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Show INDIAN I.IKE. Tile Experience of s Jesuit MUatonar,' Aiming the Sliocliones anil Arapahoe. St. Louis Itepuhllc. The liTe of a missionary among the Indians of Wyoming is a peculiar one ami is lull of inceilcnts of interest. Father F. X. Kuppcns, who has been Imt'a lew weeks back from the north of Wyoming, gave u Republic reporter the, other day a graphic description of thu country, and people (hat inhabit the Wind River valley reservation. Then-are Then-are two tribes on the ' reservation just named, the Shoshoues or Snake Indian and the Anapahoes; The former arc located at the. loot of the Rocky mountains and occupy vation tho Indians have numerous ditlh eulties to encounter in the management of their farms Just outside of tho terrh tory and on tho other side of the rive 1 are large numbers of herdsmen and cattle dealers. They entrust large Hocks of sheep and droves of cattle, sometimes numbering several thousand head, tu the care. of cowboys, who drive them through the rich pasture lands of thu territory to graze. At arious pointy they cross the streams and turn thb herds into the w heatlields, 'potato gal'; dens aud oat crops of the Indians, anil lay bare every piece of land in Jim reservation. res-ervation. The raiders then defend their ravages, if satisfaction is souglu for, with their pistols and knives; con. sequeutly the poor Indians must silently see the results or their toil wasted and plundered besoro their eyes. This the ageiil could stop if he. used extreme measures by calling on the nheriff auJ military posts to drive oh" the cow boys. But his life aud his position would bo worthless if he did this. The large cat.-tie cat.-tie dealers of the state would communis cale, with Washington and secure hia removal from office immediately. The Arapahoe tribe which occupies tim eastern end of the reservation, nr an entirely diflVreut race of pcopk from theS hoshones. They appear t have been the freelances of tho Mi souri rives. They are a very bravj! and warlike race and oriirinally wur fiery tempered Mexicans that left thcit country over seven years ago, on u northeast expedition. Near tho mouth of the Kansas river they eucouulered small army of otherlndians, with whom the fought bitterly, resulting in tho breaking tip of the expedition, expe-dition, after -which the trih travelled back and settled down in Wy.-oming Wy.-oming Territory, where they still are. The Arapahoes are steadily progressinu in civilization,' and are warmly urged to acttept and imitate the white man's way of living by their chieftain, lllack Coal, who has them entirely under hit, control. Their breed is very mixed ami tiio tribe is made up of various otliei. Indians, such as the Sioux, Mandaiuj. Ariclaries, the Crees, the (..'rows, Gras: ventres and Blackfeet. "lllack Coal, their chief, is a natural orator," in thb words of Eather Kuppcns, who has tencd to him many times with e; trcnic pleasure eulogizing hU people. During the past jn years they have become completely civilized aud williugly learn the whits man's way of living. They arc a sobei-and sobei-and industrious lot and unlike tho Sh; shones in the way of drinking liquor They are ahvavs digging canals, ipr-i. gating their lands, fencing their mead, ows, breaking tip farms, ' building houses, etc., and in many instances live in better style than thu while settlers. 'It was here," said Father Kuppeiia. that I spent most of my time." Tim Catholics built a school two years jtjt;n which had an attendance of over 1(K) children before it was established a month. In ' this school th,. usual English branches, reading, writing, arithmetic, etc., are taught and it hi surprising to see how quickly '. the little ones learned. Various trad4, such as farming, gardening, bm. smithing, carpentering, etc., are taught to boy.-, while the girls learn dairy work, housewifery, sewing and t.p principles of domestic economy. Tlmv have only half a 'lay to devote to sclmti). ' :is they must work the other part of daw ber-ides a short time which is Hp-votiul Hp-votiul to religious instruction. Al teachings are in Euglish, a law hai iiij.- " been pas-w A to that effect during Cleyp. . iutid's administration. The cbiidrti,i live ami board al the nchnol. and ac , provided with clothing, medical attend i auce, M-hool supplies and other appii. ' aticcs by the govemujent. throtigh u ' agent, who lives on the reservation, J |