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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1905)
i kit THE WARM SBMTQ INDIANS. of wheat, 8,200 bus. of oate, 2,000 bna. of barlov, besides smaller qualities of ,!'iUW'.!,h,,B,t ,b 'ol,ow,,n ltn n "n,r other kmIus and vegetables, anil abrut l.itcntlon to have ruu matlo nnrt print wllh !, An . Jr ' , , the Aplcndld article, which 1.m been V-lndly .500 ton8 of fcetft. There are about font tm a the cost nf mttrh tlmA ami labor by 1 1.500 head of cnttlo owned by Indians, Mr. V . Jr. ItiMiop, Clerk at the ARcncy, but we ' find tlmt, first, the picture, from which the cuts would have to ho made would Ik liable to tieromo Ion or mutilated; second, a the pro prietors of The Madras Pioneer are thinking of making n change, e would not havotlmc to foftiro the necesary ruts; honco vcprc!eiit the matter for our reader, who we are sure .ill appreciate Mr. Hlshop's effort.) This reservation, tinmed from principal river, vvns set apart by treaty mode In 1S55, with the various tribes of Indians living hi Northern Oregon, between the Onecudo and Blue Jibuti taln, which treaty gives the present boundurli'ft, no sale of any part of the reservation ever having been made. Among tho Irlbes mentioned In the treaty wo llnd tlie "Tluii" (later writ ten Tyghl, who lived on and gave their name to the river pome distance north of the reservation the Wyuui'' Jiving near the mouth of Des Chute? and the Tetilno living above The Dalles. These were all bands of th AValla "Wiilla tribe, and are now, in a general way, called tho "Warm Spring'," and orcupy tho northern put of Ihe reservation. There were also several bnnda of AVascos, which still retain their tribal name atd gen erally occupy the territory adjacent to lite agency. Later a few Paiutes set tled on the reservation, and occupy a tract In Ihe southern part, These rndiaiis have two slandiug grievances, originating at this time the northern boundary and the fish eries. The treaty gave the Indians two years In which lo accept this reservation or to choose another. Tlie head men came out iu 1S37 to inspect this reservation, but nfter going all mer It were for various reasons dis sUlsfled. At length, returning home ward, 'they had passed ofT the reserva tion and were at the foot Mutton Mountain!), wher they stopped and held long council and finally pro posed to accept it if a due east and west line run through where they then stood were made the northern bound nry. The Government, however, did not recognize this nereemcut, but es tablished the line on the crest of tlie hills, as cal'ed for in the treaty. Thi has caused much ill feeling on the pirt of the Tudians. The other grfev ance refers to the Columbia river salmon Hsberies. By the terms of the trea'y of lR55,the Indians were granted Ihe exclusive privilege of fishing In btreams tbat run through or border the reservation, and In all other stream' thij right in common with citizens of fie United States, which, in plain words, guve them the right of catch ing salmon anywhere in the Columbia river. Iu 1865, J. W. Huntington came ou as a enmmitsioner from the United States Government, and proposed o supplemental treaty, restricting the Indians from leaving the reservation without a pass from the agent, to which they agreed. By one section of this supplemental treaty they agreed to relinquish their fishing tights on the Columbia, and they Halm that thU section was never mentioned to them, au-1 that they signed tlie treaty entirely ignorant, that they wereglv ing ni a valuable concession. "VVe may add that several of the early In dian agents severely criticised Mr. Huntington for the part he acted in