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Iq a recent issue of the Duluth
News-Tribune is an interesting
sketch of Chief Gall, the Sioux chief­
tain. who took a leading part" in the
Custer masascre, gained from an in­
terview with D. F. Barry, the for­
mer. frontier photographer, and
who'se pictures of frontier Indians
have been famouse through the coun­
try. The Tribune says:
David F. Barry of Superior, who
was a frontier photographer in thie
days when General Custer, General
Miles, General Crook and other fair
mous soldiers were making history
in the Indian country of the west, to­
day for the first time allows to he
printed his exclusive picture of the
celebrated Sioux warrior, Chief Gall,
when a hostile, ft is a great pic­
ture of the greatest Indian chief that
the? west has ever known, and the
plate was preserved at the risk of
Mr_ Barry's life. His bust picture
'of Chief Gall is familiar to the read
ers' of newspapers, magazines and
the students of histories, but it was
tak$n in after years, when the war­
like^ Gall has been subdued and be­
come reconciled in a measure to the
ways of civilization. But the pic­
ture herewith presented was the first
photograph taken of him when a
prisoner of war, just after he had
been captured.
Gall Was Warlike.
The taking of this picture was at­
tended with some difficulties, but the
keeping of it was attended with peril
for Mr. Barry. He risked his life
to retain the plate before he had
time to print a.picture from it. There
are hut two pictures in existence, of
vhich the accompanying is a copy,
and Mr. Barry considered it the
choicest, all things considered, of his
valuable collection of western In­
dians. Had the "little shadow catch­
er," as the Sioux Indians called him,
not been made of the mettle that car­
ries men through danger by prompt
and courageous action, this picture
would not now be in existence and
Mr. Barry would have died at the
hands of his famous Indian subject
more than a quarter of a century
ago. The picture is in a way an in­
heritance of much interest and value
to the bloc^a-stt^ned history of the
west, and the! std#y of Mr. Barry's
getting it is Entitled to a place with
it. This picture, like" all of Mr. Bar­
ry's photographs of Gall and other
great Indians, is copyrighted. He
was urged to tell the story of his ex­
perience in getting it and consented.
It ia- in substance as follows:
Soldiers Start After Hostiles.
"In the winter of 1881 Chief Gall
and his band of Indians were camped
near Poplar River, Mont., on the
Missouri river. Chief Crow King,
Low Dog and other chiefs with their
bands, were tljere also. A part of
General Miles' regiment, the Fifth
Infantry, mQuntetjl on Chief Joseph's
ponies, were ordered from Fort
Keogh, and part of that grand old
regiment, the Seventh cavalry, were
ordered from Fort Buford to join
the Fifth infantry and proceed to'
Poplar River. The expedition was
in command of Major Ilges and he
was Instructed to arrest or capture
~Chief Gall and his followers.
"Upon his arrival at Poplar River
Major Ilges made his presence and
errand known to the Indians. The
chiefs held a council with the of-
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former Frontier Photographer "Who
Was Known to the Sioux Indian*
a* "The Uttle Shadow Catcher."
fleers and the major advised them to
surrender. But Gall was made of
no common clay. He told Major Il­
ges that he would fight and die be­
fore he- would lay down his arms.
The major gave him a certain num­
ber of hours to consider the matter.
Gall tat very loyal
to
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Only Photo of Famous Indian Chief Arrayed in War Togs.
and notified' a Mr..- Henderson, a
storekeeper, of the situation and ad­
vised him to depart. Henderson
•was regarded by the Indians as their
.. Indians Fight and Lose.
."The fight occurred next day and
the Indians were routed by a Gatling
gun. They were also greatly dis­
couraged by lack of provisions and.
the scarcity of clothing to protect
them from the seachinjg cold. The
Indians returned the fire of the sol­
diers with spirit until the Gatling
£un was turned upon them, when
they ceased firing and a flag of truce
fluttered. Shortly Chief Gall, Cow
King, Low Dog and other recognized
leaders came forward and said they
\fould surrender, for their people
wrere .suffering from hunger and cold.
Chief Gall asked Major Ilges what
he proposed to do with them.. He
said he was going to take them to
Fort BUford as prisoners of 'war.
