs.
"Only their Fathers (Kinzie's)
assurance that they should receive
strict justice would probably have
induced them to comply with the
engagements Of the nation in this
manner.
''The remainder of the process
| sion was made up of long train
of Winnebagoes, all decked out in
their holiday garb. The chiefs ap-
preached and shook hands with
the gentlemen who stood Grady to
receive their greetings.
'"Then the prisoners came for
/ ward and went through the same
salutation with the officers. When
they offered their hands to their
father (Kinzie) he declined.
emo said he, you have come
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