The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-08
IA EP[rom, the San Erane eisco, HeFald.I- IN,
THE VIII, W!0S14IEAAYEIl, !S4EAY n q oF SAN NICOLAS

discovery Of AM extraordinary woman,
WIN was found living alone on The, Island
Of San Nicolas, On The southern coast Of
California, ,abosl SKY miles from The
county Of Santa Barbara Many inter.
esing fcais in connection with her history
have been bfougHttc Tight and published,
and we are again induced to allude. TO the
subject BY The exhibition WHICH has been.
made as Of her dress and the Implements
with which she was wont,o sccupy her.
self during her solitary confinement AZ.
cording 10 the most authentic accounts, and
such as are belisted {. Be reliable, San
Nicolas, as well as The. other islands, was
once inhabited by indians. % Owing 10 "a
difficulty which ocourfsd' aboat ythe year
1924 or 1895 besgeen soma oRnssjaps,
who had visited lheisland, and The natives,
The male inhabilanis were nearly all killed
add women caffiedswsy. %" VI '''''p7
'oiiA5Opt 4s years sgo, the lase Of those
whoswereilefEspme d7iinnambeE were
taken of, wiihuheir own consent. by Mr..
Hubbard, captain Of a small schooner,
owned BY MI. Isaac Sparks, Of Santa
Barbara, and Mr.RG6hez Of Monterey.
AFTER HE party baAGoitpn On hpata, one Of
| The isqhaws Rissel her child, and was per.
niiied TO goiin sesFh Of il, Bptiaa a short
time returned, lsmen9tg its Disappearance
and ,derlaribg j had been aeyoured BY tle
wild dogs, which infested, The island. In
tho midst Of her lamentations, she fell
down and went % sleep on the beach, and
a gale having sprung up, the schooner was
driven 10 sea and the woman lellupon the
db6re.aa Three mdnihs 1fter, the schooner
touched a, the islaRdif search of her, bHl
no TRACE Of beri ,eolI4 be fouR9, with the
exception Of her footprints in the sand.
Nearly l8 years have elssped, during
which time she has been left to her lonely
fsle, supposed 10 hedeaA, and her history
almost fCrgolien,5 bslls. .s5.. a. .sn
10 the early part Of September Of the
pfessut year, Mr., Niedever, Of Santa Bar
bsra, while engaged in Otter bunting along
the coast, touched al The island, and sgd
denly came upon this extraordinary wo-
nan, who vas engaged in curing biFd skins,
Of which ber garments was made, and who
manifested no limidily at the appearance
Of 2 white nan. Being Of q gentle and
eou6ding disposition, she was readilyiin
duced " leave the island. With her she
brought away lhe curious articles which
were yesterday exhibited 10 us, and wiIict
we're bunquesiiopably Of her own manu-
faeiure, As she was At the time occupiet
upon them. The most, remarkable of III,
collection Il The robe in which she wa
aressed.l ltis composed Of fifty skins 0
, sea birds. sewed together with fsinews Q
seals. Of which all her lhreadis cbmposed
/ This garment is fastened, all around
leaving openings merely for the head an,
aims, aud hangs upon the pers9R like
loose sack, reaching nearly 70 ihe Feei.-
The needles used Tor sewing the Carmen
are Of 6sh-bone, finely wrRpgh. and pol
ished, aud almostas sharp as Ihose manu-
, factured uu, Of slesl She had curou
jus, made Of PLATED grass, and coated o.
The inside With a sHbsla1ee Iesemblin
. asphannm. II is Of llobular form. abQl
nine inches in diameter, with anarro'
peRk-,he height being abon. lourlee
d. ipehes. i was evidently used as a vale
Jug. ps aa a, @s ,lo.it.aa.A'u 10 ,'9g
Another ingenias implements her knifi
I, which seems 70 have. been manufacture
!, out Of piece Of hoop. sharpeuel an
/ laslepeI in rude wooden handle,i b
!, means Of asphallym and cords Of sinewi
4 Among the COLLECTION are tYo fishing hooS
: and lines-4th fOrmer evidently manurai
y nred opt Of nails, skillully bepl apd sha
: pehed, and the later Of dried sipews.-
I Accompanying these are Two pieces
: cord OF different sizes, as pea6y made
: numerous strands Of sineY, ~ ibough u
: work had been performed by mscbiper,
= These ARTICLES were wrapped ip ihe SKI
,, Of one Of the nutiye animals Of the islam
from which we may iufer ,ha, she occ
y pied her iipe both in fishing and hun'in
Taking her whole history together, s.
2, a. seems TO have led Lille and resorted
snpvsS",h saioS ~ 'hs sy ;gsaI Rob;oson Cyasoe.
ip NV c.ss 1Ie ,Tu,b i as strange rs fic,io
10 The food upon which she subsistsd, at |
time she was discovered, consisted Of 50
-nl """r,;a" "oa' a' - hs,.slI hearing Sa, slio
10 iSsSSi., SSaniSi.nse 70 anu o,ber Known ,ong1
y 'ssIin0n ", S,,iynI S =, Santa Barbara s, 7,
Ie, ...T @ ar,hsii @ iodiaSs NJ XII xcini,v, !,
ne O," Um.;0,st,~ab ~ % ,bsn ijiAjsots o lSs d;iIsr
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