262 CALENDAR HISTORY OF THE KIOWA [eth.ann.it 



notice. Tbe expedition and subsequent council are noted in tlie report 

 of tlie Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1834 (page 2-tO), and are 

 described at length in the journal of Lieutenant Wheelock (Gm-r, 1), 

 and in the letters of the artist Catlin, who accompanied the party and 

 painted the first pictures ever made of any of these tribes. The result- 

 ing treaties of 1835 and 1837 are noted in the Commissioner's reports 

 for these years {Report, 74). The first Indian story of the occurrence is 

 here given : 



After the massacre at K odaltii Kop, already described, the Osage 

 returned to their own country, where there was a soldier camp (i. e.. Fort 

 Gibson), bringing with them ttie Kiowa girl Guni)ii'iidama (Medicine- 

 tied-totipi pole) and her brother, taken at the time of the massai^re. 

 The woman captured at the same time had escaped and made her way 

 back to her jieople. At Fort Gibson the soldiers told the Osage that 

 as they and other Kiowa were all alike Indians they should be friends. 

 They then bought the two captive children from the Osage and pro- 

 posed that some of the Osage should return with them (the soldiers) to 

 the Kiowa country, there to give back the children to their friends and 

 invite the Kiowa to come down to the fort and make a permanent treaty 

 of peace and friendshi]) between the two tribes. The Osage agreed, 

 and accordingly a large party of soldiers, accompanied by a number of 

 Osage, with the girl Gunpii'ndaniii, set out for the Kiowa country. The 

 little boy had been killed by a sheep before starting. With them went 

 also the famous trader. Colonel Auguste Chouteau, called " Soto" by the 

 Kiowa, the first American trader known to the Kiowa, Wichita, and asso- 

 ciated tribes. Up to this time the Kiowa had been at war with the Osage 

 and had no knowledge of our government, and these dragoons were the 

 first United States troops they had ever seen. The soldiers first met 

 the Comanche, who told them that the Kiowa were near the Wichita 

 village at the farther end of the mountains. When the troops arrived 

 at the village, the Kiowa were afraid and kept at a distance until they 

 saw the girl, which ciouvinced them that the soldiers were their friends. 

 The girl was given back to her people, and at the request of the soldiers 

 a number of Kiowa, iuclndiug the head chief, Dohate, retirrned with 

 them and the Osage to the camp at Fort Gibson. They do not remem- 

 ber whether any of the Apache went. There the soldiers entertained 

 the Kiowa with food, coffee, aud sugar, and gave them blankets and 

 other jiresents. A treaty of peace was made between the Kiowa 

 and soldiers (i. e., Americans), and the Osage and other Kiowa were 

 invited to trade with Chouteau, who promised to bring goods to their 

 country. Since that time the two tribes have been friends. Hitherto 

 the Kiowa had never had any traders in their country, but after this 

 peace a regular trade was established. The first trader, whom they 

 call Tome or T6me-te (Thomas!) came soon afterward and built a 

 trading post on the west side of Cache creek, about 3 miles below the 

 present Fort Sill; but he did not stay long. 



