Show AMONG THE of 1889 elders eldera john in the spring J hill and jed W ashton visited the osage agency and were kindly received ax bathe be af agent lent who was waa a profound them to access he gave g gentleman out leman the tribe but so as it was not a suitable advised them to time for meet with the chiefs when they would amenable in council oo telling them when places place they could be introduced atwould it ft would take of the various trod to the heads tabes kabos and districts duriac the interval subsequent to elder ashton took sick the Uw council with chills and fever and by the time they my reached the agency again another control of the reservation kent had this time an unjust arbitrary and ana bigoted minister the elders eldera were denied every request and were obliged their project some time Wa to abandon bandon ince we learned of a change from the present prospects a good one and wl wi I 1 likely be made for all a op opening ining of the gospel to that toft 6 reaching preaching 1 osage tribe a woof the cherokee strip south of canses and north of hundred end and fifty in number beven hundred are educated in the english IM bog pix hundred and fifty are mixed mostly with the french traders of that nation coming among them at an early day they are termed bemi alvill rapidly ap civilization the majority iau can and understand e they iney do de not talk much their tribal rela tlona tion bip ship to la only partially kept up they have sixteen chiefs at the head either bonds band B while they live in five districts their principal chief Mr ne roh wah fahe tah rb bah presides at their councils where the iowa la we are made and is as a father tu iu the tribal relationship As aa a rule the tribe is deore growing aein but of late some have been added from the old state establishing their rights as citizens each individual has a quarterly allowance from the government of 55 this la is quite an inducement for indians indiana bearing re latton lation ship to establish their right and many white people go there to get rich says bay brother bailine Baw line according to arrangements arrange mento at our conference at manard wo we set out for the west we traveled one hundred and fifteen miles in a northwesterly direction to best bast within three miles milea of the osage line another walk of miles brought us ua to the agency the first thing of interest was the round house ahouee a building ton ten feet high by in circum fence with only a partial roof this to la used for the danoe dance and other athletic sports sport which take place quarterly the agency or town at the reservation has a population of osage and white people the town la is comprised of hotels churches stores and residences we introduced ourselves to the agent and made our business known we found the agent tobe to be a perfect gentleman he received us kindly at the same time interrogating us as to our mission and intentions in answering our question says brother rawlins be assured us that there was nothing to prevent out eur preaching afung the indians indiana by courtesy of this gentleman we were introduced by letter to the superintendent of government scho schools olm the ou superintendent perin also received us kindly and seemed to take pleasure in showing us through the various departments one hundred and thirty pupils were progressing under able management all taught in english religion in a general way Is taught mornings morning but no not holding to any particular faith the three build lugs inga are very creditable one of which cost coat the government has hag erected the houses hougee on osage funds the order and discipline dieci pline is good apparatus pa ratus furniture etc are of the most moat mo modern dern reigns supreme on the agency as a religion but from the statement of ef the agent very little I 1 interest n is being taken by the indians indiana in that faith As aa a general rule the he former customs and traditions are being abandoned one peculiar custom is ie that of burying their dead they used to set the on a hill and pile rucks rocks around them kill their horses and take food to them for nine jays days until unil the arrival of the spirit in the happy hunting ground ane bar barous custom of sleeping has also been abandoned says bays an old indian missionary they used to dig a pit in the ground to sleep in and during the day keep afire a fire burning in it to warm the earth in the evening they would rake out the coals and rill all the family would sleep in the pit and cover them selves over with a raw bide the dogs on top would hold it down 11 the euers elders write under datlof date of janu ary that they will be in okla home homa in a few days their addre addren pois lB manard I 1 T they hey are well and in the enjoyment of good api spirits rits the same game can be said of ai alj the elders at present ANDREW KIMBALL |