752 Cathinite. [July, 
native workman. A stem belonging to a pipe from one of the 
Western Territories, in the collection of Philip Sharples, of West 
Chester, Pa., is closely wrapped with plaited moose hair, which is 
ingeniously stained in various colors with geometrical devices and 
representations of men and women. Another example presented 
to the writer by John H. Mcllvain, of Philadelphia, is similarly 
ornamented with narrow braids of plaited porcupine quill-work, 
and was at one time the property of Eagle Head, a Sioux chief in 
the vicinity of the Falls of St. Anthony. The latter specimen was 
formerly in the old Peale Museum of Philadelphia. According 
to Mr. C. H. Bennett, the Indians in producing the twisted stems, 
which are generally made of ash wood, “ cut a long strip of paper 
or cloth, wind it spirally about the stick and then cut along the 
edges of the wrapping. The hole is of course burned out with 
hot wire.” ' 
In olden times, as tradition has it, the Great Pipestone quarry 
was held as neutral ground where hostile tribes “ buried all their 
warlike weapons” and peacefully met together to secure the gift 
which the Great Spirit had provided for their mutual benefit. Lat- 
terly, however, the territory, which includes the Cdteau des Prat 
vies, has been monopolized by the Sioux, and other tribes have 
only been able to procure the valued commodity by barter. A 
few years ago Professor Crane saw three hundred Yankton Sioux 
on their annual pilgrimage to the quarry, for the purpose of ob- 
taining material to supply their own demands and for exchange 
with other tribes. Mr. Bennett, who has devoted much attention 
to this subject, writes me as follows: “The Yankton Sioux have 
no title or patent to the one mile square reserve, farther than that 
stipulated in the treaty made by Government with them about 
thirty years ago. The treaty is still in force, and the r ight of a 
Indians to dig pipestone for making pipes will belong to them a5 
long as the treaty holds good. A gentleman of Minneap’ 
claims the west half of the mile square which has the pipe 
stone diggings and the falls on, and is the most valuable part, 
through a patent erroneously issued by the Government 4 ee Re 
ber of years since. The old head chief, Padanipapa or Si 
Ree, says he saw 6000 Indians camped at the quarry 
months about forty years ago. es 
In regard to the antiquity of catlinite as a material for pip? 
manufacture, there is a great diversity of opinion. Some 
for two 
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