500 New Yoke at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



the Colonial government, and the Legislature of Pennsylvania made a 

 grant of land to him in return for services rendered to that State. 

 Chief O'Eail is seventy-eight years old and is a man of i-emarkable 

 mind. 



Chief Lewis Bennet, known to the world as " Deerfoot," was also in 

 our camp. He is the champion long distance runner of the world, 

 having run eleven and a half miles and ninety-nine yards in one hour. 

 This remarkable feat was performed about thirty years ago in the 

 presence of the Prince of "Wales and other notables. At the conclusion 

 of the race the prince gave a dinner in honor of " Deerfoot," at which 

 he was greatly lionized. He is from the Seneca tribe and is sixty-five 

 years old. 



Chief Luther W. Jack is a Tuscarora sachem about thirty years of 

 age and of magnificent proportions. He has for some time been the 

 secretary of the Six Nations. Plis wife, Louisa Jack, also a Tuscarora, 

 is skillful with her needle, and an adept at beadwork and other 

 ornamentation. 



Chief Daniel LaFort is probably the best Indian linguist in America. 

 He converses fluently in any one of the six languages of the Iroquois. 

 He is the president of the Six Nations, wields a commanding influence, 

 and decides who shall speak in the councils, and how long. At general 

 councils chiefs are present from six tribes, whose languages are distinct 

 one from the other. Suppose a speakfer to be a Mohawk, and any one 

 of the others to be unacquainted with that language. Chief LaFort 

 promptly interprets into the language of the one who does not under- 

 stand, and in this way every representative present knows what has 

 been said. Chief LaFort's grandfather was a famous chieftain, and 

 his father, also distinguished, was a graduate of Hobart College, 

 Geneva. 



There were also present Chief Williams, a Tuscarora, the vice- 

 president of the Six Nations ; Emeline Garlow, a Tuscarora ; Myron 

 Silverheels and Ananias, his son, both Allegany Senecas; Emeline 

 Patterson, a bright Mohawk girl, who at the close of the exposition 

 began a course of study at the Carlisle school ; Mrs. Kittie Coates and 

 Mrs. Emma Eeeves, skillful basket makers and singers. 



The chiefs were constantly questioned about their customs, history 

 and social life, and by their intelligent answers, courteously given, did 

 much to further the laudable purpose in view in the installation of this 

 exhibit. They explained the peculiar uses of the articles on exhibition, 

 and performed certain of the most interesting ceremonies peculiar to 

 the Iroquois. 



On the 28th day of October, 1893, a council was convened at the 

 camp at Jackson Park by President LaFort and the other chiefs. 

 They were dressed in their buckskin costumes, bedecked with featliers, 

 and gathered around a huge council fire which burned in the center of 

 the council house. The council was called for the purpose of adopt- 

 ing _Mr. Will Carleton, the poet, and Mrs. Carleton, into the Six 

 Nations. Chief Jack made a brief speech introducing the candidates 

 to the Indians ; Chief Bennet led them back and .forth, dancing the 

 war dance and singing the war song, while the rest of the Indians kept 



