But little has been done by them looking toward civilization, beyond signifying their willingness to have farms apportioned to them and in sending their children to school.
21. YELLOW BEAR. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS. LITTLE WOLF. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS.
22. POWDER FACE AND SQUAW. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS.
23. MEDICINE PIPE. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS. FOOL DOG. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS.
24. CRAZY BULL. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS. FRIDAY. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS.
25. PLENTY BEARS. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS. OLD EAGLE. NORTHERN ARAPAHOS.
32-35. BI-NAN-SET. _Big Mouth._ SOUTHERN ARAPAHOS.
62-65. OHASTE. _Little Raven._ SOUTHERN ARAPAHOS.
In 1865, Richardson described him as follows: "The savage, like Falstaff, is a coward on instinct; also treacherous, filthy, and cruel. But our chief, The Little Raven, was the nearest approximation I ever met to the ideal Indian. He had a fine manly form, and a human, trustworthy face."
909, 911. BIRD CHIEF. (Bust, front and profile.)
910, 912. BIRD CHIEF. (Standing, front and profile.)
The well-known chief of the Northern Arapahos and one who has had a prominent position for the last twenty-five years. Speaks English fluently and always acts as his own interpreter.
Living with and brought up with the Southern Arapahos, but claimed by Ouray, chief of the Utes, to be his son, captured in battle several years since. Ouray has made an appeal to the Government for his restitution, but the young man prefers his present home.
The Caddos, or Cadodaquious, at present a small remnant of a tribe that once ranged over the Red River country, where they were first met with in 1687 by Jontel and other survivors of the La Salle expedition. They are now consolidated with Wacos, Wichitas, Keechies, Tawacanies, Ionies, and Delawares, and number 552, occupying the Wichita reservation of about 1,200 square miles in extent between the branches of the--
They have now well-managed farms, and are noted for industry and general intelligence.
English name, Geo. Washington. Born in Louisiana in 1816. Is probably the most progressive Indian on the reservation; has long since adopted the dress and customs of the whites; owns a trading-store, and has a well-cultivated farm of 113 acres, with good houses and improvements. Was captain during the rebellion of a company of Indian scouts and rangers in the service of the Confederate States army, and engaged in three battles, one on Cache Creek, Indian Territory, with Kiowas and Apaches; one with Cheyennes, in the Wichita Mountains; and one on the Little Washita, with renegade Caddos.