CHAPTER VII.

PHIL SHERIDAN’S OLD HOME——WHAT A CABIN COST.

Grand Round Agency——Indian Houses——Cost of a Board——Gen. Phil Sheridan——A Romance of a Young Chief——The Family from Missouri——The Red-skinned Archer and Pale-face Gunner——Their Trial of Skill——Fight with the Grizzly——The Wounded Hunter—— The “Medicine Man”——Santiam and the Pale-faced Maiden——The Disappointment——Faithful to Her Vows——Description of the Valley Resumed——The Writer’s First Visit——The Indians There—— Their Progress in Civilization——Ceremonious Hand-shaking——The Writer’s Remarks——Replies by Joe Hutchins and Louis Neposa——A Peculiarity of Indian Eloquence——Speeches by Black Tom and Solomon Riggs——The Writer’s Speech——Its Effect——Wapto Davis’s Plain Talk——Joe Hutchins’ Sarcasm——Result of the Council 101