Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-07-13

coat "pants" &c, pronouncing the same
words, even on first attempt, much better
than the majority of Cinnamon, who have
been here five years. .f
Any article they wished to learn the name
Of, they would point too, giving the Pah-
Ute, or Pi Ute, as they pronounce this name,
then asking americana, whatg" Thus
pointing to tent" PiUte, ni1eo-Ameri-
cano, what?" pointing to water" Pill Ute,
pi-ah-Amcricano, what calle''
But, where am wandering to. One cause
of the Indian troubles in the Washoc country
will relate, which is from reliable private
source.
The hand Of Pah- Utcs finder old Win
namnco owned sheltered valley where the
snow never laid but for short time, and
where there was plenty Of food for his own
stock, and, perhaps, if the winter was not
severe, some to spare. The stock Of the
whites were in want, they asked permission
of the old chief to drive their stock to his
valley. The old man told them it was true
he had more grass than his own stock would
eat, but if they brought all Of their horses
and cattle into the valley, II would not last
half of the winter, and then all would die
He at last agreed that the whites might bring
in certain number, and no more; but in
stead of taking only the number agreed on,
the whites drove in more than ten times that
number. The chief seeing that hisown stock
must starve, if the stock Of the whites re-
manned in the valley, sent his Indians to
drive out the stock of the whites. But the
whites brought them back, and again turned
them into the valley; and again the chief
sent his men to drive them off, and told them
that if the white men turned them in again,
to shoot the stock. The whites drove their
stock to the valley again, and the Indians
then took to shooting off the horses. This,
of course, brought on quarrel, and the old
chief hearing Of the row, went down to try
to settle the matter, when, as he approached,
one of the whites deliberately shot him down.
This, with the outrageous treatment of q
squaw, by four white reptiles, enragcd the
Indians. They seized the four whites, shut
them up in a building, 0aking out a woman
and couple Of men, and sending them away
in safety, showing by this, that they were
not seeking blindly after revenge, but only
taking the law in their own hands, and then
setting fire to the house, burned the men
alive. The whites now started to punish the
Indians; at the first fire, the majority of
them took to their heels, leaving few brave
men at the mercy Of the Indians and now
we have the Indian war. AL this is for the
want Of an Indian Agent, in that region a
man who would see justice done to the Indi-
ans as well as the white man one with pow
er to severely punisl tthc outrageous conduct
of low rufiian whites, toward the Indian wo-
men, and trcachcrous and unfair dealing
with the men, as well as to catch and hang
an Indian, (the usual plan) whenever there
is anything charged against the tribe. But
enough of these matters.
We viii just look out Of the window of
the cabin--splendid view amt it? The fiat
just below the window, with here and there
a cabin dotting its surface, is called Mon
tague Flat" 1t was first worked by some
Portuguese miners, and many and many a
hundred ounces Of, the precious "orc'' has
been dug there. Farther on we see the huge
rounded hills, and bold, sweeping ridges
marking the course of the South Yubo, which
pitches and hunders SO far below, that were
we to approach as near rs we dared the pre-
cipitous brink of the canon at the bottom
Of which the stream is rushing along, we
could only discern white winding line of
foam. Still beyond the river ridges, are to be
seen mighty hills, towering far up on the
horizon, and densely clothed with giant pines
to their very SUBMITS; while we can trace
on their sides, the course of the huge and
ragged gorges and canons till their dark
lines fade into the general vivid green Of the
summit. Now look still beyond and up, up i
much higher, and little to the right-no
green pines there all bare granite peaks,
with snow glistening on their scooped and
riven sides! It's cold up there how icy
the jagged peaks glitter against the clear blue
Of the sky-mark that patch of white fieecy
cloud as it sails against and winds itself
about the top of the high peak to the left
it seems to be settling and rolling down the
sides Of the rocky pile; but no, that's only
snow falling from it--see the cloud has
passed on, the snow has descended and again
the so lately hidden head of the Bald Peak"
stands clear against the sky. That's all wei
can see from the window, we might see much
more by going to the door and looking OIL
either to tho South, East or West; but we
won't do tive viii 60 some fine day upon
the top Of the high mountain, on one Of the
terraces Of which stands our town; and there
We may see far to the North, the Downie-
vile Buttes, and away miles and miles to The
West the Coast range and Marysville Buttes,
with many other things we win not stop to
speak Of now.
Tomorrow, Sunday, there win circus