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Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
. Some braves got drunk; a row began, and while this row was on, the two whisky vendors got hung. No one can tell me how it happened. No one but myself enquires. Who cares about a scalawag more or less? Dead men collect no bills. But a more serious fray than a whisky broil threatens the prosperity of Vinita. These Cherokees are cursed with a tribal feud; a feud which has a counterpart in every Indian camp. When the Cherokees were being ousted from their ancient hunting-grounds in Georgia and Alabama, and were offered their present lands-given to them in exchange, to be their own as long as grass should grow and water run, the Indians were divided in counsel as to what they ought to do. A cunning chief, who had assumed the name of Ross, became the leader of such Cherokees as wished to treat the Pale-faces as enemies — to reject their offers of an exchange of lands, and stand out against them as long as his braves could draw a bow and pull a scalp. A second chief, who had a
Milton (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
Chapter 26: Cherokee feuds. what is about to happen? we enquire of a settler at Olathe, a city with six log shanties, a church, a school, a drinking bar, and a fringe of maize. Olathe is suffering from a scare. Three weeks ago, five men with masked faces, stopped the train running from Fort Scott to Kansas City, in open day. Two of the five men kept guard, their rifles cocked, while their pals entered the cars, and rifled the express of thirty thousand dollars. No one interfered, for who could tell how many passengers were members of the gang? Why should a man expose himself to fire and steel? The thieves got off. But that affair is three weeks old; the present scare arises from events to come. A gang of Cherokees, under Billy Ross, their savage chief, are coming up the country, swearing they will burn out the White men and carry off the White women from Vinita, that is what's going to happen, growls a settler on the Kansas plain. But surely, I venture to put in
Arkansas (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
d, dragged him into the open yard, and shot him in the presence of his squaws. His son, according to the Indian rule of Blood Atonement, was also taken out and shot. For these black deeds Bear Paw was made a captain in the Light Horse, and his example spurred on other braves to imitate his heroism. One party caught a lad named Webber, a nephew of the murdered Boudinot, and, for his uncle's sins, hacked him to pieces with their knives. A party followed Ridge, an uncle of Boudinot, into Arkansas, and shot him from his horse; while another party rode to the ranch of another Ridge, a cousin of Boudinot, dragged him out of bed, and in the presence of his wife, plunged no less than twenty-nine daggers into his chest. Jack Ross has been succeeded by his son Billy, a cunning fellow, who contrives to keep his hold on the conservatives of his party-thieves, polygamists, and communists, who wish to keep their ancient ways. The leadership of his opponents, the radicals, who wish to imit
Alabama (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
s got drunk; a row began, and while this row was on, the two whisky vendors got hung. No one can tell me how it happened. No one but myself enquires. Who cares about a scalawag more or less? Dead men collect no bills. But a more serious fray than a whisky broil threatens the prosperity of Vinita. These Cherokees are cursed with a tribal feud; a feud which has a counterpart in every Indian camp. When the Cherokees were being ousted from their ancient hunting-grounds in Georgia and Alabama, and were offered their present lands-given to them in exchange, to be their own as long as grass should grow and water run, the Indians were divided in counsel as to what they ought to do. A cunning chief, who had assumed the name of Ross, became the leader of such Cherokees as wished to treat the Pale-faces as enemies — to reject their offers of an exchange of lands, and stand out against them as long as his braves could draw a bow and pull a scalp. A second chief, who had assumed the n
Cherokee, Ala. (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
Chapter 26: Cherokee feuds. what is about to happen? we enquire of a settler at Olathe, a city with six log shanties, a church, a school, a drinking bar, and a fringe of maize. Olathe is suffering from a scare. Three weeks ago, five men with masked faces, stopped the train running from Fort Scott to Kansas City, in open day. Two of the five men kept guard, their rifles cocked, while their pals entered the cars, and rifled the express of thirty thousand dollars. No one interfered, for who could tell how many passengers were members of the gang? Why should a man expose himself to fire and steel? The thieves got off. But that affair is three weeks old; the present scare arises from events to come. A gang of Cherokees, under Billy Ross, their savage chief, are coming up the country, swearing they will burn out the White men and carry off the White women from Vinita, that is what's going to happen, growls a settler on the Kansas plain. But surely, I venture to put in,
Olathe (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
