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tions of the matter, it was removed toward the close of 1879 to 

 Anadarko oii the Washita and consolidated with the Wichita agency 

 at that point, where it still remains (Report, 61), As a result, the 

 Kiowa, who had previously been together in a single camj) on Cache 

 creek below the fort, now began to scatter and take up individual farms 

 along the Washita and on the creeks north of Mount Scott. This 

 year may be taken as the date of the disappesirance of the buffalo 

 from the Kiowa country, the Indians during the summer of 1879 being 

 reduced to the necessity of killing and eating their ponies to keeji 

 li'om starving, in consequence of the almost total failure of their annual 

 hunt (see the calendar). Thereafter the appearance of even a single 

 buftalo was a rare event. 



In the same year died Lone- wolf, the principal chief and leader of the 

 war element in the late outbreak. Dohasiin, Set-iingj'a, and Set-t'aiiite 

 being already gone, his death may be said to mark the end of the 

 war history of the Kiowa. Shortly after his return from Florida he 

 Lad conferred his name and succession upon the present bearer of the 

 name, who had been the comrade of his son, killed in Texas, although 

 not related by blood. The succession is now disputed by A'liiataii, the 

 nephew of the first Lone- wolf. 



THREATENED OUTBREAK INSTIGATED BY DATEKAN 



In June of 1881 there was considerable excitement caused by threats 

 of an outbreak by the Kiowa on account of dissatisfaction with the 

 rations. Their attitude became so threatening that the more peaceable 

 Wichita and associated tribes became alarmed, and troops were sent 

 from Fort Sill to prevent trouble, which had the eiiect of quieting the 

 unrest {Report, 62). It is possible that the Kiowa were instigated 

 to this course by Datekan, who soon afterward began preaching the 

 return of the buffalo and the old Indian life (see the calendar, 1882). 



EPIDEMIC OF 1881! — BEGINNING OF CHURCH WORK 



In the fall of 1882 the tribe suffered from an epidemic of whooping 

 cough and measles (Report, 63). In 1883 the first church was built 

 at the agency by Eeverend J. B. Wicks of the Episcopal church, who 

 had been conducting missionary work among the associated tribes for 

 about two years previously. It was built and supported, however, by 

 the Wichita and aflBliated tribes, the Kiowa and Apache as yet taking 

 little interest in such matters (Report, 64). The work was abandoned 

 shortly after and not resumed until 1887, when the ^Methodists entered 

 the field, followed later by the Presbyterians, Baptists, and Catholics. 



LEASING OF GRASS LANDS 



For some time various agents had called attention to the fact that 

 the Indians had a large surplus of valuable grass lauds, which might 

 be 7nade to yield them a considerable income if leased to cattlemen. 



