Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-12
Oruuille Dailq Nutte RstorN.
California la dian Chiefs.

ehS 'biuCo, VI III Idtts III NdllIOiHld.
In the fall and winter of lS4S, Hasu-
che offered one hundred pounds ofgold
for his head, but Polo escaped up into
the mountsins. 1t was Polo's tribe
that attacked and shot Dick Armor,
some time during the winter and which
caused the first Indian war; in some
Of the skirmishcs, the whites, and the
Indians also, loaded their rifles with
gold sIugs, and their double b rreled
guns with gold buck shot. Polo's tribe
are now living near West Poirt, and
between that and Mokelumne Hill.
ANroNGo.-Of the many chiefs that
the whites came in contact with, in
lS18-9, none was so good or 50 true
as thus noble old chief, he was an aged
man. and one who knew no harm nor
thouget any evil. He was warm
friend Of the Americans. Early in
1913, under the probation Of Antonio,
Mike Lodge and Tom Fallon moved,
(by invitation to come and dig gold in
his country in the rancheria, which
then contalaed about one hundred and
fifty Indians, old and young. Mike
Lodge and his family ever enjoyed the
confidence Of the old cuict. Antonio
died in month OF March Or April, 1880,
Just alb we NJ, Dermott's bridge. Great
mourning took place among his TRIBE,
on the occasion If his death. Crema
9ion was performed on little knoll
Just above the bridge, more than bush
el and a half of beads, all hIs rich and
valuable scrape bows and arrows, and
clothing, were pied on the body b.
fore fire was pat to the wood, and all,
together, consumed the beads alone
had cost the chief their weight in gold,
that being he price of beads when the
bulk OF them were purchased, some Of
the serapes burned had cost the chief
over fifty five ounces Of gold dnst
This was the end Of one Of the best
among the lndi ans Of California
PANcHGro.-The tribe under Panchi
to numbered about two hundred They
resided on the range from Cave City to
Murphy's, and the rich acorn region
between these points and the Moke-
iumne river.
In March lS49, we oncampcd at
Pennsylvania Gulch, near MaTphy's
when we arrived in camp, among onr
treasures were four bottles Of whiskcy,
a Jewel more valuable in the eyes of
Panchlto than all the gold in the gulch,
After pitch ng our tenn, Panchito ap
pied to us for dguddients, but tieHe
mada,' said We. Similar applications
were denied to several Americans, tin>
ally two squaws came into the tent
and asked Tor whiskcy, (our weakness
for the fair sex overru'cd sour better
merits and the solemn compact and
determination we had entered into, not
to part with Il drop Of tie precious IL
quld, SO we applied the cork sTew and
poured out a TN cup full Of the sub.
lime beverage and handed it to the
fair Dulcinea del Cave City, surprising
that she won d take Il Salljy and pass
it to the dingy piece of irag'la cr"ckery
who stood looking anXou ly on, but to
our astonismcnt and dismay, she drank
all that was in the cup, this was pret-
ty how-do-you-do, which could only be
remedied by giving squaw No ?, SIM
liar allowance OF mountain dew, which
bv consent of Bill and Bob was duly
adm nlstercd In a very short time both
of the doar creatures were tight as
looms, and the Chief. Panchito, raving
with jealousy at the good luck OF the
sauaws; he inquired where they had
procured the whi>key In our tent,
said toey. We d MED it. our whit
friends who had also been refused cor
robJrattd our stat mcnt, and the Cnie
believed that e." squaws had hrd to
him, and for which unIruthand TO get
the secret of their good luck, he tied
them over log and administered, with
the end of RATA, ffty lashes each, ce-
riotem sieraual ct RatWrddb0S But TIE
facts in reference to the ways md
m ans by which the squa"s got the
whiskev remained secret 0ntil now
told. AadreaS IRdcpendeat
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