this matter. An account of Ihe Wtirm Spring In tllans would be incomplete without u mention of Capt. John Smith, who was appoluted in 1804 and held the position of agent until tils death Jan. 18, 18S4. Cuptain Smith was an earnest Chris Han and a devoted friend of the In dian. For twenty years of this critical period of their tribal life he labored both .by precept and example to ele vate uud civilize tho Under his charge. He, with his employes, main tained regular religious services, pari or tlie time at both the agency and Simenasho. At his deftth they had a church building and s ehiirch mem beishlp of G3 Indian though, so far as we can learn, there had been no regu lar mission work on the reservation up to that time. To this day the Captain Js always spoken of with love and re spect by all of the Tudians. These Indians have always been friendly to the whites. PuYJffg the PaiuU war 78 enlisted as scouts, while in the Modoc war there were 01. Iu the latter it was a company of Warm Spring scouts who traced t'apt. Jack to his hiding place in the lava beds and finally captured him. Iu 1890, the consent of the Indians having been obtained, allottraents in severalty were made. In all there were OtlO allottraents, embracing a total of 140,690 acres, These are all on the east half of the reservation, the tfest half being still uusurveyed. This reservation is better adapted to stoek growlug than general farming, being brpkeu and rocky but well watered. There are, however, vatlous email tracts, especially along the water courses, well adapted to farming, and, on suob considerable 'land is being worked, Nearly all the adult Indiana are living on and working their allot t: meats to some extent and a number, or them are quite extensively engaged tn furmlnK and stock crowing. The 200 hogs and 5,600. horses, most of the lattor being, of cottrso, worthless caytnes. Constant eftorts are made to Induce the Indlaus to dispose of these cay use?, which are of no benefit, but yet eat up the pasturage, and Invest in a few cattle, but, for tho majority of Iheni, cattle require too much care, Ha , while the ponies will rttstlo their own psst year there were raised 5.0Q9 bufj whea, the Slinejiusbo plaut was, d.c living, winter as well us summer. Those who.own cattle do unt receive ns much benefit from them as they should owing to ltiok of care and feed during tlie w inter. Justice on tho reservation Is admin I tend by a Court of Indian OllVnses, couslatiug of three Indians of good character and judgment, before whom till cases, bo'h civil tuid eriuiliml, come; Tlie superintendent In chauo bus a veto on all their acts, bm it Is seldom used. In civil oases, when ever possible, the Court acts more as a Board of Arbitration, and by good counsel brings tlie opponents to some common cround on which both are willing to settle. Would that the white courts might follow their ex ample. If it is impossible to bring about a settlement, the Court rctidert its decision, which is done by cac' member expressing his opinion In open court, and If two nrH agreed their decision stands as the judgtueut of tlie co Jrt. In criminal eaees the penalty Is usually a tine, which may be paid by a term in tlie agency j:til ut the rate.of nddlaraday nf confinement or $l.GU per day of confinement with labor. The culprit usually chooses to pay his fine in cash, if there is any possible chance for him to et it. The Court has yet to learn to distinguish between degrees of guilt. We havo known it to fine a man $2 for bringing whisky on (lie reservation and giving it to another, and then fine the other man S-o also for drinking it. The Indians all have great respect for the Court. They