Chapter 26: Cherokee feuds. what is about to happen? we enquire of a settler at Olathe, a city with six log shanties, a church, a school, a drinking bar, and a fringe of maize. Olathe is suffering from a scare. Three weeks ago, five men with masked faces, stopped the train running from Fort Scott to Kansas City, in opeOlathe is suffering from a scare. Three weeks ago, five men with masked faces, stopped the train running from Fort Scott to Kansas City, in open day. Two of the five men kept guard, their rifles cocked, while their pals entered the cars, and rifled the express of thirty thousand dollars. No one interfered, for who could tell how many passengers were members of the gang? Why should a man expose himself to fire and steel? The thieves got off. But that affair is three wee five of whom can understand an English phrase. It is a saying in Vinita, that the son of Strong Buck is rather White than Red. The scare of which we heard at Olathe, on the Kansas frontier, is an incident in. this tribal feud. Colonel Boudinot is in Washington, but Colonel Adair is living with his nation near Vinita. On Chr
Vinita (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
e White men and carry off the White women from Vinita, that is what's going to happen, growls a setts a savage, like the fathers of his tribe. Vinita is a Cherokee town. Why should the Cherokees s in from Texas. Is not Texas a long way from Vinita? Guess they're smart boys, those Texas res daughters, Billy Ross will scalp the boys of Vinita, and bear their women to his camp. The boys w, though their paper capital is at Tahlequah. Vinita is a nest of sties and shanties, lying among aite of smart reporters, no White women live in Vinita; and no White men, except seven or eight railwhe only White men who have got into trouble at Vinita, are two scalawags, who brought whisky to the han a whisky broil threatens the prosperity of Vinita. These Cherokees are cursed with a tribal feuderstand an English phrase. It is a saying in Vinita, that the son of Strong Buck is rather White tt Colonel Adair is living with his nation near Vinita. On Christmas Day, Lewis, a son-in-law of Col[2 more...]
Tahlequah (Oklahoma, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
s a long way from Vinita? Guess they're smart boys, those Texas reporters. Sure as Grey Eagle scalped poor Germain, and stole his daughters, Billy Ross will scalp the boys of Vinita, and bear their women to his camp. The boys will fight, but one would like to hear of that train of women and children being safe under the guns of Fort Scott. Vinit4, as we find on reaching it, is a camp or town of the Cherokees; the chief place of this Indian nation, though their paper capital is at Tahlequah. Vinita is a nest of sties and shanties, lying among a few patches of maize and weeds. Here the Cherokees have a school, a chapel, and a secret grog shop; secret because Chqrokees are not allowed to buy and sell whisky, otherwise than on the sly. *Blood has been shed, and may be shed again in Vinita; but not, we find, the blood of White men and women. In spite of smart reporters, no White women live in Vinita; and no White men, except seven or eight railway servants, and a dozen fellow
Fort Gibson (Oklahoma, United States) (search for this): chapter 26
and Watie the soldier of their band. Adair was but a nominal head. Strong Buck had been sent by Elias Boudinot, a kindly French planter, to a good school, where he had learned to read, become a Catholic, adopted the name of his French patron, and married a woman with White blood in her veins. While the tribes were moving to their new grounds, Ross and his friends were all for fighting, Boudinot and his friends were all for parleying with the Whites along the roads. As they approached Fort Gibson, further differences broke out. Ross wished his men to live as Cherokees had always lived, in tribal order, holding common property under a reigning chief. Boudinot proposed a change. He wished to live like White men, under law, and to divide the tribal lands among the heads of families. Words led to blows, and blows to murder. Thirty of the Ross party stole to Boudinot's ranch, and finding him absent in a field, sent four of their body to beg him, as a favour, to mix some physic for
Adair (search for this): chapter 26
pull a scalp. A second chief, who had assumed the name of Adair, became the leader of such Cherokees as wished to try the Paint, cattle lifting, common property, and despotic chiefs; Adair for soap and water, settled homesteads, personal property, g Buck the thinker, Stand Watie the soldier of their band. Adair was but a nominal head. Strong Buck had been sent by Elias and prepare for citizenship, rallied round Stand Watie and Adair. All braves and hunters who preferred to roam and thieve, radicals, who wish to imitate the Whites, has fallen to Colonel Adair, a son of the murdered chief, and Colonel Boudinot, a sis tribal feud. Colonel Boudinot is in Washington, but Colonel Adair is living with his nation near Vinita. On Christmas Day, Lewis, a son-in-law of Colonel Adair, invited some of his friends to a carouse. Ross tried to spoil their sport. Consenar arms and whisky-flasks. Some yielded readily; but two of Adair's party, Tom Cox and Jack Doubletooth, refused to give up .
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