Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 12, Ed. 1, Monday, March 12, 1883 Page: 5 of 8
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CAMJWJSLI STATION.
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W. A. Hemphill made a living
business trip lo Chicago last week.
Cowboys who want a yood square
meal should call at the City Hotel.
AV. E. Campbell wont south on
iho stage Tuesday to Anadarko to
receive a herd of ponies.
The paymaster visited Fort Kcno
this week and of course the boys in
blue arc jubilant.
Capt. T. Council made a business
trip to Cantonment this week. He
was accompanied by Mr. Hays.
Air. David Hays of Wichita K..
came down and spent several dayfe
wi Ih us this week and is as pleasant
as over.
Mr. 0. E. S hulls? is now in charge
of the Mcnnonilo mission as super-
intendent and Mr. II. Voth is prin-
cipal teacher.
t Wm. "Wells who bus been airing
himself so conspicuously of late in
printers' ink paid this place a brief
call las week.
F. B. Hutchison accompanied the
Mennoniie board to Caldwell last
week. He also visited his home at
Arkansas City.
J. E. Jackson manager for the
Texas Land and Cattle Co. of Kan-
sas City was here on business for
his firm last week.
A first-class bakery has been fitted
up at the Arapahoe school. Mike
.Banks is the baker and is turning
out very good bread.
0. G. Brown is expected up in a
few days from Anadarko to assist
on the carpenter work of Darlington
& Murphy's new hotel.
C. C. Sterner who has been en-
gaged the past six months at work
on the Monnonilo mission has gone
at work on the new hotel.
E. N. Banister and Chas.' Isaacs
brought down from Kansas four
graded stallions for J. li. Soger's
horse range on the Panhandle.
Saml Rodgcrs returned on the 3rd
from Pa. where ho spent the winter
and will do the carpenter work on
Murphy ec Darlington's new hotel.
Supt. Hirsehler of the Arapahoe
school is busy with a corps of In-
dian school boys making garden
planting trees and fixing up the
school grounds.
Mttj. Thos. B. Dowecs went to the
states last week to return with his
wife. Major has also a daughter
who at present is in colloge where
she will remain.
Arch Goodo came in from the
"Washita range and will remain hero
! a couplo of weeks. Sam'i Clayton
was also here somo days last week
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Hie Affcncv Indian nolico eonsi
'of forty members who receive a sal
ary of $5.00 per month and double
rations. The present captain of the
police is Wolf Kobe a Cheyenne
and the lieutenant is Black Coyote
an Arapahoe. The police when on
duty are in uniform and have a
large star bearing the inscription
11 U. S.Indian Police."
The Mennonitc board of missions
after atrip to Cantonment to look
over the ground there returned to
the Agency and departed last week
(or their various homes. The society
is-riow fully prepared to push its
school work both at this point and
Cantonment. Miss C. Hirsehler
who came down with the members
of the board remains at Cantonment
with her Msler Mrs. S. S. JIaury.
W. !-. Decker until recently with
N. W. Evans & Co. at Fori Reno
went to Cantonment on Wednesday
where he is to take charge of Capt.
T. Council's branch store. Mr. 1).
is an agreeable and social young
man and his departure leaves a
vacancy in the social circle of the
Ageiw and IVsl that will be hard
to lill.'
T. W.Frcd and Mrs. E. L. Ercd
of the Wichita Agency passed north
by coach on the '2nd insl. en route
for the east. Mrs. Fred will impend
the summer at her former home in
Ya. and Mr. Fred will return afi r
a short business trip to Washington
and other cities.
Dr. Hodge showed us last week a
very expensive electric battery
which he has just received. It is
an exceedingly complete machine
and contains all the latest improve-
ments known in electrical science.
Ed. Hanna and wife have takon
charge of the Kingfisher stage ranch
and hereafter it will be made a regu-
lar meal station. Thos. Cleury who
was former ranchman has been cm-
pJoj'cd. by Williams & Co.. at Red
Fork.
Quito a number from our section
attended the stockmen's meeting at
Caldwell last week among whom
were A. M. Walker Ben Goode Tom
Donnell Henry Fritz and John P.
Baird. The boys have all returned
and report a grand time.
Mrs. H. C. Mann has been quite
sick the past week but is now im-
proving. Mrs. A. P. Hutchison is
also on the sick list. There seems
to be a great deal of sickness just
now.
Rev. A. E. Funk came down from
Cantonment on Saturday last and
will remain here for several weeks.
Air. Funk although a new worker
in the field is making friends every-
where. Mr. 0. J. Woodard took advant-
age of the recent mild weather to
brighten up his residence with a
fresh coat of paint which adds great-
ly to its appearance. Mr. Wicks
has also repainted his residence
J. IT. Seger returned with his fami-
ly from Ills last week and reports
a grand time back in civilization.
Pie has moved into the Ed. Guer-
rier hotel" property which ho has
recently acquired by purchase.
Gentlemen if you wish a good
shave or hair cut you can get it by
calling on Joseph Ilafuer at Fort
Rno in Company I 23rd Tnfautry
INDTAN BURIAL GROUND.
In one of our recent rambles wo
ran across an Indian burial ground
of more than ordinary interest. It
is situated about half a mile north
of CurleyVs log house between three
and four miles north-west of the
Agency on a high hill commanding
a magnificent view in all directions.
From this point the river valley can
be commanded for miles both north
and south the Kingfisher valley
si reads in every direction toward
the north Fort Reno stands boldly
forth in the landscape onils promi-
nence while the Agency nestles
snugly in the valley. Due eat
stands the Cheyenne "school build-
ing upon a high hill with its grove
of timber skirting to the southward.