will usually ap pear before it, even when under serious charges, by-slmply beiug ordered by u policemau to do so, seldom needing an. arrest, and usually tell a true story, even when the other evidence against them is not sufficient to convict. The fndiaus, as a whole, are well disposed and law-abiding citizens, and in the amount of crime and misdemeanor, they will compare favorably with any white community ot the faame size. Their grentest weakness is their love of intoxicants, but even In this they are not worse than the commuuities sutrounding them. The only ill fie r ence beiug that it rakes less wliitky to make an Indian drunk tlinu it dots a white man. A good many of them don't drink but detest whisky as much as the most radical white man. Our Indians have two general holi days a "he-he" (picnic) held at Badger Creek 'oecinuiug on tlie 4th of July ant! continuing a week or ten days, and u similar gathering during the winter holidays at a large house near the agency. Dancing is the main feature at both these gatherings, and drunkenness and licentiousness pre vail to quite an extent. At Badger Creek there Is uorse racing every day and gambling at uj tiaies. A pe culiarity about their horse mces i that the tribes bet against eacli other, A horse belonging lo a Wasco is put up igaiuxt one belonging to a Warm during, and each tribe support inelr f torse. The betting is done, not in dividual against Individual, but the members of one tribe make up a purse to put up against a similar one from the other tribe This custom makeu it very easy for white man to come in witli a good horse aud skin them all, as they will all bet on the Iudlau horse. There are I wo popular gambling game. Iu one, with ordinary play ing card, the gain or lose is determined by the sequence of the cards, the ante being from 5 cent up to a dollar. In the bone gatnfe, the players are ranged in opposite litres, ten or twelve to a side Willi a board iu front on which they dm fa furiously while their side is playing. Between the titles is spread a blanket holdltag the stakes. We hate counted over $60 on thU blanket t a time. Any one is at lib erty lo bet, and if a coin is thrown down there is always somebody to match it. A pair of bones about an Inch in diattteter and four inches long ii produced. Twine Is wound, around otie the kloochman, to distinguish it from thi loan, .which is bare. These are handed to 8 pefflon who, placing his hands under a handkerchief or blanket shakes thefJJ up, frequently changing Uorti hand to haud. Then he holds Up his hands aud tlie oppo site leader must guess lu which hand the roan Is. Each side starts with tetl sniui) wooden pins and receives a pin for a correct guess or losses ouo when the gtjesa is wrong. The game is won by oue side getting all the plus, which oftet) takes alj day, A day school afterward qnangod to the Simimasjio hoarding school, was psjablitdied in 1800, In 1881 a hoard ing to.lmol was established at the. agency, Tjtese we.ro continued with varying degrees or success until JS93, I . . I . O I ..,.1... ....... .1.. stroyet) by tiro and the Government decided to consolidate the schools and build a modern plant at tho agency. This wivb done lu 1800 at a cost of about $33,100, and with a capacity of ICO pupils, which capacity hns never becu reached In Ihe school. Tho en , rollment at present Is a little over !00. The plat t is up to date in all lis de tails, having water and sewer system aud electric light plant, mid Is a far better home than great many white children enjoy. Thu children am brought Into school as soon as the parents' consent can hb obtained ami tife boarded, clothed and cducuud by (he Government Olio