Later the Great Father should decide
what was to be done with them. The
following day the soldiers and their
prisoners started on the long cold
march to Fort Buford. The Indians
were poorly clad and suffered much,
for the winter was severe and the
snow deep,
"The reading public of the world
had heard of Chief Gall, Chief Crazy
Horse, Chief Rain-in-the-Face and
Sitting Bull.' I was located at .Bis
marck, N. D., at the time of the cap­
ture of Chief Gall and started for
Fort Buford to secure photographs
of this famous warrior. Upon my ar­
rival I reported to Major Brother
ton and made my business known
to him. He gave me permission to
take photographs of the Indians, and
informed me that I was subject to
orders the same as anyone else at
the post. He cautioned me .against
giving the Indians any information
regarding the movements or plans
of the troops or of the movement of
Indians that I might heanf of from
the officers, and above all warned me
to avoid having any trouble with
any of the Indians. I thanked him
and preceded to get busy. I tad a
portable gallery with me and soon
everybody at the post knew I was
there and was anxious to see any
pictures that I might take. I was
more than anxious myself to photo­
graph the greatest and strongest In­
dian face that I had ever seen, that
of Chief Gall. ... .. ...
S Chiefs Wanted Corn.
"Photography was quite different
in those days from now. I had to
make my own plates and prepare my
own paper. There were no factory
goods then. When I .was ready I
went to the hostile camp and had a
talk 'with the interpreter. He in­
formed me that the chiefs wanted
$6 each for.one sitting. I was satis­
fied and promised to pay them that
amount when they should come up
and give me the sittings. Gall and
four other chiefs were to pome the
following day, but they did riot show
up. I saw the Interpreter aad asked
him why the ,chiefs had not ap­
peared -and in a low tone he said:
'What's there in It for me?' In
those days that was something new
op tie frontier, hut how it is likely
to be the first brace you get. I told
the interpreter, that I understood
that he .got $10 a day from the gov­
ernment and that I was--not going
to dig up. He left me with a know­
ing toss of the head. The interpret­
er then informed the chiefs that I
was going to make a lot of money
from their pictures and-they tilted
the price per sitting ta $21. ,cBut
I was not dismayed by this. The
only thing I was afraid of was that
they would -raise the price on me
beyond my power to pay^I hesi­
tated about taking the. master up
with- the commanding officer, but
did lay my troubles before tfcat gooff!
game scoots George Flurey, who bad
dohe duty for Custer, Miles, Crook,
Hazeh and Hdward at different
times. He told me what I had sus­
pected, that the .interpreter was at
the bottom oT my trouble. One of
the cfflcers wanted me to report the
interpreter to the commanding of­
ficer, but I wished^ to avoid anything
that looked Hfce a complaint, tild
Scout Flurey that if he would get
the chiefs iip to my gallery and allow
me to take their. photographs 4hat
I would pay the chiefs $21 each and
p^r |tim, Flurey, II for bfcirwVle.
Scout No Grafter.
"Qe kindly told me that be would
get the chiefs to cm but that as
friend. Gall woke Henderson up late but Gall. My heart sank with dis
at night to tell him of the situation. I appointment when I saw the he was
He told the white trader that he was [not with them. But later In the day
afraid that he might be killed during
the fight, which was sure to take
place the following day.
this great red man came to my gal­
lery in company of Captain Clifford
and Scout Flurey. Gall came just as
you would see him in camp, and
thade no special preparations of any
kind. Gall wanted his picture taken
standing 'and would, have it taken
in no other way. He failed to con­
sider me at ail in the matter. I
made an effort to get his chin,down,
but he stood there Aim as a rock. I
could not budge him, and after my
effort he gave me a hard look. For
some reason Gall later became dis­
satisfied with himself for having al­
lowed me to photograph him. He
called to see his picture but I had
nothing to show him except the plate
and he could not tell much from
that. He declared, however, that it
was 'bad.' I took the plate out of
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Chief Gall as a Hostile iit^ tKe CrohtilE Days
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for his services I could not^pay 'him
a cent, and neither would he accept
anything'from me afterward. Sure
enough the chiefs came, ali of them
I CHIEF GALLji^/J'l^f'
one step back into
the dark room and reached "for my
revolver on th« shelf. I covered G^ll
who with uplifted knife war almost
upon me. Just" ohe instant's terrible
pause, and then Gall stepped ba$k,
shall never forget how his eyes
flashed asf he looked straight into
mine and Studied me as if to leari
whether I really had the nerve to
do as I thrdat^ned: Had lie made An­
other step I should have done some^
thing that I would probably have re­
gretted for the balance of my life/
and which would have caused me
lots of trouble, Oail wfta a prisoner
of wtfr atfd la civilian on a military
reservation, and under explicit in
Btructfori* fo avoid trouble with the
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Grim Old Warrier in Costume Just After His Capture,
his hand, for it had not yet been
varnished, and placed it jn my little
dark room. Gall then said that he
wanted the picture to throw away
and that he would come some other
day and have another picture taken.