So much for the surroundings. The
burial place eonsisls of a platform
anchored to a small tree the whole
being a scaffolding of pole -et uxn
twenty-three forked poh -. Upon
this platform in plain view for miles
are the bodies of s"ven Cheyenne
children each body wrapped in
blanket after blanket shawl after
shawl and finally as an outside
covering while duck. Each body
prosenN the appearance of a huge
while bu.uile several feet lomj and
neaily a hijjh rounding at the top.
The in v i(s of the poles etc.. shows
when- the first small platform was
buiM to the tree a"d loaded with its
burdc n ofdead humanity afterward
philfnrm after platform was added
a the deaiLd occurred until ;even
bodies occupy thi resting place.
Tjnift it will grow until the elements
will scalp r them broadcast uon the
ground when they will be buried
again beneath the ground. Upon
the pi 'V r:n hanging to branches
and dead limbs and scattered on the
ground are various household uten-
sils ; in view were noticed live small
pails a cup and saucer 2 tin cups
J small coiieo. puns 1 tin plate a
wash basin medicine pouch a hoe
and an axe. A space ten feet around
is trampled clear of grass and weeds
and a few feet away is the medicine
pole with a small medicine box
(trunk) at its base. The dead bodies
of two horses shot at the funeral
ceremonies are cloe at hand ft is
the Indian belief that
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blankets and household articles will
be of use to their dead in the happy
hunting grounds their ideal heaven.
The habit of burying their dead on
platforms and in trees is a custom
of the Northern Choyennes and
Robert Bent our well known inter
preter informs us that he has no-
ticed as many as u5 ehildrens' bod
ies swung up. in mi immense cotton -wood
tree up north on the Arkansas
river. The prevailing custom of the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes on tin's
reservation is to select the high
point of a sandhill or ridge scoop
out a sl.mllow hole and amid the
most dismal wailing and mourning
bury the body with its load of wrap-
pings. A few limbs of trees are scat-
tered over tho newly made grave
a can of water is placed upon it and
a few household utensils scattered
around. A horse is then shot down
near the grave. A few mourning
relatives haunt tho locality for sev-
eral days and persons traveling
across tho country frequently run
across one of theso parlies with their
plaintive wailings.
Cattlemen can bo accommodated
by having their horses put up at
Seger & Tiemau's livery stable when
at the Agency.
The City Hotel is tho place for
tho traveler and cowman to stop
when at this Agency. Everything
fir.st-i1rluw " -d J." ' ..
CHEYENNE SCHOOL LOCALS.
Somo garden has been mado po-
tatoes lettuce radishes and turnips
in prospect.
The children have brought in a
few "spring beauties." Tho flowers
arc much later than last year.
We are under obligations to Mrs.
Jno. F. Williams for many kind-
nesses. How to mako others happy
is one of Mrs. W.'s strong character-
istics. Big Horse's youngest child aged
one year died last Friday evening
and was interred on Saturday morn-
ing on the sandhills. Rev. Wicks
officiated.
During tho late storm some chil-
dren were standing at tho window
looking out when one said to the
others : "The clouds are crying
see the tears on tho window glass I"
Inspector Haworth attended our
Sabbath school on his return from
the lower Agency. Children well
employees were glad to see his
fac and hear his words of good
cheer.
Tho follQwing named parlies were
visitors at our Sabbath school on
Sunday last: Agent Miles Master
Whit Miles Mr. Voth Air. Wicks.
Mr. Decker Mr. Morrill Miss Eva
Miles Miss Council Miss Dyck and
Mi-'s Lu Ichor. Agent and Mr. Voth
! addressed the school.
Tho boys of the industrial depart
ment arc realizing at an early age
what they will have lo do at 21 year
if they are citizens of the U.S.
either pay their poll-lax or work on
the road. They arc doing the latter
and go at it as if they meant lo un-
derstand the business.
Mr. Ralph Collins and Miss II a
Williams spent the evening with us.
Mr. Collins is interested in Indian
education and we have added lo
our collection for the children a box
of fine walnut building blocks a
large "Noah's Ark" and a set called
"the little housekeeper" through his
generosity. If anyone has doubts
as lo tho ejood such a missionary in-
vestment does wc invito them lo
come and see the children enjoy
these things.
DoForesl While Antelope's son
is a bright little fellow of ten years.
His father and family visited school
not long since. Antelope was tell-
ing the teacher that he was going to
Cantonment and wanted to take
He Forest along thai Agent had
given him permission and that ho
came after him that day when with
a vuvy decided air the little fellow
stepped away from his father's si do
to his teacher and in an emphatic
tom svid: "No; 1 will not go 1"
The child realizes what he would
loose if Ins would be out of school.
The following extract from a loi-
ter from a friend on the reservation
is encouraging to those engaged i
teaching Jndians. Ho says: "Wo
have fomn Tndians working for us
and while the earn) Jndians arc as
eager to work as tho school boys
yet they have lo be told of every
change in the plan of work. They
seem to realize no plan for the fu-
lure and when they come to tho
end of their row of posts they think
their work is done; while the school
boy will go ahead without instruc-
tion realizing that there is always
something to do and using his rea-
son to decide as to the next bust
something to bo done. You seo I
am testing tho work of tho Indian
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Maffet, Geo. W. Cheyenne Transporter. (Darlington, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 12, Ed. 1, Monday, March 12, 1883, newspaper, March 12, 1883; Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, Darlington, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc70555/m1/5/: accessed May 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.