half of each school day is fpent In the school room and tlie oilier half In the various de paituieiits learning bow to wotk. The school room wotk eariies the hrlghusl pupils to ah -tit the 5th grade of our. Oregon school). In tho Industrial de partments t lie girls are taught l.ouro keeping and sewliif, aud thu hoya blaoksiuithiug, farming anil stock raising. Tho tame policy obtains in all Indian schools, with Ibis dlfitience that iu the nou-reservatlon schools more trades are taught. Thu present policy of the department is tnmuke agriculture piomlueut, and it Is taugt t , not only experimentally on the farm but Its principles are also taught iu tlie cIhss rooms. Tlie spiritual welfare of these In dians is cared for by the United Pres byterian Church, who support two missionaries anil a field matioti. Their church membeishlp Is now ub ul 114. Thu Indians of this icservatiou are decreasing. In 189Q the.ro were 020 allotments mude, aud a few Indians were mltsed. enough probably to make tlie tot 1 population at thai time over 1,000. Today the census roll contains 780 names, and there aro about 0.1 ab sentees, not enrolled. A reasonably accurate record, kept during the past four yours, shows the present death rate to exceed the birth rate by SO per cent. During the nine yraiB since tlie allot! ments were made over 30 per cent, of the allottees have died. In 1803 the school had an enrollment of 140, with a numl.er or childrsn not in school. Today there are not over ISO school children on the reservation. Tueso are startling figures aud all indicate u rapid decrease during the past decade. Beforo that Wo can tell nothing from the Btatltttlcs, as numbers of Indians gathered on the reservation during tho few yeais preceding the allott ing!) t. We are often asked what Is the re suit of the Government's wotk among the Indians. In the very nature of the case no results can be seen, or ex pee'ed, iu a term of a few years. It takes time to transform a race. No pessimist should enter the Indian service for he will find nothing but disappointment. Aud yet, if wo com pare the Indian of today with those of a geueration ago, there Is advance seen. They are learning to work, to earn their own livinp, are better edu cated Hud I think less superstitious Reverence for age a cardinal virtue lain their case a tie that binds them to the past. The young men must break away from the intlueuce of tlie old in fore any (,'reet progress cac l e made, and this they are doing. The day is rapidly approaching when the Indians will be thrown upon their own resources. Tn 17 years tlie period of their protected title will pass and they will bo free to sell their lands. All friends of tlie Iudlau must con template such a condition with deep soPc futle. Butferv of them are now ready to compete on equal terms witli the white man. Can BUY LOTS IN' MADRAS The coming Industrial Center of Centra A Big Flour Mill now building. Modern Stores now running utul others under construction. .. All roads lo Madrna lead down hill from every direction and are tlie only gf od roadd in Eastern Oregon. Kino Water easily obtained in wbils from 12 to $0 feet deep. Alost cquablo cliinatH iu Central Oregon Tho Auto road passes through Madras. MM The Columbia Southern through. Madras. The cbiiter of a fanning counii vii ,i iiii., .i:.'