As I did not immediately get the
plate and offer it to him, Gall started
to get it himself frpm the dark'
room. I had to act quickly, so gave
him a push atoray fronr the door. As
quick as a flash, Gall drew his knife,
and 3 saw In an instant that he' was
furious. I
'Well, I was astonished when
Chief Gall, came lierp just a little
major. ..'/
while ago and told me.tkat.yl
going.^ .sh6bt..him^^^fe^
"'Major, I cannot understand
what lie means,.telling you such a
story.'
'"Did you draw a gun on him?'
'"No, sir.'
"The major looked puzzled
moment and then sal^lt.
'I don't know what to make of
Gail coming here and .telling me this
story. Was he in your place today?'
"'Yes, sir. He came and wished
to destroy a plate that I had used In
taking a photograph of him, but I
had paid Mm for the sitting and re­
fused to let him have It.'
'I think I understand it? Npw
you go back to your gallery and des­
troy that plate and I will feave QalJ
Cbine and give yoji another^ sitting.
I will see that both be and yon are
satisfied.'
Didn't Destroy Plate,
"I said alright* and thanked the
major, and retntaed1 to my gallery.
But did not destroy tbe plate, tk
stead of destroying it I took excel
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Story of How David F. Barry Priisefv&d It at Risk of His Life
Indians. Gall backed slowly out of lent care of it. I believe that I am
my place,.and in less than an hour considered generally pretty truthful
the officer of the day Called and said:
'The commanding officer sends his
compliments and desires your pres­
ence at headquarters at once.' ,1 sur­
mised what this, meant The officer
•suggested that if I were going right
up, he would wait for me. On the
way over the officer of the day said:
'What trouble have you had with
Gall?'
*1 have had no trouble with him.
Why?'
'Well, all I know about it is that
he has reported to the commanding
officer that you were going to shoot
him.'
'Pshaw! That is all bosh.'
"Major Brotherton, a fine and
genial gentleman, asked me to be
seated when I was ushered into his
presence.
"'You will remember, Mr, Barry,
that when you first reported to me
that I instructed you to avoid any
trouble with tho Indians,' said the
'Yes, sir,' I replied.
Told Story Later.
Before leaving Fort Buford, Cap­
tain Clifford invited me to the of­
ficers' club, and after chatting a
while* he recalled the Gall incident
He asked me to tell him the facts of
the case, promising on his honor as,
an officer to divulge them to nobody.
gave him the facts, and further­
more declared that I was surprised
thatrGall had reported me. I told the
captain that I did taot consider Gall
dead game to do so.
In 1883 I saw Gall for' the first
time, since our exciting episode at
Fort Buford. It was at Standing
Rock. The other chiefs greeted me
warmly, but Gall stood aloof and
eyed me with a dignified and deep re
sentment. Later Gall and I btcaine
gbod friends and neitfier of ys ever-'
referred to the Fort Buford affair.
Only one of the leading figures
of_the crowd,'white or red is living,
ttfday. ,Chief Gall, Major Brother
ton, Captain Clifford and George
fclurey are all dead. Flurey Was
shot in a cowardly manner at Fort
Buford by a soldier named Woods.
The soldier was arrested and tried
for the murder at Bismarclc, and' it
is perhaps quite an interesting fact,
For'evefrthing that tMe5 healthy,
wide-awake boy delights in, the April
number of The American Boy stands
second to none in its class. The fine
serlalB, "Off the Reservation," "In
Defense of his Flag," "Tbe Camp
Fire of Anthony,"' "The toung
Book Agent" and "Tad" are contin­
ued. Among the clhort storiea are:
"A Burled Treasure," telling of the
eear£h m{(de by two boya and what
they an
exciting experience with bruin In a
and ^The LIU Boy^a story of
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bu,t if I had told the commanding of
fleet- that I had drawn a gun on Gall
I iwould have been promptly ban
ished from Fort Buford. Had I riot
drawn the gun on Gall, he would
have slain me and doubtless it would
never .have been known whp did it,
Captain Clifford, who has crossed the
great divide, was in charge of the
hostile camp. Before I left Fort Bu­
ford he said to me
'Mr. Barry, what got into you
to pull a gun on Gall?'
'Captain, there is nothing in that
story.'
'Well, Gall tells, me that you did
arid I have the greatest confidence
in him. I cannot understand why he
should tell me^that story, if it is not
true. But now let me tell you some­
thing. You have taken the proper
course in this matter. The command
Ing officer believes you, and you will
pardon me if I tell you that I be­
lieve Gall. If you iad admitted the
truth you would, have been ordered
away from the post at once.'
