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Title: The life and practice of the wild and modern Indian; the early days of Oklahoma, some thrilling experiences
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Newsome, J. A., 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life Indians of North America Seminole Indians
Publisher: (Oklahoma City
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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childhood days. They are marred and ruined, andmany of them have been ruthlessly wasted. Late in the afternoon, we were walking slowly alongthe trail when the Indian guide pointed to a very largepanther standing near, watching very demurely andwithout any signs of fear or anger. He never moved,but kept turning his gaze in our direction as we fol-lowed the winding path out of sight. The guide remark-ed that very few animals would attack a man in thedaytime, unless they or their young are molested. We pitched our camp in a huge cave with its wallslined with shelves of rock, which, when covered withgrass, made excellent beds for Sister and Little Brother.The Indian guide and I preferred to cast our lot onthe floor of the mouth of the cave. Before we retired for the night, my boyish curiousityinduced me to explore the cave. The guide and I usedlighted pine knots for torches, which gave us all thelight that was necessary in making the exploration. The 20 The Life and Practice of the Indian
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Entering the Territorial Wilds 21 cavern was indescribably beautiful. A rushing streamof water, clear as crystal, penetrated it on one side.The stream teemed with fish, which we learned wereblind, like those in the Mammoth Cave. The streamwas only about four feet wide, but it had great depth,because we could not find its bottom. The rays fromour torches showed us the formation of stalactites hang-ing from the roof of the cavern like frost-coveredicicles. These were caused by the steady drip of waterseeping through the ceiling for long years and years.There was a moisture on the walls of the entire cave. The next morning, we were awakened by a roaringnoise. Upon investigation, we found that our cave wasthe daylight home of thousands of bats. We hurriedlyate our breakfast and departed. The fourth days journey was the most difficult ofall, because it led over mountains. We made only tenmiles that day. However, the trip was very interestingto all the members of the party except, perhaps,

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