.. oi." ...... "J m and bolter than Sherman omitjy does not require inigatiun i0 oiopB of any kind of gntins, f)Ut glllULMl tl'IICK. Timur 11 a In iiiit 'I.1,..,l U'itll (ltiwilllui1,. ..... .11 ...tn "ll ...... .v wi.omiu m wim i 1 1 HOOII hp lt 1 T ..... Afn rr, . i ft jjuis i mu ;?,iu.uu aim up. lor particular., inquire of n p. oka, Secretary Madras Townslto Ciunnnv ai... 1 r "v ' wm i Mi "t i 'i mm i t nii.i,i'i.'u.siM,iiii'w"ii..M'iiini'uH,ii,iMUiiv,.iiM,i'i,M COLUMBIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY GO, A. E. CROSBY i' nor it i ktuii TIME TABU HO. 10. Kffcetlve July 3, ltWI. Ia-hv South Hound No. 2. I'tN . lAtly J. 1.1 p.m. J.:t."i .,ni. J.:u p.m.: 2M.m. ii.lil'.ni. :t.lSun.: srrATioNSi " iirKH tlll'MMO Kink. Wann KlondykC :r.K iun!l ItnyCJe li.m.! MollonitliU ' ..I !UHi,m. IhOloH " .H :t..v.i i.m.l Mora ' .. l.twp.m.l Kntklitvlllc " .. Vi p.m.' (If its VnlPy " .. I.WMii.' llnurbon " .. S.llp.m.i Kent " .., foil p.m.! W11.-OX Arrive.! iVWp.m.) Hlmnlko North llotiml No. 1. llK.O - - ' - r - i ll,.i)n,m. .rrno tl.iun.iii.' " ll.inn.m.i lt.KlB.1ll lllrl'lp.llt.l in. Kill. in. in.'JlH.m, lil.'JJn.m, IIII.Ul . Mil 1 'JA'mi.iii. i '...TTn.m. i '.VJiu.m.i ' ! M.Mn.111. " j K.liiii.m.j " f HjdlA.in.i ' I x.imii.m. i'avo. i. POSTOFFlCE PHARMAi Carrion a romp.cte Mtie of Dnm Mvilirlnen, fhDtnlraU. ltoiiclii,M . . liriiKKl"t''y'lrl' "'! Ilioo Kiiiin. Country MMI Onleri 1 biiCi, nllMNtl.m.. A CrMiliiHfi. In ..lmr,.i. tii.. .Ir.ll.... .V 'v,"7Htu, . ."".v ... tiuninmi III. l()tiri,rfcj 111 V Ktt'cln tv. Hlryrlilllno hmiI I'tt Il..lr.ivr'r V.....I i .... '.'""P: .K.mcy for Hntmin Ko.lnkn. Ilotli "I'lionci, WI tOt.lCHAr.i: AND IIBTAIU THE DALLES, OKI Kor rates rtinl other lliforiimtlon Apply to Hi Ki IYn.K, K. .V I. A. Shnnlko, Oregon. i; J. Wliti.tt .tKt'titi SliBrtlho, Ore". AT COST All of Our Buggies, Spring Vagohs, Uindt-re, Mowers,' Stoves and Steel Ranges must be sold :lhy January 1st to mako room for another linu JS! goods. It will pay you to got our prices. MAYS & CROi i ac uanes, uregoal 1). f, Ali.r.v, I'reKlih'itli T. 51. IlALKWtN, Cliler. Wtu. U'i-HfclTF.ti.r.n Vict Pri'x. H. llALlittf.s, , jt. Cn.hlcr. NO. 3dd1 . " ! The First National Bank! Of PRINEVILLE, OREGON CHOICE READING ... Wu lmvt imrki"! n lllwrl iiumlier of Literary DlrrcMx KAur ily Kvetifiii: l'ot. YoiitltV t oiiipniiloiiH, Hticrf, lUnrY C'omopolltan nml other w nmitlnH of Ketu'rul Hint tirr t-hnrtit'ter Into luitiillfx, rcmly for dull very, which roti Us li..l for tin ciiialt um of j.'u-vnin (K-r pm kMKO. ThU Imrely pii for Kirtliik' nml puckliic hut wo lmvo 110 ftirthef ue for uiein ami 1111 Kitex you n hpieiunil opuirtillllty to Kt't Mt of ttIioImhoiiio ri"lln for yournflf or Amur fall or teiiil tu The Ytoutot Oftlre. ilmlriu. Oreyuti, Nl Ihl' IllUCTt ESTABLISHED 1888 Cnpitnl, Hurplm Atltl Umllvliloil $80,000.00 1'roflU b. 11. URiim ...BLKSMITH and WAGONMAKEL, Ilorspsboelng a cpcciaUj. Deator In coit!, iron, wheel?, cushions, rublier tirea, ajirlnga, axles. The Dallea Orcgoh Notice to Creditors. WJ2 Can save you money on Groceries, fresh, clean and pure -Flour "Scott's Best'' at $1.40 per Sack. Woiions and Patent Medicines. Boots and Slides and Farmers' Neeesities of all lcilids. New and!! large stock at right prices. 0a 11, examine and be , convinced. Ii.fi. YOTJN' Notice In liorelty frlvcn Hint the uniler iKiit'l lia htten, liy tlio County Court of the State of Orcein: for Crook county iltilv siminliitHil atliinuistrator of tlie estate i f .Inim lias'lhL'ft. (K'cj'iihi iI. nun nil lu'r.uii. i v tliey bo pre- liav n claims against k;1iI CMtato ant i J nnroil In tin. npnr fntlirc? Thprn in u lierfliy re( ll'SICtl in prutiClll IIIU KUIlie tllll) pared in tlie near ruturt7 mere ib a vern, Ailiiiliilmfhlor at the ofllee BlroiiR tribal Bentimcnt against ll-, of M. K. Hrink, In l'rliiftille. Ore., wlllilit S poHinbof thfir lantl, wlilcli keeps the x moiitits rrtnii tlie nine m nut tirst pun-1 " ' llo'if urn if till j Mil lit$ w ..-111 !.