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Show AT POCATELLQ. Interesting Kxpsrleoee tit tha Salt I.ak D.l.fc-atloD to That C1I7. The party who went up to Poeatello to meet the president found a long dreary day to pas while waiting for thu train bearing the chief executive to arrive, ar-rive, but au interesting diversion was offered by a visit to the Iudian encampment encamp-ment and in receiving a call from some of the aboriginus. There are a number of Shoshone camped about a half-mile from town, mid about twenty of thu excursionists went over to see them. Tim first lcp."e yisitod was occupied by a number of bucks who were playing play-ing cards with bits of willows for chips. A sipiaw sat to one side closely wrapped in a blanket. Tho party crawled into tho smoUy habitation and rather enjoyed en-joyed it as tho weather outside was extremely ex-tremely chilly, making tho warmth inside in-side welcome. The Indians managed to iuduce some ot their visitors to trive them money and appeared to relish the remarks of the delegation. In tho noxt tepee visited there were a number of squaws, one of whom was engaged in washing her hair. A papoose was crying cry-ing like any other infant aud a small boy busily occupied himsolf in soliciting I tiiikle.s. In the afternoon Mnjor Jim, an Indian In-dian chief, appeared at the car asking to see the " big man." Judge Anderson Ander-son was pointed out as the mau hu desired de-sired to interview, and Jim proceeded to show his credentials. Ho carried a letter from Governor Willey setting forth that he had long been a fast friend of the whiles and that he had rendered the government good service in times past. Jim also exhibited a pass from tho Tuioti l'acitic company entitling him to ride inside the cars until further notice. He is a very intelligent in-telligent Indian and talks English quite tluently . Jim took a great fancy to the judge and insisted that hu should shake hands with other Indians, They came in such numbers that an adjournment had to be taken to the platform, where the handshaking business was continued contin-ued nt length, the judge commending them for being "good Indians," notwithstanding not-withstanding the fart that they were still alive, and counseling them not to drink tidewater or do any other bad thing. The rest of the party rather enjoyed en-joyed the position in which the judge was placed. 11a accepted the conditions condi-tions cheerfully, but there was in his jnanner a suggestion that he would have preferred to have had gome one else put forward as the "big man." i'ocatello sutlers yet from being a town without real estate titles. The sale of lots under the recent special legislation setting apart a townsite will occur in July, after which the citizens expect the place to take rapid strides forward. The streets will be-improved and arrangements made to make the place one of tho most attractive spots in Idaho. Poeatello is so situated that it can command tho trado of a large section. It has already secured a plie-nominal plie-nominal start under the most adverse circumstances and will improve rapidly under the improved conditions that will be afforded by the change that is shortly to take place. |