Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-05 | Page 12 | Oregon Indians Take Ride in 'Thunder Bird'

OREGON INDIANS TAKE I IRIDE RIDE IN THUNDER BIRD PENDLETON Ore Six CUP UP Six In In- diem dlan braves and six Indian princesses of or the Umatilla tribe colorful in head headdresses headdresses dresses beaded costumes and paint took a ride here last week in the white mans man's Thunder Bird and they still are talking about it They were guests of oC United Air Lines when that company made Pendleton famous up round-up cit city a regular stop on its to coast-to-coast service Poker Jim famed chief chiel featured in inthe inthe the Pendleton round tip and several of the older red men looked out of oC the cabin of the big ton seven-ton United Air liner on the same land and on which they had seen the coming of the coy cov I ered wa wagon wason on and the stage coach And according to Stewardess Margaret Mar Mar- garet T Tail Tait lit who presided in the cabin whatever er thoughts the they had were not reflected in their faces The flight tickets for the Indians were made out with their legal names taken from government records For signatures I i they hey affixed their thumb prints I