( f , i Date of llrt-t fJIIUIItfUtlW I of this notlct . T Nov. 17, 10W. . KI) KUTCIIKIt. f tlie Ktatt' of .Joint III iiii win in mire tq have I GOOD BREAD when you ue III it I Best Risiner Star Brand Flour Mmiufwtttreil by indiviilUula from now selling their In beritetl lands, but it la rather a tlfbira to keep the while man out than an appreciation of the value of their holdings. Wo fear that buch an In- llueiiue will n"t be proof again&t the Ailiniiiiotrator of iuR, deceaHetl. lire The Tygh Valley Roller Flouring Mills Who alo moniifnrluro (U-rin, ItollH JlnrJoy, 3ru Kliort. Etc. Ouri"!"9 ctrrteti in Moi l; by tlr,H-U nivrchant thronghoiit ftuteru (lii'Kon, ! SCOTT & YOUNG, Props., 11 tyqh Valley, ore. Hlitc I'rlnt TI(Wifilj i'MU rOfftftlKl m to desire to have the canh that their lautl ,latc .howlug nnmu lit itli VttHftuvn, vai-niit will brlnt; when the time comes that laml river and m'vkf.fK'liiA carli; 1 every one can eell hla property at will, i .-.,1 -Mnin , ; Oil the other han.l, we mtiat not LAND SCRIP FOR SALE alwaya have a protected clan nraout: v , ... . n u. it la uuamericmu, ti ip uniuat. . r J. . Th nolirv of the Govertinfe'tt mat-. . w,," " nmur or imrnivcnifiu, hi llie polity oi iiie wuvcriiuje iv h,bj ,Mutu4 uHimj. tVnlw .. ,t.r ..n .... n i h.tulltt IIMM1U1 Iflld llirbal Iforlnllfl I " uai mt,i v lull r First, of wara second, of .efeaUon . ' ' -nf uliB 2" ,iT"?"9 ,.","L":.' ;.rcU"n2 TwVtT rW a sti lu advance, the fourth, and we t lttm' , W;. hope tUt! lflBt, has even now begun, i . i . . . .i7...ii-.. . i. i wncu me oovcriMiif in, iibviiiic enu cated f.nd prepared 11.6 Ifltllan, as bent it can, to earn hla bwn Jiving, will wllhilraw ita f(feclal prolt-ctlon, and lnni him nut tn litiIM. with flip hunt world. The weaker ones will probably full, tiut we truat tlie large majority of them will develop into stUftly self reliant, uaeful citizen". W. Jl. BiKuol'. HUDSON LAND CO 'filK UAithK, OltKOOS. Wu ulll cull RYE HAY V. H. UNI) OVKICK, ( Tin: Hallw, Ore., Keb. II, Hurt, j Notice of Forest Reserve Lieu Selection. Sotlcc In hereby plvn that Avery T. Holme luw applied to Mik'i-t tiiwli-r the Act nf rotigrcM J approved Juno 1, 1W7, tie following ilcucrllx.-d Irart of land to-vvlt; The N K. 4 of K. W, M, Bwi!t, Tp. 11 fl., It, JS K. , 11. Tlmt mii1 apillcHton wan filed ujth llto, Iti'KUtcr nun Itfci'lvcr of Ir V. I.. Laud Ofllce iMy itntttltr tftlfMO illif ton. fltth br hti euMi H'fft'n; Ut trill tfade fbr Ml plbUhjc Ut cr aefpu lfUtHHv l lie llrVtclaio) nliap; and Ik pronounced k'BWI feed; ' - '" ! KJIIHT COMB rillHT HKItVKP. ' Iixitilru at Tho I'loncer oOlce, iUdrun, Ore; I am prepared to'Locate . Home-Seekers On Oovernmcnt T.aiuIh contlKiiouii tb tli? ColuiiiblaKotithefn IWllWSil f'tlfvc'y; miorter xeclloim that afb' til ctllllrttfa'tlb; 1)1 limbed at The Dalleit, Orf-'Koiy ort Kobriiary II, Hurt, Jjoniny yoll within otlti'hulf to fliuf ml leu Of and thu nrifW "I lM iiofUtuln o IIoh- bII rraromi Mum;y tfofnfc Jelcct lorntlorin having .......I.. .,l....ln.. l.. .(..'. l.l till,,! inlu. . ... . . i.,.,.. I. t . . lulnlnj,' lawn, or tlcrtlflrtic 'fft, how H to Imj , , m,ltiural ill charactj'; h opj.ofiunlly to fllu objeetlott to Much cJeV(tiil 'with thu locul otllteM fprTjie Dallt J!hl IJIMrlct. ' MiojlAia'T Kouy, R'eglii'fr, Dodd MeCaate.v KEVrffONE HOO AND "CHICKEN WIRE FENCE, FOB 8ALK MY SANFORD & FITZPATRIGK, SHANIKO, aaa'aaiatri Rhode Island Reds ...NONE BETTER... You get EttfcB from beat pen at $2.00 per setting. Address H' munlcatfofli to v brawer 9, Antelope. THE DALLES NURSERU R ti. WEBER, Proprietor. Crewcr and Dealer? to FRXiVtf SHADE AND ! k ORNAMENTAL TREES rtFJAPE AND.' SMALL FR" feVERGREENS, ROSES AND SHRUBBERY I llynclBtHs, Tulips, LHkn, DahllM, Ptl4, Etc, (THE DALLES