"The plate has been put away all
these years in a box by itself, with
'Gall When Hostile' written at tbe
top. This photograph has never been
reproduced. Only two copies are in
circulation, one in Chicago and one
in Duluth, and both in the harids of
friends that I think much of.t I prize,
it more highly than any, Indian pic­
ture that I have ever taken.
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under the circumstances, that I was tanswers- "What to Serve and How to
a member of Jlie jury. We hrought
in a verdict of murder in the first
degree. The time was fixed for
Woods to be hung. An attorney
named John C. Hollenbeck, who lat­
er resided in Duluth, secured a new
trial for him and obtained his ac­
quittal.
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'Chief Gall's face Is admitted to
be the strongest face ever 1 found
among the Indians of North America.
NOTES
Bulletin T4, "Statistics of Forest
Products of, the United States:
1905," by* R. S. Kellogg and H. M.
Hale, has just been published by the
Forest Service and can be purchased
for .15 cents of the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C. A discus­
sion of the lumber- cut forms the
chief part of the bulletin, 'statistics
on the production of cross-ties, tight
cooperage stock, pulp-wood, mine
timbers, tanbaj-k, veneer, wood used
In distillation, and tbe. production
of lath and shingles are also iricludT
ed. This is the first detailed report
on wood products of the United
States ever published. Accurate
knowledge of the arinua.1 drain upon,
our forests. is highly important for
lumbermen, timber land ..owners, an$
the genera^ public.
Perhaps the highest tribute ever paid
to Chief Gall came from Mrs. Caster/
the widow pf General Custer." Com­
ing from' btfiy. with the knowledge
that Ghief Gall was the faster spirit
of. the Indian bands'that killed her
husband arid every man of his com­
mand, it has. peculiar force, -In a
letter to me some years ago, which
I Still possess,'she said:
'Pginfut as It 1B for me tov look
upon, the -pictured face of alt-Indian,
I never dreamed in all my life there
could be in all the tribes so fine a
specimen .,of a
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a&M'-igiThe "Salome^ -Queationi^f1^
fiy Joseph Sohn, in the April-June
Fofum.
Does any one really believe that
at such a time and in a country
the boast of which has ever been the J®
right of free discussion, the repre4^p
sentation- of a musical drama per­
formed at the greate4 centers of
rijpdern culture abroad $ani-neally be?
long withheld -from arif America^
public desirous o^ judging for itself ?*$
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If so you will be interestwi'lfri 1m
new book, "Entertaining Made Easy,"
which' contains ihany suggestions for
decorations, games and refreshments
suitable for afternoon and evening
parties, also 33 guessing games with
Prepare It," is a companion book of
the above and contains 198 recipes for
sandwiches, salads, cakes and cake
lets, drinks and ices, candy and
luncheon dishes, besides a collection
of toasts and quotations, menus and
suggestions as to ^hat to serve on
different occasions. Price each," 25c,
or send postal for further particular^,
together with our booklet/felling how
to make paper flowers, which we =send
free on request. Home Entertainment
Bureau, 150-152 N. Trumbull Avenue/
Chicago.
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the athletis boy there are: "How to* 1
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The rejection of "Salome" Involves ll
a question of far-reaching import- ),
ance the freedom of dramatic rejpfi^
resentation. The growth of dramatical
and musico-dramatic performances
during the past years has been phe
nomenal. Never before have people s*
flocked to theatre and opera in such.
numbers. Never, has the stage been.
a more fruitful topic of discussions
Why? Because people are daily be^J
coming more ""Intensely interested in
the actualities of life. They thirst
for actual experience. They wish to
put life to the test for themselvesS^1
Is it not natural, therefore, that, dur^f""^
ing their hours of leisure, they|'|«^^"
should eagerly, throng to witness th^^p|^S
representation-of Jlfe'-on the stag®,
—life in its actuality, in all ita ^^l^
phases, the intense life in the pres^^f
ent, which is fraught for them with^4g^v
an ever-increasing importance, whicbl^^fW
all conditions are tending to stimuli.
late, aiyi which no reactionary ^en-^^^' :5|
dencles, whether dictated by conviq-41
tion or policy, can long arrest?
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Jamaica's Green Turttes. s..
An official of Jamaica in a report on
turtle flsliinK. whkb Is the chief indus­
try of the Cayman Islands, says that
^reen turtles display an extraordinary
sense of locality. It has happened
more than once that turtles marked
with the initials of their captors have
escaped from their crawls in Grand
Cayman and within tjiree-months have
been recaptured at the -fishing-ground,
a distance of over 300 miles. Tbe last
lnstabce of this was when a crawKwas
cut dowh arid 200 turtles escaped.
Within three mouths' thirty of them
were caught by different fishing boats
otf the Nicaragua^ coast.
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strenuous Life
demands hati ihat
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