The weekly Butte record., 1858-10-30

3 OA1t bhp VI tuC OhlSCAo VI lilC law, lie Was
tried for the murder of the professor, and
should have been executed for the offence ac
eordlng to the laws of the country yet, being
the son Of the Emperor. though an lieeitimate
one, and probably by the secret instructions oi
the Emperor himself be was sentenced to leave
SPAN forever.
1t was on the eve of the departure of the
expedition under De Soto that sentence was
pronounced, and that renowned adyenturor Of
tered him an honorable appointment in the
army under his command, about to sail for
America.
The adventurous life TO which be was sub
jected on his arrival in the New World ap-
peared to be in unison with the instincts oi
Garcia. and he became one of the most daring
OF the daring officers under De Sotos COM
mand. He was with the party of the Spanish
soldiers who discovered Juan Ortez who had
been left in Florida during the Inflated expe-
dition under Narvaez, and listened with won
der and admiration to his thrilling adventures
he being the only white man in the whole
southern country, and amid sayaees who re-
garded the white man as their feudal enemies
His romantic adventures and hairbreadth es-
capes made deep impression upon the mind
OF Garcia, and probably implanted in bis mind
desire to adopt from choice savage life and
amalgamate himself with the Indians where he
could give an unbridled license to his appetite,
which were the predominant characteristics OF
bis nature
Garcia followed the fortunes of De Soto un-
I'll he crossed the Mississippi and went into Ar
kansas, and naturally thinking that in little
time the whole army would be cut off by the
hostile savages, after cultivating for some time
the friendship of distinguished Cacique, while
the Spaniards were in winter quarters, he went
over to the tribe of the chief and married one
of his swarthy daughters.
When de Soto returned TO the Mississippi,
Garcia, despite the remonstrances and com
mands OF his general, remained with his savage
iather-in-law, apparently delighted with the
manners customs and habits of his new rea-
tons
What was the ultimate fate of Garcia is left
to conjecture, mid the wild legends which
make the historic record of the Indians 1t is
more than probable that he left Arkansas. and
after long wandering settled among the Paw
nee Indians, which may account for the known
partiaiity which the tribe had for the Span
lards, when all other savage nations held them
in utter adherence.
That this conjecture is based upon proba-
biilty Will appear from the following facts, aud
The legend that supports them:
When Polancette Chasseure, the founder of
st. Charles, somewhere in the year l772, was
navigating the Missouri, some miles above
where FRANKLIN now stands, for the purpose OF
discovery, he CAME in tie neighborhood of Ar
row Rocli, and there saw % bis great astonish-
ment white man sitting at the base of the
granite bluff cooking choice piece of venson
which he mad cut from the carcass of deer
that be had just slain. Chasseur was anxious
10 make the acquaintance Of this white man who
had preceded hlm in tie wilderness when he
thought he would only see the Indian in his
primitive wildness. lie found him to be a
FrenchmaB, who becoming fond OF lonely saw
age lie, had wandered from Canada and for
years had lived with the barbarous tribes who
frhabst the banEs of the Missouri .Among
other singular things which this wanderer of
the wilderness showed to Chasseur was a gold
en- crucitix, which he had obtained from Paw
nee chef, in whose family it had been for sew
era generations. He then told Chasseur that
the little crucifix was connected with the rock
where they then were and which is now known
as Arrow Rock by the voyager up the Mis-
souri, At the request of Chassenr the hunter
then commenced and related the legend as fol-
lows;
THE INDIAN LEGEND OF ARROW ROCK SITUATED
ON THE MISSOURI.
Two great tribes have always lived here adj
joining each other, but mortal foes. The Mis-
souris and Pawnees, as long as they have been
in existence they have never buried the
hatchet.
Each tribe has produced great warriors, and
many were the battles fought between these
nations when they were in their full power be-
fore the dreadful smallpox came and swept
them of by thousands Many were killed in
these conflicts, but so nearly was each tribe
balanced in numbers, and the courage of their
warriors so equal that there was no advantage
gained, and after fighting many years, their
strength, as compared with each other, was
the same as before.
But once, when the Pawness and the Mis-
souris met in battle there were by far more of
the latter slain than ever was before, and they
were completely put to flight the arrows Of the
Pawnees were pointed with a hard and sharp
material which cut the flesh aud penetrated
easily to the heart and there was Il strange
warrior who rushed foremost to the battle, and
would not take shelter behind tree when the
bow was drawn upon him, but the arrows
1lSiiCtu II Oti uio pput % hciAi - iSS'Nf
they were sent by the arms of the stoutest war
riors.
The Pawnee Indians were proud OF their sue
cess, aud advanced far in the Missourls coun-
try before the latter had courage to oppose
them, 50 great was the terror with which the
remembrance of the last battle inspired them.
At length they collected in great force, their
numbers far exceeding those of the Pawnees,
and they advanced upon them confident of vic
tory At the first onset the Pawnees were
frightened at the great number Of the warriors
of the Missouris, and would have fed from the
country, but the strange warrior called to them
in a strange tongue, and rushed against the
MisSouris with bright sharp weapon, which
glittered like thing of light in the sunbeams,
and with which he swept the warriors down
like dried grass before the fire. The arrows
fell thick around him and struck his body in
every direction, for the Missouris were anxious
for his death and nearly all of their arrows
were drawn against him, but they fell as if they
had struck upon rock.
The Pawnees then recovered from their
fright, as they saw their champion making
headway against the whole army OF their foes
and then the Missouris fed. believing that
some Manito in the human form was angry
with them and assisting their enemies. ln this
battle the Missouris lost the flower Of their
warriors, and great was the rejoiclngs OF the
Do, tI,a Scai7-tOcI-S of their enemies